European Parliament

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  EU May Regulate Banker Pay

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 6, 2012

  European Union officials could include in their draft bank capital law measures to limit banker pay, setting in place a specified limit between the highest and lowest paid, as well as instituting a limit on bonuses.

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  EU Seeks to Close Bank Capital Loophole

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2012

  The European Union will try to close a loophole that allows lenders to avoid holding sufficient capital to offset the risk on their holdings of sovereign debt,k.

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  Hungary Promises Compromise With EU Over Bailout

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 19, 2012

  Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary has promised that he would compromise with lenders and regulators in talks over a bailout for his country.

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  Critics Fault Ratings Agencies on Greece Downgrade

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2011

  In yet another embarrassment for rating agencies in the wake “AAA subprime loans” and other missed economic cues, critics charge that Moody’s should have been tougher a lot earlier on their downgrade of Greece.

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  European Debt Crisis ‘Systemic:’ Barroso

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2011

  The euro came within two cents of a five-week low after European Commission President Jose Barroso said the eurozone is confronting a “truly systemic crisis.” Word that the European Central Bank was buying up Spanish and Italian debt helped to reverse that fall, however.

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  Draghi to Replace Trichet as ECB Chief

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 24, 2011

  Draghi of Italy will assume his new post in October when he takes over from outgoing President Jean-Claude Trichet.

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  Is Inflation on the Way? Advisor Briefing for the Week of May 9, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2011

  Top market-moving news this week: measures of inflation, along with multiple congressional hearings.

• Tighter Rules for Foreign Hedge Funds Advance in Europe

  By Staff Writer  |  May 18, 2010

  By James Kanter (C) The New York Times 2010 BRUSSELS -- European Union finance ministers approved a draft law on Tuesday, May 18, that would make it...

• AIMA Begs to Differ on European Parliament Proposal

  By Staff Writer  |  January 26, 2004

  The Alternative Investment Management Association, a global trade group, said Thursday it objects to some of the ideas set forth in a hedge fund regulation proposal recently approved by the European Parliament.