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Tax Treaty Blocked, EU Bank Capital, Islamic Finance: Compliance Bloomberg Compliance Policy Sweden Rebuffs EU in Fight for Tougher Bank Capital Rules The European Union will fail to reach a deal this week on bank capital rules unless member countries get more freedom to impose tougher requirements, Swedish Finance Minister ... See all stories on this topic »

Regulatory overload Port Strategy Sealed EC port concessions, including that of Piraeus, will avoid the incominglegislation. Credit: Pavlos In December 2011, the European Commission published a proposal to introduce a directive on the award of services and works concession contracts. See all stories on this topic » Port Strategy

Northern Trust helps Sparebank1 Skadeforsikring meet its Solvency II requirements MarketWatch (press release) The Solvency II directive, scheduled for implementation in 2014, aims to ensure consistent standards across the insurance industry in the European Union by enhancing capital adequacy and risk management requirements. Proposals are expressed in terms of ... See all stories on this topic »

The Solvency II timetable is a coiled spring under pressure Risk.net This time the focus is the date by which member states must transpose the directiveinto national law. The European Commission is looking to postpone the transposition date by six months to June 30, 2013 as a result of the slow progress in finalising ... See all stories on this topic » Risk.net

President: Turkey might create tension during Cyprus' EU presidency Famagusta Gazette “EU accession can act as a catalyst to modernise the country and accelerate structural reforms needed to address successfully the 21st century's challenges,” he said. He pointed out that the acquis communautaire, legislation, regulations anddirectives ... See all stories on this topic » Famagusta Gazette