Karel Lannoo

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  Proposed E.U. Bank Laws Tougher Than Basel Rules

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 13, 2012

  The E.U. may be planning to get even tougher on bankers than the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. A parliamentary draft of a proposed law provides for higher capital reserves and lower bonuses.

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  EU Plans to Shake Up Ratings Agencies

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

  A new draft law unveiled Tuesday by the European Union angered ratings agencies Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, although according to Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier it is designed to inject competition into the sector, currently dominated by the 'big three.'

• In Breakup, Dexia May Cost All Banks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2011

  Less than three months after Dexia SA, the French-Belgian bank, passed its European Union stress tests, it may be on the block—the chopping block.

• Britain Sues Europe’s Bank

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2011

  Britain is taking the European Central Bank to court on Thursday at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the first time a government has taken such an action.