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Milestone deal on EU watchdogs sealed

By Sarah Collins | 03 September 2010

A landmark deal that will create four new watchdogs to police the European financial system was finally signed off late on 2 September, a year after the package of proposals was put on the table. The four - to be based in London, Paris and Frankfurt - should open their doors on 1 January next year....

Banks : Executive authorises 10 bn euro Greek stability fund - 03/09/2010

Financial supervision : MEPs poised to ink deal - 02/09/2010

Berlin supports financial tax - 01/09/2010

Taxation : Banks to foot multi-billion euro crisis bill - 01/09/2010

Regulating raw materials markets - 31/08/2010

Ecofin Council : Commission to gauge support for transaction tax - 31/08/2010

Rating agencies : Fitch applies for EU registration - 30/08/2010

Strengthen the voice of financial services users - 27/08/2010

State support for Fortis Bank Nederland and ABN Amro - 27/08/2010

Acquisition by Crédit Suisse and Barclays of Ionbond Group - 27/08/2010

EIB: JESSICA Holding Fund for Bulgaria - 27/08/2010

Banks : Stress tests: politicians satisfied – analysts rather sceptical - 27/08/2010

Bank support schemes extended - 23/07/2010

EU, IMF meet Hungarian banks - 23/07/2010

EU, IMF meet Romanian banks - 23/07/2010

Seven banks fail - 23/07/2010

Banking : “Evidence” says banks in need of further cash injections - 22/07/2010

Portugal must recover aid - 20/07/2010

Barnier: “Important step” - 16/07/2010

EU/US : MEPs pleased with level of cooperation on financial reform - 16/07/2010

Banking : EU approves Bank of Ireland restructuring plan - 15/07/2010

Financial supervision: “Good progress” - 14/07/2010

Financial markets : Supervision deal close as Council shifts position - 13/07/2010

Banking : EU bailout fund available for stressed banks, says Rehn - 13/07/2010

Banking : Banks hit out at EU compensation schemes - 13/07/2010

Insurance : Executive seeks to harmonise national guarantee schemes - 12/07/2010

Franco-German push on transaction tax - 12/07/2010

Banking : EU boosts compensation for depositors, investors - 12/07/2010

Banking : EU stress test extended to 91 banks - 08/07/2010

Banking : MEPs back bonus caps - 07/07/2010

Financial supervision : EP insists watchdogs get clear powers - 07/07/2010

Financial supervision : EP legal trick allows part-vote on supervision - 06/07/2010

Investment funds : UCITS: Regulatory framework continues to be improved - 02/07/2010

Banking : MEPs set to approve accord on bonus cap for bankers - 01/07/2010

Financial supervision : Parliament ponders vote despite accord being “weeks away” - 01/07/2010

Banking : Italian aid to BNP ruled incompatible - 01/07/2010

BAWAG recapitalisation approved - 30/06/2010

Lithuanian association joins Eurofinas - 30/06/2010

Bank support measures extended - 30/06/2010

Banking/Taxation : Commissioner Semeta hails IMF-style bank levy - 29/06/2010

Aid schemes for banks extended - 29/06/2010

Aid for Caja Castilla-La Mancha approved - 29/06/2010

Economic and financial affairs : Debt and banking crises still loom large - 29/06/2010

Company law : Commission to review market abuse directive - 28/06/2010

Bank support schemes extended - 25/06/2010

Hedge funds : AIFM vote put off until September - 25/06/2010

Financial taxes : Insurers beg exemption - 25/06/2010

US passes sweeping financial reform bill - 25/06/2010

Financial supervision : Stalemate between EP and Council as July deadline looms - 23/06/2010

Banking : EU extends financial support for banks in Germany and Hungary - 23/06/2010

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