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Mifid will be 'bad for Europe'
Thursday 3 Feb 2011 | Nicola York
Anti-London, anti-British, radical and bad for Europe. That's how Larry Tabb describes the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Not one to mince his words, the founder and chief executive of Tabb Group - a financial markets' research and advisory firm - has serious concerns over the proposed legislation and the consultation process which closed yesterday.
Steven Maijoor: The quiet man commeth
Wednesday 2 Feb 2011 | Andrew Hickley
The European Parliament green-lighted the appointments of chairmen to the three new European Supervisory Authorities this week. GFS has been analysing the interviews and arguments made by each of the successful candidates. First up is the candidate for Esma.
Video: Markets 'waiting for action' says IMF's Lipsky
Monday 31 Jan 2011 | Will Henley
Financial markets are still waiting to hear from EU authorities on the measures they intend take to deal with future financial crises, the International Monetary Fund has said.
No place to hide: OECD peer reviews close in on 'tax havens'
Monday 31 Jan 2011 | Will Henley
Achim Pross, deputy head of the OECD's International Cooperation and Tax Competition Division, discusses peer reviews, information exchange agreements and secrecy in the US and beyond.
Video: Low confidence in harmonisation
Wednesday 26 Jan 2011 | Will Henley
A worldwide survey by accountancy consultancy Pricewaterhouse Coopers has revealed that just 40 per cent of chief executives believe that new regulations will be harmonised "because of cooperation among governments".
Revealed: The 50 most influential figures in global financial regulation
Wednesday 19 Jan 2011 | Will Henley
The 50 men and women who have wielded the greatest influence on worldwide financial regulation in the past twelve months are unveiled by Global Financial Strategy today.
Video: IMF expects high growth for India
Monday 17 Jan 2011 | Nicola York
The International Monetary Fund talks about India's growth potential and what the Reserve Bank of India may have to do to keep inflation under control.
Cables reveal US concern that Iceland would be 'beholden' to Russia
Friday 14 Jan 2011 | Will Henley
Secret US embassy cables have revealed the deep sense of unease felt by a senior US diplomat over a Russian loan offer to Iceland at the height of the global financial crisis.
Video: The Baltics and the financial crisis
Thursday 13 Jan 2011 | GFS Staff / IMF
The Governor of the Bank of Latvia and Finance Ministers of Estonia and Lithuania discuss with IMF experts the impact of the financial on the Baltic nations and ask, 'has the hangover finally worn off?'
Voting now closed for the most influential people in regulation
Thursday 9 Dec 2010 | Nicola York
Voting is now closed for the GFS Power 50 and the results are in. The GFS Power 50 is a list of the most influential people in global financial regulation and policymaking this year and will be...
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