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FDIC and European Commission meet

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European Union, USA
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March 4 2013

On February 25th, the FDIC announced that on February 19, 2013, FDIC representatives met with their European Commission counterparts to discuss

Europe votes to tax financial transactions

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European Union
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February 19 2013

On February 14th, the European Commission announced that 11 E.U. countries (France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Slovenia, Portugal, Greece, Slovakia

European banks: risk and recovery

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European Union
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February 19 2013

On January 23rd, the European Banking Authority published a risk assessment report of the European Banking System. The report provides an update on

International developments

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European Union
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February 4 2013

In December, the European Commission ("E.C.") summarized the comments submitted in response to its green paper on shadow banking. Among other things

What's good for Iceland isn't good for the Netherlands or U.K

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European Union, Iceland
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February 4 2013

On January 28th, the European Free Trade Association ("EFTA") Court addressed the collapse of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki and the Icelandic

Benchmark rate-setting proposals

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European Union
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January 22 2013

On January 11th, The European Securities and Markets Authority and the European Banking Authority published a series of papers related to their joint

EU adopts additional financial sanctions against Iran

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European Union, Iran
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January 8 2013

On 21 December 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted Council Regulation (EU) No. 126320121 (Regulation 12632012) implementing

Central banks extend dollar liquidity swap arrangements

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Canada, European Union, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
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December 17 2012

On December 13th, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank announced an extension of the existing temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap arrangements through February 1, 2014

E.U. finance ministers agree on single banking supervisor

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European Union
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December 17 2012

On December 13th, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union agreed on a plan establishing a single supervisory mechanism ("SSM") for Eurozone banks

Insights from Winston & Strawn

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European Union
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July 30 2012

In the wake of the so-called LIBOR scandal, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)an independent EU Authority that fosters supervisory convergence both amongst securities regulators, and across financial sectorspublished on Friday July 27, 2012, its response to the European Commission's Green Paper on Shadow Banking issued on March 19, 2012