341 results about this entity
Period: 16 Nov 2001 - 01 Aug 2024
News
European parliamentarians are demanding limitations on bank data transfers to the US and the right of legal redress for EU citizens under a new deal hatched between Brussels and US authorities over Swift data sharing arrangements.
08 April 2010
The European Commission is considering setting up a system to track terrorist financing which would require the US to hand over citizen bank transaction data. The move comes as the EC prepares to reopen negotiations with the US on access to EU bank accounts after previous arrangements were torpedoed by the European Parliament.
26 March 2010
British, Dutch and Swiss regulators have agreed a new framework for linkages between clearing counterparties in an effort to allay fears about systemic risks and inject fresh competition into the market.
12 February 2010
The European Parliament has voted to scrap a controversial agreement to allow US authorities access to EU banking data transmitted over the international Swift network.
11 February 2010
The European Union is set to follow in the footsteps of US authorities by instituting a probe into the impact of computer-driven trading on stock market practices, according to a report by Bloomberg.
20 January 2010
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled economic simulation software it says could help prevent future financial crises.
30 November 2009
The European Commission has accused Standard & Poor's of unfair pricing of fees charged for stock data codes and abusing its dominant position as the sole-appointed National Numbering Agency (NNA) for US International Securities Identification Numbers (Isins).
19 November 2009
The European Commission has opened anti-trust proceedings against Thomson Reuters over possible abuse of its dominant market position in the supply of Reuters Instrument Codes.
10 November 2009
The European Payments Council has called on EU authorities to initiate a Sepa communications campaign "comparable to that afforded for the euro introduction" to kick start public support for the Single Euro Payments Area project.
13 October 2009
The European Commission is in talks with member states about setting a deadline for the migration of national payment schemes to the new Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) after a public consultation exercise showed widespread support for the move.
01 October 2009
The migration of share trading from regulated platforms to dark pools is to be examined by the European Commission as part of a wider review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
21 September 2009
Members of the European Parliament have claimed victory in their power struggle with the EC over negotiations on giving US authorities transaction information sent over the interbank Swift network.
17 September 2009
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