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EU Council passes PSD2 for electronic payments
November 17th, 2015
A directive aimed at further developing an EU-wide market for electronic payments was adopted by the Council on 16 November 2015. The directive incorporates and repeals directive 2007/64/EC, which provided the legal basis for the creation of an ...
5 Ways The Paris Attacks Could Hit Europe’s Economy
November 16th, 2015
The consequences could be far-reaching–and not just negative. It is, of course, far too early to do anything more than speculate. But common sense says that there must be consequences for business and for the European economy from the ...
Belgian court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-members
November 11th, 2015
Judge threatens social network with fines of €250,000 a day over ‘datr’ cookie, which records visits to many websites whether or not user has Facebook account A Belgian court on Monday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking internet users who ...
Banks May Get Extra Time to Soften Up EU Financial-Market Rules
November 11th, 2015
European Commission considers postponing MiFID II start date Delay isn’t set in stone, European Parliament’s Ferber says Financial companies pushing back against Europe’s post-crisis market rule book for the past five years may get more time to chip away ...
David Cameron sets out EU reform goals
November 10th, 2015
David Cameron has outlined his four goals for reforming the UK’s membership of the EU, including restrictions on benefits for people coming to the UK. He said Britain faced a “huge decision” in the in/out referendum promised before the ...
Former Rabobank traders convicted in U.S. over Libor rigging
November 9th, 2015
A federal jury found two former traders at Rabobank guilty of fraud on Thursday in the first U.S. trial arising from a global investigation into manipulation of Libor, the leading benchmark for pricing financial transactions around the world. ...
French Regulator Considers Fining Virtu Financial for 2009 Trading
November 6th, 2015
Autorité des Marchés Financiers previously accused Virtu’s Madison Tyler Holdings of violations A French regulator is considering a multimillion euro fine for Virtu Financial Inc. as it weighs a penalty for trading that took place in 2009. France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers ...
Google says an EU antitrust fine would be ‘inappropriate’
November 4th, 2015
Google has hit back at EU antitrust regulators’ warning of a possible hefty fine, saying this would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case and its willingness to settle the case with concessions last year. In ...
BaFin and the SEC: An international comparison of supervisory practice
November 3rd, 2015
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is often compared to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the media and by the public. The SEC is frequently perceived as the more powerful authority, in ...
Amazon and eBay ‘liable’ if they ignore VAT fraud
November 2nd, 2015
Amazon and eBay could be liable for billions of pounds in unpaid VAT if they fail to properly investigate traders using their sites to escape sales tax, the BBC has learned. The online marketplaces could be legally required to ...
