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EU capital markets union plan promises gradual results

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EU

The Commission's plan aims to further the freedom of movement for capital within the EU single market, and so boost growth. Capital movement is hampered by different national…

Iceland capital controls exit could set precedent

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ICELAND

The island is on track to start receiving early this year the 'stability contribution' that creditors of its three large failed banks have agreed to pay in return for regaining…

EU bid tangle may hamper Iceland capital controls exit

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ICELAND

Implications of the Icelandic government's EU missteps for its planned exit from capital controls.

UK stock market revival plan will struggle for success

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UNITED KINGDOM

The United Kingdom, Europe’s longtime leader in raising private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), has lost ground to rivals. Hunt's proposals aim to shift pension fund…

Lifting capital controls underpins Iceland’s growth

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ICELAND

Iceland‘s macroeconomic outlook.

Pressure on EU banks is escalating and could intensify

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EURO-AREA

Either event could cause confidence in Europe's banks to plunge. The financial and sovereign debt 'double crisis' has dealt the European banking system a double blow from which…

UK Solvency II reform could boost long-term investment

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UNITED KINGDOM

The pressure for change is increasing, to stimulate infrastructure investment, but the authorities need still to protect policyholders’ interests. The Bank of England -- via the…

Atlante will be no panacea for what ails Italy's banks

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ITALY

Italian banks and Atlante fund.

State asset sales will boost Romanian capital market

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ROMANIA

The sale is the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Europe this year and the largest on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). It has attracted new investors and increased…

Market turbulence and rising rates weigh on EU banking

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INT

Doubts over three large European banks have driven down the stock prices of German and French banks even though the sector benefits from a comfortable return on equity, rising…