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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...

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...

Barnier hopes plans will create jobs and boost growth. Michel Barnier, the European commissioner for the internal market, will present proposals for new rules for venture-...

The head of the EU's bail-out fund is trying to convince Beijing to support the eurozone rescue package. Klaus Regling, the head of the eurozone's rescue fund, is in China in...

White paper to call for later retirement ages. László Andor, the European commissioner for employment, social affairs and inclusion, will within weeks present...

Clampdown planned on agencies. Credit-rating agencies will  come under the regulatory microscope next week (25 October), with a European Commission  announcement of...

To help Europe's – and the world's – economy recover, both debtors and creditors need to make an effort. Despite near-zero interest rates across the developed world, the...

Unsustainable trends put questions of retirement age and pension funding in the spotlight. Last October more than three million people protested on the streets of France...

Disagreement over how to regulate short-selling. Finance ministers will meet in Brussels on 17 May as negotiations on proposals for tighter financial regulation and economic...

The financial collapse was the result of a massive mispricing by the markets. So why should we believe that the markets are correctly pricing Greek, Irish or Portuguese...

Groups say that capital rules are too “conservative and prescriptive”. Representatives of the insurance industry have written to the European Commission complaining...

Commission seeks to improve protection but insurance industry sceptical about proposals. Battle-lines are being drawn between EU policymakers and the insurance industry over...

European Court of Justice ruling criticised by insurance groups The European Court of Justice has ruled that insurance companies cannot charge different rates for men and...

The US treasury secretary appears in thrall to the self-serving ideology of big banks. In a recent interview, Timothy Geithner, the US treasury secretary, laid out his view...

EU leaders know that they need tougher tests than last year. But they also know that tough tests carry high risks. European banks face a further round of stress tests in the...

Barnier says third round of tests must be 'more robust and more credible'. Banks could face more rigorous stress tests later this year as the European Commission looks at...

Consultation to begin on packaged retail investment products. The European Commission is expected to begin a consultation on packaged retail investment products (Prips)...

Basel III will ensure a level playing-field, say bankers, but insurers want to be treated differently from banks. Representatives of Europe's banking and insurance...

MEPs to vote on compromise deal with the Council The European Parliament will hold a plenary session in Brussels next week at which the most important issue will be a vote...

Venture capital firms unhappy at deal struck on alternative investments. Private equity and venture capital firms have criticised as “unfair” a deal reached this week...