http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:16:32 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/draft-uk-bank-law-gives-watchdog-powers/article-187503?Ref=RSSBritain's financial watchdog will have powers to claw back bank bonuses that breach globally agreed rules on remuneration and force hedge funds to provide data, a draft law published yesterday (19 November) showed.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMTtcm:29-187503-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/expert-crisis-exposed-eu-weaknesses/article-187489?Ref=RSS"The crisis demonstrated the limited capacity of EU institutions to conduct Union-wide anti-crisis policies," Marek Dąbrowski, president of the Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), told EurActiv in an interview, predicting a "near-stagnation scenario" for many EU economies.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187489-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/eu-consider-pay-limits-hedge-funds/article-187282?Ref=RSSThe European Union will consider as soon as this week rules to limit the pay of hedge fund managers, a spokeswoman for the Swedish minister in charge of reaching agreement on the legislation said on Thursday.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:40:00 GMTtcm:29-187282-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/eu-bar-alternative-funds-outside-bloc/article-187232?Ref=RSSThe Swedish EU Presidency is preparing to limit the activity of European alternative investment funds to within European borders, a document from the EU's rotating presidency revealed yesterday (11 November).Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:54:15 GMTtcm:29-187232-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/finance-ministers-agree-bump-bank-capital/article-187233?Ref=RSSEU finance ministers adopted a preliminary agreement on Tuesday (10 November) to sharply boost the amount of capital banks must hold to offset risky trading activities.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-187233-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/lawmakers-scold-city-lobbying-eu-finance-rules/article-187176?Ref=RSSTo forge proposals on financial regulation, the European Commission continues to rely on the advice of financial expert who have vested corporate interests, especially from the City of London, EU lawmakers are claiming.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:55:00 GMTtcm:29-187176-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/credit-crunch-ecb/article-186850?Ref=RSSIt should now be easier for enterprises, households and consumers to access funding, as fewer eurozone banks reported a tightening of credit standards in the third quarter of 2009, according to a bank lending survey carried out by the European Central Bank (ECB). However demand for loans by firms continued to decline, the survey found.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:40:00 GMTtcm:29-186850-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/banks-buying-single-payments-area/article-186851?Ref=RSSWhile the EU admits its plan to create a Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) across Europe will take longer than expected, consumer and banking groups argue that the scheme needs to be revised before it is rolled out any further.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:35:00 GMTtcm:29-186851-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/eu-crackdown-big-banks-starts-ing/article-186799?Ref=RSSAn EU crackdown on banks too big to fail appears to have begun with ING having to sell its insurance and investment management business, as demanded by the European Commission.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:45:00 GMTtcm:29-186799-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/eu-split-sharing-burden-bank-bail-outs/article-186631?Ref=RSSAn EU consultation on how to put European banks on a level playing field and spread the burden of future crises was launched yesterday (21 October), but experts raised serious doubts over how the EU will convince member states to agree to the collective responsibility of bank rescues.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:40:00 GMTtcm:29-186631-16