344 results about this entity
Period: 16 Nov 2001 - 12 Feb 2025
News
EU internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has called for financial services firms to step up preparations for the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) after the European Securities Committee approved the legislation.
27 June 2006
The European Commission is to investigate the imposition of MiFID-style transparency rules for fixed income and derivatives markets.
12 June 2006
The European Commission has criticised the lack of competition in EU securities clearing and settlement in a report that compares the cost of trading across seven different bourses.
25 May 2006
The European Commission has threatened the payment card industry with antitrust action amid concerns that banks and national card networks conspire to thwart competition by raising barriers to new entrants.
12 April 2006
The EU's draft proposal for standardising cross-border payment transfers has received a cautious response from industry bodies, with the European Savings Banks Group stating the new framework "needs improvement".
02 December 2005
The European Commission is proposing that banks register the name, address and account numbers of anybody transferring funds in the European Union, in an attempt to cut off funding sources for terrorists and other criminals.
26 July 2005
The European Commission is to revisit the E-Money Directive to address recent developments in mobile telephony and Internet payment schemes.
15 July 2005
The European Parliament has passed controversial Commission proposals for a new law limiting bank charges for cross-border low value payment transfers.
16 November 2001
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