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U.K. Stocks, Power-Tax Rebates, Bonus Remarks: Compliance
July 7th, 2014
Britain’s markets regulator should investigate whether the closing prices of stocks are being manipulated, according to lawmakers. Conservative Mark Garnier pressed for the investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority at a July 3 hearing of the Treasury Committee in ...
Regulator says EU Banks Must Shun Bitcoin Until Rules in Place
July 4th, 2014
European Union banks should shun virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until a system of rules to prevent abuses are put in place, according to the bloc’s top banking regulator. The European Banking Authority called on the EU to develop ...
EU Court voids sanctions on former Syrian minister
July 3rd, 2014
A European Union court has voided sanctions imposed by the 28-nation bloc on Syria’s former economy minister. The EU’s General Court said Thursday a travel ban and asset freeze imposed on Mohamad Nedal Alchaar cannot be upheld only on ...
EU approves conditional Telefonica deal
July 2nd, 2014
Telefonica SA (TEF) won European Union approval to merge its German unit with Royal KPN (KPN) NV’s E-Plus after it pledged to bolster smaller rivals and divest spectrum, the European Commission said. Telefonica must sell as much as 30 ...
CySec on regulation for MMFs
July 2nd, 2014
In view of the upcoming discussions to the Council of the European Union, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has published a press release for the attention of the supervised entities, the stakeholders and the investing public to ...
ESMA: Short guide for retail investors
July 1st, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a short guide for retail investors explaining the impact of the changes to be made in investor protection under the MiFID II reform. It highlights some of the most important ...
Emerging Stocks Advance as Oil Declines While Europe Stoc
June 30th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks rose, extending the biggest quarterly advance since September 2012. Shares in Europe fell, while oil declined as continuing violence in Iraq failed to disrupt supply. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (BUSY) climbed 0.4 percent at 7:25 a.m. ...
EU Set For Tariff Liberalizing Agreements With Eastern Partners
June 27th, 2014
The European Union (EU) is set to ink new Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine that will eventually eliminate tariff barriers to trade. The EU will sign the deals in their entirety with Georgia and Moldova on June ...
Google Removes Search Results in Wake of EU Privacy Case
June 26th, 2014
Google Inc. (GOOGL) has started removing some search results in the European Union after an EU court told it last month to respond to requests by people seeking the “right to be forgotten.” The world’s largest search provider has ...
EU Bans Imports from Russia-Annexed Crimea
June 25th, 2014
The European Union has banned imports from Crimea, the Ukrainian area annexed by Russia, saying it would never recognise Russia’s illegal military intervention in Ukraine. The Council of European Union (EU) decided in a meeting of 28 EU foreign ...
