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NYSE Euronext says its planned merger with Deutsche Börse has been rejected by the European Commission. The European Commission has decided to block the planned merger...

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...

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

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...

Commission to propose review of EU staff pay as eight member states call for spending cut. Maroš Šefcovic, the European Commissioner for inter-institutional relations and...

The result of Ireland's stress tests show that the financial crisis is far from over. If anybody believed that the crisis that has been strangling the eurozone for the past...

Stress test results bring the total cost of the bail-out of Ireland's banks to €70bn. Four of Ireland's banks need €24 billion of additional capital, according to...

Michel Barnier says 'complex and technical issues' still need to be worked out. The EU is to make public on 2 March the methodology for the latest round of bank stress tests.

Merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext to be assessed for competition risks. The European Commission is expecting notification of a proposed merger that would...

Concil of Ministers agrees to pay rise for EU staff. The Council of Ministers has agreed to award officials working for the European Union institutions the rest of a 3.7%...

Eleven countries want a change in the rules on how public-debt levels are worked out. EU finance ministers are to discuss the impact of pension reforms on calculations...

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

Approval of tighter economic governance hinges on how pension reform is reflected in debt calculations. EU leaders meeting in Brussels today (29 October) are trying to agree...

National governments say early-retirement schemes for EU staff are too generous Early-retirement schemes for European Union staff are over-used and over-generous, according...

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...

Agreement on supervision of alternative investment funds. The European Parliament today reached agreement with the Council of Ministers and the European Commission on new...

EU finance ministers have reached a deal on the hedge-funds directive.

France has concerns over non-EU funds but Belgium still hoping to secure a deal. Hopes that an agreement on regulating hedge funds and other alternative investment funds...

Calls to tighten restrictions on hedge funds and other alternative investments. Negotiations between Belgium, on behalf of the Council of Ministers, and the European...

Member states and MEPs said to be close to brokering a deal to increase the transparency of alternative investment funds. Member states and MEPs are close to brokering a...