Regulation

What’s next for the EU in light of the financial crisis?

Eurofi had their annual conference in Gothenburg, Sweden last month. The meeting was themed: what priorities for the incoming EU authorities in the light of the financial crisis? and saw a number of common themes recur in discussions by key policymakers, officials and industry figures. The official report has just been released (download here), and…

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Today is SEPA day, wa-hey!

So, finally, November 2nd and here we are. SEPA day! SEPA direct debits go live today and the PSD was transposed successfully across all of Europe to become law yesterday. Apart from a few countries who missed the deadline. Obviously, Sweden who have always said April because the chap who was meant to transpose it…

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Today is SEPA day, wa-hey!

So, finally, November 2nd and here we are. SEPA day! SEPA direct debits go live today and the PSD was transposed successfully across all of Europe to become law yesterday. Apart from a few countries who missed the deadline. Obviously, Sweden who have always said April because the chap who was meant to transpose it…

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Today is SEPA day, wa-hey!

So, finally, November 2nd and here we are. SEPA day! SEPA direct debits go live today and the PSD was transposed successfully across all of Europe to become law yesterday. Apart from a few countries who missed the deadline. Obviously, Sweden who have always said April because the chap who was meant to transpose it…

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Virgin gets easy pickings

It’s been a bit of a manic day today as we've spent most of the day talking about the news that the European Commission, after an eighteen month investigation, have given the all clear for Northern Rock to be split up into a ‘good bank’ and a ‘not-so-good bank’.  Not just this news, but also…

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Virgin gets easy pickings

It’s been a bit of a manic day today as we've spent most of the day talking about the news that the European Commission, after an eighteen month investigation, have given the all clear for Northern Rock to be split up into a ‘good bank’ and a ‘not-so-good bank’.  Not just this news, but also…

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Virgin gets easy pickings

It’s been a bit of a manic day today as we've spent most of the day talking about the news that the European Commission, after an eighteen month investigation, have given the all clear for Northern Rock to be split up into a ‘good bank’ and a ‘not-so-good bank’.  Not just this news, but also…

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French tractors in Canary Wharf

I’ve become a bit of a fan of Prospect magazine if, for no other reason, than they have useless facts spotted in the media such as “the average weight of new members to WeightWatchers has risen from 12.3 stone (about 77kg) in 1989 to 13.7 stone (85kg) today” (Daily Mail, 24/08/09). They also have some…

French tractors in Canary Wharf

I’ve become a bit of a fan of Prospect magazine if, for no other reason, than they have useless facts spotted in the media such as “the average weight of new members to WeightWatchers has risen from 12.3 stone (about 77kg) in 1989 to 13.7 stone (85kg) today” (Daily Mail, 24/08/09). They also have some…

French tractors in Canary Wharf

I’ve become a bit of a fan of Prospect magazine if, for no other reason, than they have useless facts spotted in the media such as “the average weight of new members to WeightWatchers has risen from 12.3 stone (about 77kg) in 1989 to 13.7 stone (85kg) today” (Daily Mail, 24/08/09). They also have some…