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AMF consults on changes to its General Regulation ahead of MiFID II

11/05/2017(0)
As part of the reform of its markets in financial instruments directive, on 7 April 2016 the European Commission adopted a delegated directive that sets out provisions on the ... Read More
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EU lawyers admit that £92billion Brexit Bill is impossible to enforce

08/05/2017(0)
EU lawyers admit that £92billion Brexit Bill is impossible to enforce and warn Eurocrats against attempting to make the UK pay the massive bill EU officials  were told they ... Read More
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The European Commission proposes simpler and more efficient derivatives rules

07/05/2017(0)
The European Commission is today proposing some targeted reforms to improve the functioning of the derivatives market in the EU. The reforms provide simpler and more proportionate rules for ... Read More
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European Commission to set paternity leave rules

27/04/2017(0)
Commission readies new parental leave rules to replace axed maternity bill Two years after the European Commission scrapped its own proposal for new EU maternity leave rules, the EU ... Read More
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What’s next for Europe and Natural Gas

30/03/2017(0)
In recent years we have seen countless proposals for projects to deliver natural gas to Europe and ease the European Union’s dependence on Russian gas. Attempts to diversify the ... Read More
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European Commission published consultation on FinTech

24/03/2017(0)
Consumer Financial Services Action Plan: Better products and more choice for European consumers The European Commission is today presenting an Action Plan that sets out ways to provide European ... Read More
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ESMA to cooperate with non-EU Regulators on CCPs

21/03/2017(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The MoUs establish cooperation arrangements, including the exchange ... Read More
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European Commission introduces new anonymous whistleblower tool

18/03/2017(0)
A new tool to make it easier for individuals to alert the Commission about secret cartels and other antitrust violations while maintaining their anonymity has been launched by the ... Read More
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Some €70 bn in non performing loans ready to be ceded by Italy’s main banks

22/02/2017(0)
The European Commission, the OECD, Economy Minister Piercarlo Padoan, EBA President Andrea Enria, Bank of Italy Vice Governor Fabio Panetta, and the Fitch ratings agency. One after another, like ... Read More
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ESAS warn on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing risks affecting the EU financial sector

22/02/2017(0)
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published a Joint Opinion addressed to the European Commission on the risks of money laundering (ML) and terrorist ... Read More
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