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Barnier said to prepare response to Geithner's fund concerns
ChinaPost Friday, March 12, 2010 4:29:00 AM CET | info 
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Entities: Timothy F Geithner[1]; Michel Barnier[1];
Other categories: EC News; European Parliament; Monetary Issues EU; Market; Financial Crisis; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Michel Barnier, the European financial services commissioner, will reply to a letter from U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on regulation for hedge funds, a person familiar with the situation said....
Europe Rebuts U.S. Criticism of Hedge Fund Rules
nytimes Friday, March 12, 2010 2:12:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Timothy F Geithner[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Amadeu Altafaj[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; George Papandreou[1];
Other categories: EC News; European Parliament; Monetary Issues EU; EU-USA; ECOFIN; Market; Financial Crisis; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
The European Union said its new hedge fund rules were in line with policies previously agreed upon by the world’s biggest countries....
EU Advances Draft Rules for Hedge Funds
wsj Friday, March 12, 2010 1:51:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Timothy F Geithner[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Stephen Fidler[1];
Other categories: EC News; Market; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
European officials rebuffed criticism from U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner suggesting a draft law aimed at regulating hedge funds would discriminate against U.S. fund managers and banks....
Articles published more than 12 hours ago
The E.U. and U.S. Quarrel Over Hedge Funds
IHT Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:21:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: Timothy F Geithner[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Amadeu Altafaj[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; George Papandreou[1];
Other categories: EC News; European Parliament; Monetary Issues EU; Market; Financial Crisis; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
The European Union rebutted criticism by the U.S. of its plans to tighten the rules on hedge funds....
EU defends hedge fund plans after US criticism
euobserver Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:56:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Timothy F Geithner[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; George Papandreou[1]; Luis Rodríguez[1]; José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero[4];
Other categories: Institutional Affairs; José Manuel Barroso; EC News; European Parliament; Market; External Affairs; Financial Crisis; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Spanish Presidency EU;
"The EU decision to act on hedge funds is in line with a G20 decision to reinforce transparency," he said. "The new hedge fund rules do not discriminate against foreign players and are not protectionist." In a letter to EU internal market and financial services commissioner Michel Barnier on.......
France, Germany want clampdown on speculation
europeanvoice Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:13:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Michel Barnier[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; George Papandreou[1]; Luis Rodríguez[1]; José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero[4];
Other categories: José Manuel Barroso; EC News; European Parliament; Market; Financial Crisis; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
Merkel and Sarkozy call on EU to consider banning trading in one financial derivative and to tighten regulation of all derivatives trading....
Insurers have failed Cork flood victims, says MEP
irish-news Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:46:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: Sean Kelly[1]; Michel Barnier[1];
Other categories: Natural Disasters; European Enterprise News; Members of the European Parliament; Market;
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Sean Kelly said: "The insurance market has failed the small businesses and households of Cork city, Clonmel, Skibbereen and Bandon, among many other areas, afflicted in the recent crisis. "
An in-depth review is going to take place at EU level into insuring against natural disasters, which could prove helpful to those affected by the flooding of Cork in November....
UPDATE 2-EU defends hedge fund rules against U.S. critics
finanznachrichten-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:19:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Timothy F Geithner[1]; Amadeu Altafaj[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; John O'Donnell[1];
Other categories: EC News; EU-USA; ECOFIN; Market; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS, March 11 (Reuters) - The European Union hit back on Thursday against U.S. criticism of plans to crack down on hedge funds, ......
EU rejects US claims of discrimination in hedge fund laws
earthtimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:11:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: Michel Barnier[1]; Timothy F Geithner[1];
Other categories: Institutional Affairs; EC News; European Parliament; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
Brussels - European Union officials on Thursday rejected claims from the US that proposed EU regulations on hedge funds would discriminate against US investments, insisting that the proposals were in line with international agreements. EU states such......
Geithner Warns Europe on Fund Legislation
wsj Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:08:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: Paul Myners[1]; Timothy F Geithner[1]; Michel Barnier[1];
Other categories: EC News; Market; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;
Geithner has warned the European Commission that its proposals for more restrictive regulation of alternative fund managers could affect cross-border investment, demonstrating how the controversial European Union directive could have transatlantic ramifications....
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Online gaming speculation ‘can only harm the industry’
MaltaBusinessWeekly Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:00:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Yves Bot[1]; Michel Barnier[1];
Other categories: European Parliament; CourDeJustice; Market;
It appears that there is no uniformity in the opinions being delivered by European Court of Justice Advocate Generals in relation to online gaming companies and their compatibility with EU law, The Malta Business Weekly has learnt. Contacted by this newspaper following the opinion published recently.......
Geithner warns EU on hedge fund regulation plan
smh Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:51:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Timothy F Geithner[1]; Michel Barnier[1];
Other categories: Economic Crisis - Internal Market; EC News; Market;
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned the European Commission its plans to regulate hedge funds and private equity groups could spark a transatlantic row, a paper reported Thursday....
EC investigation into flooding insurance schemes gets go-ahead
examiner Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:14:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Sean Kelly[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Ann Cahill[1];
Other categories: European Parliament; Members of the European Parliament; EC News; European Enterprise News; Market; Natural Disasters;
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Sean Kelly said: "Because of the increase in natural disasters, the insurance industry is not equipped to deal with the fallout,"
AN investigation into insurance schemes designed to cover national disasters, including flooding, has been announced by the European Commission....
UPDATE 1-Britain ready to compromise on hedge funds-sources
finanznachrichten-en Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:40:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: John Stonestreet[1]; Paul Myners[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; John O'Donnell[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; Stuart Fraser[1]; Huw Jones[1];
Other categories: European Parliament; Spanish Presidency EU; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; ECOFIN; Market;
By John O'Donnell and Huw Jones BRUSSELS/LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain is preparing concessions to Germany and France that will pave the way for ......
Articles published more than 2 days ago
EU executive mulls ban on naked CDS selling
reuters Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:02:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: Christian Noyer[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; George Papaconstantinou[1]; Christine Lagarde[1]; José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Charles Evans[1];
Other categories: European Central Bank; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Financial Crisis; Market; European Parliament; José Manuel Barroso; Monetary Issues EU;
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José Manuel Durão Barroso said: "A new, ad hoc reflection is needed on credit default swaps regarding sovereign debt," "In this context, the Commission will examine closely the relevance of banning purely speculative naked sales on credit default swaps of sovereign debt,"
George Papaconstantinou said: "What has become very clear in this affair is that over and above the fiscal problems that any particular country...there are kinds of questions about what kinds of use people make of things like credit derivative swaps, how opaque these markets are, how it's not clear who's trading what and how these can push countries...to the brink,"
STRASBOURG, France/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it will consider banning the naked selling of derivatives contracts some EU politicians say were used by speculators to bet on a Greek bond default....
Commission to examine financial speculation rules
europeanvoice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:30:00 PM CET | info
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Entities: José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Wolfgang Schäuble[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Jürgen Stark[1]; Angela Merkel[1];
Other categories: Economic Crisis - Internal Market; EC News; Institutional Affairs; Financial Crisis; Market; European Parliament; José Manuel Barroso; Monetary Issues EU;
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José Manuel Durão Barroso said: “If it is true that the current problems in Greece were not caused by speculation on the financial markets, it is also true that this speculation was an aggravating factor”
José Manuel Durão Barroso said: “These markets are as mobile as they are opaque,”
Concern that international speculators have made Greece's financial problems worse....
Articles published more than 3 days ago
Greece wants US to get tough with hedge funds
europeanvoice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:27:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; George Papandreou[1];
Other categories: Economic Crisis - Internal Market; EC News; Financial Crisis; Budget (general); EU-USA; Market; European Parliament; José Manuel Barroso; Monetary Issues EU;
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George Papandreou said: “Unprincipled speculators are making billions every day by betting on a Greek default,”
George Papandreou said: “Europe and America must say ‘enough is enough' to these speculators,”
Greek prime minister to ask Obama for greater regulation to prevent financial speculation....
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Sean Kelly said: "The insurance market has failed the small businesses and households of Cork city, Clonmel, Skibbereen and Bandon, among many other areas, afflicted in the recent crisis. "
irish-news Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:46:00 PM CET
Sean Kelly said: "Because of the increase in natural disasters, the insurance industry is not equipped to deal with the fallout,"
examiner Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:14:00 AM CET
José Manuel Durão Barroso said: "A new, ad hoc reflection is needed on credit default swaps regarding sovereign debt," "In this context, the Commission will examine closely the relevance of banning purely speculative naked sales on credit default swaps of sovereign debt,"
reuters Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:02:00 PM CET
George Papaconstantinou said: "What has become very clear in this affair is that over and above the fiscal problems that any particular country...there are kinds of questions about what kinds of use people make of things like credit derivative swaps, how opaque these markets are, how it's not clear who's trading what and how these can push countries...to the brink,"
reuters Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:02:00 PM CET
José Manuel Durão Barroso said: “If it is true that the current problems in Greece were not caused by speculation on the financial markets, it is also true that this speculation was an aggravating factor”
europeanvoice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:30:00 PM CET
José Manuel Durão Barroso said: “These markets are as mobile as they are opaque,”
europeanvoice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:30:00 PM CET
George Papandreou said: “Unprincipled speculators are making billions every day by betting on a Greek default,”
europeanvoice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:27:00 AM CET
George Papandreou said: “Europe and America must say ‘enough is enough' to these speculators,”
europeanvoice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:27:00 AM CET
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