News: Letter From European Commission President Barroso To President Anastasiades Of Cyprus

37 days ago - News Articles

President Barroso has replied to the letter he received from President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, regarding EU funding for Cyprus: "Dear President, Thank you for your lett...

News: EU Bank Capital Requirements Regulation And Directive

41 days ago - News Articles

The EU Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRD) aim to stabilise and strengthen the banking system by making banks set aside more and higher quality capital a...

News: EEX To Present Excellence Award For The Second Time At Its Brussels Spring Reception - Connie Hedegaard And Matthias Groote As Guests Of Honour

43 days ago - News Articles

At its spring reception, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) presented the “EEX Excellence Award” for the second time on 9 April 2013. In addition to the presentati...

News: Statement By European Commissioner Michel Barnier Welcoming The Agreement Reached On Disclosure Requirements For The Extractive Industry And Loggers Of Primary Forests And On Simpler Accounting Requirements For Small Companies

44 days ago - News Articles

I congratulate the European Parliament, in particular the rapporteurs Klaus-Heiner Lehne and Arlene McCarthy, and the Council, in particular the Irish, Cypriot and Danish Pres...

News: Bank Capital Rules: Council Confirms Agreement With European Parliament

57 days ago - News Articles

The Permanent Representatives Committee today approved a compromise text on the "CRD 4" package amending the EU's rules on capital requirements for banks and investm...

News: Chair Of The European Parliament's Economic And Monetary Affairs Committee MEP Sharon Bowles On Cyprus Deal

59 days ago - News Articles

MEP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee welcomes the agreement on Cyprus, particularly the recognition that banks can fai...

News: Does SEPA matter and is it happening?

59 days ago - The Financial Services Club's Blog

We had our annual debate about SEPA for the fourth year running the other day. This time: Jerome Traisnel, Slimpay; Ruth Wandhöfer, Head of Market Policy and Strategy, EMEA...

Blog: Does SEPA matter and is it happening?

The Financial Services Club 59 days ago

News: European Parliament: Bonus Caps For Fund Managers And Safeguards For Retail Investors

63 days ago - News Articles

Investment fund managers' bonuses must be capped, their salaries must be linked to their funds' performance said Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs in a draft law v...

News: Statement By Commissioner Michel Barnier Following The Agreement In Trilogue On New European Rules To Impose Stronger Prudential Requirements On Banks

63 days ago - News Articles

I welcome the final agreement reached last night on a package that sets stronger prudential requirements for banks, requiring them to keep sufficient capital reserves and liqu...