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Commission proposes package to enhance investor protection in the financial services sector

This week, the European Commission has proposed changes in two Directive proposals and a White Paper on existing regulations in the banking and insurance sector. This move shall help to improve the protection of investors and bank account holders in future. Michel Barnier, the EU Commissioner for Internal ...

16-07-2010 | Economic

Manager remuneration, financial markets supervision, bank capital requirement, crisis management in the banking sector - large-scale operation for financial market regulation in the European Parliament

Important dossiers for the financial market came to the vote during the last plenary week before ...
09-07-2010 | Economic

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Greece, Spain, Italy... Saving into collapse? - European Economic Policy in Crisis

The developing lack of unity with regard to the competitiveness of the states within the Eurozone has put a severe strain on the common currency. Rather than developing a political mechanism, which could counteract this unequal economic development, the European Union is concentrating on the consolidation ...

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AK Background Paper: Derivatives - Definition and Need for Regulation

Derivatives are agreements or contracts whose own value is derived from a reference value (underlying, base value). These reference values vary greatly and reach from commodities (food products and raw materials), share indices, exchange rates, interest rates up to weather development etc. The evaluation of the derivative depends on the development of this reference values; it can, however, (for example) move in the opposite direction (e.g. by speculating on falling share indices). They are forward purchase or similar transactions. These are structured in form of forwards, futures, options, swaps and their mixed forms, but also other constructions. One also differentiates between standardized or customized derivatives for individual cases.

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AK position paper on Trade and Child Labour

The Austrian Chamber of Labour (AK) welcomes the attempt of the EU to take more decisive action against Child Labour violations. Above all, it is a concern of the AK to oppose the exclusively incentive-oriented approach with regard to trade policies. It is therefore required to change the emphasis of the Council Conclusions from “trade incentives” to “trade measures”. The AK supports the examination of a list that records goods and services, which are produced or rendered using the worst forms of Child Labour (ILO Convention 182). In any case, from our point of view an important ban is also justified as a last consequence in case of violations.

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