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Tag: CDS

Deutsche Börse accused of speculating against French debt - 13 April 2012 - News

Eurex, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse, will launch on April 16 a new futures contract on French government bonds, a move that is drawing the ire of French Socialists who accused the German group of speculating on France's insolvency.

EU strikes deal to ban 'naked' CDS - 19 October 2011 - News

Brussels gave green light yesterday (18 October) to ban "naked" credit default swaps (CDS) on sovereign debt in an attempt to curb what some policymakers see as hedge fund bets on the euro zone crisis.

EU short-selling talks collapse amid sovereign debt fears - 22 September 2011 - News

Negotiations to regulate short-selling in Europe collapsed for the second time this week over fears that legislation would further destabilise the sovereign debt markets in the eurozone.

Merkel, Sarkozy renew call for tougher regulation ahead of G20 - 22 June 2010 - News

France and Germany renewed their calls yesterday (21 June) for tougher regulation of the global financial sector, ahead of a G20 meeting in Canada later this week.

Germany may extend ban on short selling - 26 May 2010 - News

Germany may widen a ban on speculative trades in financial stocks to cover all shares, a draft finance ministry document showed yesterday (25 May).

Goldman fraud charge invigorates EU derivatives crackdown - 20 April 2010 - News

Lawmakers in Brussels see more cause to pass laws to curb derivatives trading, as the only bank to yield profits during the financial crisis is charged with knowingly reselling shoddy mortgages to benefit a hedge fund counting on their demise.

France, Germany seek to curb national debt trading - 02 March 2010 - News

The EU, "driven by France and to a lesser extent Germany," will try to restrict the trading of sovereign debt to those who own the underlying bonds, according to diplomats, who say the move is aimed at preventing a repeat of the Greek crisis elsewhere.

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