European Union
Spectrum Markets’ Nicky Maan: Stamp duty puts UK markets at ‘severe competitive disadvantage’
The retail exchange boss says traders want convenience and taxes are holding back demand
EU set to row back on mandatory threshold for euro clearing
A quantitative clearing requirement, seen as the worst-case scenario for European banks and traders, has been dropped for now
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Deutsche Börse, Euronext, SIX back new bid to run EU’s sole source of trading data
Madrid exchange chief executive and deputy CEO of SIX securities services Jorge Yzaguirre Scharfhausen has been named chair of the new firm
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Industry bodies push back on EU’s forced move for Europe-based clearing
The 11 trade associations said the 'active account requirement' would disadvantage EU firms
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The Fintech Files: Is the crypto winter coming to an end?
Plus: Europe wins the regulatory race in digital assets, and Galaxy eyes a UK crypto ETP
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MiCA passes: EU’s landmark crypto rulebook to ‘pile pressure’ on UK and US regulators
Markets in Crypto Assets bill will 'undoubtedly make the EU an attractive destination' for crypto firms
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Debate rages over Europe’s ‘golden source’ of trading data
Divisions are rife as the EU finally looks to introduce a bloc-wide trading feed
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Barry Eichengreen: The long shadow of Black Wednesday still hangs over the City
When the UK was forced to abandon the ERM, it not only shaped British monetary policy, it ensured the take-up of the euro
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Ripple’s Europe chief: Why ‘crypto bro’ culture is a problem
Financial News fires some of the biggest questions in crypto at Sendi Young during a live webinar
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City politician wants next PM to fix EU relations: ‘We should not see them as an enemy’
City chief calls for Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak to mend ‘very difficult’ relationship with EU
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The Fintech Files: FBI hunts CryptoQueen as Vauld signals more market turmoil
Looking ahead to crypto’s third quarter, plus news from around the fintech world
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Private equity bosses target Europe’s fragmented healthcare market
Europe’s disparate healthcare clinics are ripe for consolidation into pan-continental platforms
London mayor calls for equivalence for the City, slams ‘no-deal Brexit’ for finance
'The final Brexit deal was effectively a no-deal Brexit for finance...this was a major mistake,' said Sadiq Khan
Europe’s banks can’t ignore the M&A rush in fight with the US giants
Banks on the continent might fail to survive if they do not use consolidation to their advantage
The EU’s digital wallet — the direction of travel for financial services?
Despite data privacy concerns, the scheme will help foster financial inclusion and simplify cross-border bureaucracy
It’s five years since the UK voted Brexit. Here’s how it changed the City
The true implications of the split are only just becoming clear
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France threatens retaliation for UK’s banking sector unless Brexit fishing deal is respected
Fishing remains contentious as the European Parliament meets to debate the trade deal
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UK under 30s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot risks
Four people in a million risk blood clots after getting the jab
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EU finance deal seen following US model in blow to Brexit optimists
Lobbyists in the City with knowledge of the talks are sceptical — calling such a model the 'lowest possible version' of a future UK-EU framework
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