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Olav Jones on the challenges imposed on the insurance and reinsurance industry. The past few years have been interesting for the insurance industry. From being dragged into...

International standards could be held up by a year. The implementation of tighter international standards dictating how much information companies have to include in their...

Nine member states call for FTT to be introduced as soon as possible. The finance ministers of nine eurozone governments have called for a tax on financial transactions to be...

When the regulated do not like the regulation, they jeopardise the regulator's career. Should we worry for Andrea Enria? Central bankers should not only be above suspicion of...

Meeting on Greek debt deal that was pencilled in for Monday evening will not happen, says Eurogroup president. The president of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers...

Growth is back on the agenda. But are EU leaders serious about tax reform as well. While the eurozone debt crisis dragged on through 2011, much other

At some points, banks will stop parking money with the European Central Bank. What will they do then? Throughout the crisis period, the European Central Bank's behaviour has...

Commission wants funds to hold more money but industry says costs will be too high. Occupational pension funds are warning against new European Union-wide requirements that...

Finance ministers reach agreement on how member-state decisions to authorise central counterparties can be overturned. European Union member states and the European...

Impact assessment paints positive picture of financial tax. The European Commission is to increase the pressure on EU member states to accept proposals for a financial...

MEP presents report on bank capital requirements. Countries should not be allowed to set tougher rules for bank capital requirements than those agreed at EU level, according...

Compromise means agreement with European Parliament is likely within days. National finance ministers have reached a deal on proposed legislation governing how the trade...

MEPs and industry fear credit squeeze. Disagreements over new rules on bank capital look set to put officials from Denmark, which holds the rotating presidency of the Council...

Move follows rating agency's decision to downgrade France and Austria; Mario Draghi warns of “very grave state of affairs” in eurozone. Standard and Poor's, the...

German finance minister says last week's downgrades will not damage European Financial Stability Facility. Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's finance minister, said today that...

Disagreement persists over terms of new Greek bonds; new talks scheduled for 18 January. International banks and financial institutions broke off talks with the Greek...

Commission plans radical changes to sector. Credit-rating agencies and the organisations whose credit-worthiness they assess are anxiously waiting to see how the European...

A book that uses the natural world to take on the ‘movement libertarians'. “One century hence, if a roster of professional economists is asked to identify the...

Fitch becomes third big rating agency to downgrade Hungary's creditworthiness. Hungary's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the rating agency Fitch, reflecting a...

Barnier says fees are holding back growth and competition. The fees that banks charge each other for processing payments will be in the firing line as the European Commission...