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AFD founder: ‘Schäuble’s Greece policy is pure marketing’
July 30th, 2015
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble’s latest plans for a euro tax have solidified the prospect of a transfer union, says Eurosceptic Bernd Lucke in an interview with EurActiv Germany. The founder of the Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, argues that ...
Greek Stock Market on Course to Reopen as ECB Gives Assent
July 29th, 2015
The reopening of the Athens stock market is one step closer. The European Central Bank on Tuesday approved proposals for trading rules to end the four-week closure, according to a spokeswoman for the Athens Stock Exchange. The timing of ...
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law
July 27th, 2015
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law? At a roundtable held under the Chatham House Rule, Jonathan Rayner heard City lawyers consider the potential fallout. Greek riot police silhouetted against ...
Germany, Netherlands To Exchange Data On Tax Rulings
July 20th, 2015
Germany and the Netherlands have signed a new agreement that provides for the “spontaneous” exchange of information on advance pricing agreements and advance tax rulings. The agreement was signed in Brussels on July 14, 2015. Under the new agreement, ...
Was Greece Always Part Of The Plan?
July 20th, 2015
Since its inception, critics of the eurozone have been pointing to its incomplete nature — everyone uses the same money but keeps their own national budgets and tax regimes — and speculating that this “fatal flaw” would doom the ...
Banks face new legal action over forex manipulation
July 15th, 2015
After fines totalling many billions of pounds from UK and US regulators, a new threat is about to hit the major banks found guilty of manipulating the foreign exchange market. US lawyers are preparing multi-million-pound legal action – to ...
ISDA Publishes EMIR Classification Letter
July 15th, 2015
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has published a new classification letter that will enable counterparties to notify each other of their status for clearing and other regulatory requirements under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). Financial ...
US stocks seen higher on Greek agreement
July 13th, 2015
U.S. stock markets were tipped to open higher on Monday following news that Greece and its international creditors have reached a bailout agreement. European Council President Donald Tusk said early on Monday that euro zone leaders reached an unanimous ...
Greece: Creditors await Greek proposals after loan request
July 9th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces one of his most difficult days in power on Thursday as he must finalize proposals for tough economic reforms and submit them to the country’s creditors by the end of the day to ...
Greece Given Until Sunday to Settle Debt Crisis or Face Disaster
July 8th, 2015
Frustrated European leaders gave Greece until Sunday to reach an agreement to save its collapsing economy from catastrophe after an emergency summit meeting here on Tuesday ended without the Athens government offering a substantive new proposal to resolve its debt ...
