European Commission

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  Is France’s Economy a Surprise Threat to Eurozone?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2013

  The “bad boys” of the southern Eurozone, Greece, Spain and Italy, have gotten most of the attention when it comes to a possible Eurozone breakup, but the real threat may lie in an unexpected direction.

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  ING U.S. to Rename Itself Voya Financial as IPO Progresses

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2013

  The rebranding is designed to highlight ING’s U.S. operations as “America’s retirement company”; ING Financial Partners BD will be renamed as well.

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  Squeezing Italy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  Italy is feeling the pinch. Not only is its economy still struggling amid the European debt crisis, but factors from politics to competition from China, within its very shores, are complicating its problems.

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  Sovereign Debt: Emerging Markets and Developed Nations

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 4, 2013

  Optimism may be surfacing in the Eurozone, and many officials may have backed off their original tough stance on austerity, but Greece is still battling its debt demons.

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  The Global Tax Climate Is Changing

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 14, 2013

  In times of austerity, every dollar counts—and so do uncollected dollars.

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  Eurozone Falls Back in Recession for Q3

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  Italy, Spain and the Netherlands all saw their economies shrink, while Greece has entered a full-scale depression. Even Belgium saw its economy stagnate. And many blame unrelenting insistence on tough austerity policies for the depressing news.

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  Anti-EU British Lawmakers Demand EU Budget Cut

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 31, 2012

  Rebels within Prime Minister David Cameron's own party have backed a Tory amendment introduced to make him negotiate a budget cut from the EU.

• Eurozone Economic Sentiment Lowest in 3 Years

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 30, 2012

  German unemployment worse than expected, Spain continues to contract.

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  RBS Jilted as Santander Rejects Branch Deal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 15, 2012

  Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc was left standing at the deal altar late Friday after Spain’s Banco Santander abruptly pulled the plug on the deal after winning an auction to buy 316 RBS branches.

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  Spain in Mind as Eurozone Brings ESM Online

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 8, 2012

  The European Stability Mechanism, the permanent rescue fund of the eurozone, goes into operation on Monday in anticipation of Spain’s potential need for a bailout.