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New regulations leave retail structured products on shaky ground in...
Changes to laws governing structured products in France that were introduced last year could effectively end the sale of the products to retail investors, fear market participants. By Richard Jory
The EU prepares itself for another sovereign bail-out after Portuguese parliament rejects tax rises and budget cuts
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France debt agency, Cades, to ramp up borrowing in 2011 and 2012
The funding requirements of the agency charged with managing France’s social security debt, Cades, will increase significantly this year. Two senior officials outline how Cades plans to meet its objectives in a challenging environment.
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the European Union capital requirements directive
Isabelle Bourcier takes charge of ETF development at Ossiam
Isabelle Bourcier has joined asset management firm Ossiam in Paris as part of its plans to start listing exchange-traded funds in the second quarter of this year.
State pension rollback provides opportunity for insurers
Politically-led change in the French pension system means insurers are eyeing new opportunities in the country’s market, but are consumers ready for more complex savings vehicles? Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
IEA: Derivatives not to blame for oil's strength
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that supply and demand fundamentals are to blame for oil price strength, not speculative derivatives products
France public debt levels start to make credit investors twitchy
As problems in peripheral Europe dominated the headlines through the spring and summer of 2010, capital flowed into the government bonds of “core Europe”, including France. But does France deserve that sobriquet or have the financial problems of both...
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