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ESMA details new market abuse regime
July 15th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) which entered into force on 2 July 2014. It is issuing two consultation papers seeking stakeholders’ views on the draft regulatory ...
IFRS Foundation and ESMA sign joint Statement of Protocols
July 15th, 2014
The IFRS Foundation and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today announced the agreement of a joint Statement of Protocols to serve as the basis for future co operation in areas of mutual interest. The IFRS Foundation, through ...
EU’s Juncker says countries should get incentives to reform, warns on U.S. trade pact
July 15th, 2014
Euro zone countries should get financial incentives if they make ambitious economic reforms, the designated candidate to become the president of the European Commission said on Tuesday. Speaking to lawmakers in the European Parliament who will later vote on ...
Bank of England policymakers discuss controls on banks
July 15th, 2014
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and three other policymakers appeared before British lawmakers on Tuesday to discuss last month’s half-yearly Financial Stability Report, which recommended tighter curbs on mortgage lending. See below for highlights of the remarks from ...
Inflation in Britain Jumps Unexpectedly in June
July 15th, 2014
British inflation unexpectedly surged to a five-month high last month and house prices continued to accelerate, prompting financial markets to increase bets on an early Bank of England rate rise. Consumer prices rose 1.9 percent on the year in ...
China’s corruption purge nears tricky second phase
July 15th, 2014
China is entering the second stage of its colossal fight against graft. Nabbing high-profile culprits was a good start. Now, other miscreants have to believe the same could happen to them. Finally, the rewards for good behaviour must be ...
Ernst & Young settles SEC accusations for $4 million
July 15th, 2014
Ernst & Young agreed to pay $4 million to settle charges that it compromised its independence. Ernst & Young has agreed to pay $4 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that its auditors illegally lobbied ...
UK Government defends mass interception of online data at tribunal
July 15th, 2014
Mass interception of online communications by intelligence agencies is necessary – even if only one person is being targeted, lawyers for the UK government have told a tribunal hearing complaints about surveillance. The government’s arguments were disclosed as lawyers ...
Former Ukraine president sues EU over sanctions
July 15th, 2014
Former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych, ousted by pro-Western protests, has filed a suit with EU’s top court against sanctions Brussels has imposed on him and two sons. The European Court of Justice lists the Yanukovych suit along with cases ...
Japan Leads Global Volatility Decline to Seven-Year Low
July 15th, 2014
Across global stock markets, nowhere is calm descending faster than in Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average Volatility Index, which tracks the cost of options on the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average, tumbled 33 percent this year to 15.3 yesterday, ...
