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29 Sep 2011
A new tax which could be imposed on financial transactions between European banks from 2014 would ensure that the financial sector makes a "fair contribution" towards covering the cost of Government bailouts, the European Commission has said.
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28 Sep 2011
European Commission plans to allow courts to freeze business assets in UK bank accounts deal a "severe blow" to UK insolvency laws, a trade body has said. The UK is yet to decide whether or not to opt in to the proposals.
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26 Sep 2011
Changes to laws governing doing business in Dubai will benefit companies by streamlining the system of commercial regulation, an expert has said.
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19 Sep 2011
EU countries will be able to continue to operate rescue packages for troubled banks for longer than previously thought, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has said.
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16 Sep 2011
The UK is to legally challenge the European Central Bank (ECB) over a recently published policy that would affect City of London traders.
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14 Sep 2011
Major infrastructure projects including rail, road and high-speed broadband will be prioritised to boost the economy, the deputy prime minister has said.
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14 Sep 2011
The Government will provide a response to recommendations to separate retail and investment banking activities "by the end of the year", the Chancellor has said.
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12 Sep 2011
Banks taking customer deposits and providing overdrafts will have to do so separately from their commercial and investment activities, according to bank reform plans proposed to the Government.
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12 Sep 2011
Financial businesses will be named in decisions on disputes with consumers, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has proposed. The FOS wants to publish its decisions but will keep consumers' identities secret, it said.
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07 Sep 2011
Japanese trading company Marubeni has become the first Asian investor in UK wind power, according to reports.
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