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European Parliament gives green light to Basel II
The European Parliament has voted to adopt the new rules governing the Capital Requirements Directive, which will implement the Basel II framework in the EU.
German bank WestLB appointed its first chief risk officer, Matthijs van den Adel, last year after posting heavy losses in 2002 and 2003. His first job was to restructure the bank’s entire risk management...
The Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) released a working paper in late January that pointed out a substantial flaw in the proposed EU Transparency Obligations Directive.
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EU transparency: Lost in translation
Many credit market participants agree that a single European financial services market would be good for all concerned. But there is widespread doubt over whether the EU is the right architect for the project.
CreditVantage launches European credit risk database
CreditVantage, a division of Fitch Risk specialising in credit risk software, has launched a new resource for European credit risk data, called the European Loan Loss Database (ELLD).
Putting the European regulatory framework in place
The European parliament is taking the first steps towards an EU-wide framework for hedge fund regulation, with plans for a directive to facilitate a single well-regulated market for hedge funds.
EEX head seeks equal treatment of forward and futures contracts
The chairman of the Leipzig-based European Energy Exchange (EEX) says the EuropeanUnion’s (EU) Investment Services Directive (ISD) should treat physicalforward and financial future commodity contracts equally. Speaking at the World Forum on Energy Regulation...
New EU supervisors group to be created for CAD implementation
The EU Commission has indicated the need for the creation of "a new high-level forum of European supervisors" to help implement the EU's capital adequacy directive (CAD) by the 2006 deadline evenly across the region. The new draft CAD also requires increased...
Revealed: Goldman Sachs’ mega-deal for Greece
With the help of Goldman Sachs, Greece has been using giant swaps deals to ensure its national debt ratios meet EU targets. But these deals are likely to prove controversial. By Nicholas Dunbar
Rethinking European power
European energy firms are seeking to reposition their products and strategies in advance of European Union market deregulation. FAME Energy reports
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