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Europe shares higher; Tullow Oil up 4%
March 20th, 2015
European equities edged higher in the last trading session of the week, as investors reacted to individual stocks news amid hopes of further accommodative policy by global central banks. Tullow Oil gains The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index was slightly higher, ...
ESMA sees increased convergence in automated trading supervision
March 19th, 2015
The supervision of automated trading has become more convergent across the European Union (EU), a recent review by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has found. ESMA reviewed how the 30 national competent authorities (NCAs) across the EU ...
ESMA sees continued tense securities market conditions
March 12th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Report No. 1, 2015 on Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities in European Union (EU) securities markets, covering market developments from July to December 2014. The report finds that market conditions in the ...
Ready for Brexit?
February 9th, 2015
ING’s economist James Knightley analysed the potential effects on the UK economy of holding a referendum on exiting the European Union (Brexit). Real risk that the UK leaves the EU The UK’s future relationship with Europe will be a ...
Addition by ESMA on its list of authorised CCPs under EMIR
December 15th, 2014
ESMA has today added the Holland Clearing House B.V. to its list of authorised CCPs under the European Markets Infrastructure Regualtion (EMIR). EMIR requires EU-based CCPs to be registered and non-EU CCPs to be recognised in the European Union ...
EU Financial Transactions Tax In 2016 ‘Unlikely’
December 10th, 2014
A group of 11 European Union (EU) countries has failed to reach an agreement on a proposed financial transactions tax before a self-imposed deadline. It is believed that the so-called EU11 remains divided over the shape of a future ...
Global markets ‘living on borrowed time’: Wilbur Ross
November 17th, 2014
Global financial markets are living on borrowed time with geopolitical crises and deflationary risks still a concern, private-equity billionaire Wilbur Ross told CNBC. “I think are living on borrowed time because investors have no alternatives,” the chairman and ...
Switzerland, EU finalize agreement on Corporate Tax Reform
October 17th, 2014
Switzerland and member states of the European Union (EU) have signed a joint statement that reaffirms Switzerland’s commitment to abolish contested corporation tax regimes and EU member states’ pledge to lift countermeasures. The agreement was signed on October 14, ...
Portugal will finance $6.6 billion to rescue Banco Espirito Santo
August 4th, 2014
It was a few months ago that Lisbon has exited an international bailout and now Portugal is planning to spend 4.9 billion euros in order to rescue Banco Espirito Santo its largest listed bank. The situation is definitely putting ...
EU, Fiji To Implement Interim Pacific EPA
July 21st, 2014
On July 18, Fiji notified its decision to apply the interim Pacific Region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which provides for duty and quota free access into the European Union (EU) for all products from the countries concerned. Three of ...
