341 results about this entity
Period: 16 Nov 2001 - 01 Aug 2024
News
The European Commission has published its widely trailed Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) review, calling for greater oversight of high-frequency trading and a clamp down on speculators in commodities.
08 December 2010
The EC has abandoned antitrust charges against Visa Europe after reaching a settlement that will see multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) for debit card payments tumble.
Traders will have to explain to regulators how their computer algorithms are designed and work as part of the European Commission's widespread overhaul of MiFID.
03 December 2010
The European Commission has set out a series of actions designed to encourage broad-scale adoption of electronic invoicing by 2020.
02 December 2010
The European Parliament's economics committee has backed a report calling for tougher regulation of dark pools and high-frequency trading.
09 November 2010
The EC will "effectively derail the entire Sepa project" if upcoming regulatory intervention on migration end dates does not include deadlines for phasing out national schemes, says the European Payments Council.
01 November 2010
In the wake of the global economic crisis, the European Commission is funding new research into systemic financial market risks, exploring how complex, highly inter-connected digital information and transaction systems leave institutions exposed.
18 October 2010
European Commissioner for internal markets and services Michel Barnier has vowed to work with US counterparts to increase high-frequency trading regulation, says Reuters.
12 October 2010
The European Commission is proposing new regulations aimed at improving transparency and safety in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets and tougher controls on short selling and credit default swaps.
15 September 2010
The European Commission and European Central bank have hosted the first meeting of the Sepa Council, a new body created to guide the future development of the Single Euro Payments Area project.
07 June 2010
The influential EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has called for an outright ban on speculative trading in certain derivatives contracts and the imposition of higher capital requirements for firms handling contracts that are not cleared centrally.
03 June 2010
The European Commission has secured the approval of MEPs to re-open negotiations with the US over the provision of access to EU financial messaging data passed over the international Swift network.
23 April 2010
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