European Parliament

• Congress Pressures Swaps Regulators to Curb Dodd-Frank

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  May 7, 2013

  House Financial Services Committee to vote today on measures to ease derivatives requirements.

• Benchmark Rates Should Reflect Real Data, Iosco Says

  By Jim Brunsden and Lindsay Fortado, Bloomberg  |  April 16, 2013

  Global regulators want rates to be based on ‘observable transactions.’

• Rating Agencies to Face Sovereign-Debt Curbs in EU

  By Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg  |  November 27, 2012

  Draft plan would let investors sue credit raters for malpractice or gross negligence.

• EU Deadlocks Over Budget

  By James G. Neuger and Gregory Vincusi, Bloomberg  |  November 23, 2012

  Countries' differences echo debt-crisis stalemate.

• EU Said to Loosen Female Quota Proposal

  By Aoife White, Bloomberg  |  October 23, 2012

  In an effort to gain support, potential sanctions would be eased on proposal on women directors.

• EU May Delay Basel Bank Rules

  By Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg  |  October 11, 2012

  Deadline for tougher bank-capital rules may be pushed back by up to a year.

• EU Lawmakers Probe Rate-Rigging

  By Ben Moshinsky and Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg  |  September 24, 2012

  CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler to testify before European Parliament panel.

• ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged

  By Gabi Thesing, Bloomberg  |  September 6, 2012

  Draghi stakes his credibility on plan to buy bonds.

• ECB Proposes Unlimited Bond Buys

  By Jana Randow and Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  September 5, 2012

  Plan targets government debt with maturities up to 3 years, sources say.

• Merkel, Monti Lead Diplomatic Push

  By Andrew Frye, Bloomberg  |  September 4, 2012

  Draghi says he’s comfortable buying three-year government bonds to aid struggling nations.