European Commission

341 results about this entity

Period: 16 Nov 2001 - 01 Aug 2024

EU justice minister wants data breach disclosure rules for online banking

In the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, the EU justice commissioner is calling for rules to make banks, e-commerce sites, social networks and others tell their customers immediately when their information has been compromised.

EC launches antitrust probe into CDS market

The world's biggest investment banks are being investigated in two European Commission antitrust probes into the credit default swaps (CDS) market.

FSA not interested in trawling through algo code

The UK's Financial Services Authority has no intention of "looking through lines of code" before signing off algorithms used by high-frequency traders, describing the prospect, floated by the European Commission, as a "bad idea".

European exchanges hit out at broker networks

Europe's exchanges have hit out at plans to create a new type of trading venue category as part of MiFID's overhaul, warning the proposal will cause an "irreversible race to the bottom" for regulation.

European Central Bank warns of Sepa failure in the absence of binding legislation

The European Central Bank has called on Brussels to impose concrete end-dates for the imposition of new payments instruments under the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) project.

EU citizens betrayed by Swift data deal - MEPs

European Parliamentarians have slammed the latest Swift bank data sharing deal with the US, saying that six months after it was introduced checks put in place are failing and American requests for information simply rubber stamped by Europol.

EPC warns Brussels to keep its nose out of payments business

The European Payments Council has warned the European Commission not to abuse its executive powers and take on a standards-setting role in the push to create a Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa), arguing that banks must retain their primacy in the development of payment systems.

EC launches public consultation on e-signatures

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on electronic signatures and identification as it bids to boost e-business and e-commerce across the continent.

European exchanges up their game in face of dark pool competition - ITG

European stock exchanges have become more efficient and slashed the cost of trading over the last year as they bid to fight off growing competition from a rash of post-MiFID dark pool and MTF competitors, according to research from ITG.

Industry clamour over MiFID II proposals grows louder

The Futures and Options Association has added its voice to the growing industry clamour over 'needlessly oppressive' pending market reform proposals from the European Commission.

Hackers force suspension of EU carbon trading

The European Commission has suspended all emissions trading after hackers broke into systems, stealing credits worth millions of euros.

EC sets Sepa migration deadlines

The European Commission has finally set out its proposals for EU-wide end-dates for the migration of national credit transfers and direct debits to Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) instruments.