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Payments providers split over Sepa end dates
Comments released by the European Commission show that European institutions and banking associations disagree over Sepa proposals to seperate end dates
EU’s Barnier: paradigm shift in regulating OTC derivatives
European Commission commissioner for internal market and services Michel Barnier says concept of light touch regulation is history
Wellink: OTC markets still need good risk management systems
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink warns central clearing house not a silver bullet for over-the-counter derivatives markets
Credit boom overlooked due to silo culture in credit markets
Financial Times journalist says informational barriers between credit specialists and regulators meant credit markets were poorly managed pre-crisis
RBI's Gopinath says regulation key in OTC reforms
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath discusses challenging process of calibrating India's over-the-counter derivatives markets
Banque de France: CDS mismanagement rather than naked shorting caused market downfall
Banque de France study says credit default swaps should not be abandoned; creation of centrally cleared market can reduce systemic risk
France's Noyer says OTC markets need revamp
Banque de France governor Christian Noyer says new reforms on over-the-counter derivatives will make market more resilient
France's Landau on how to deal with global imbalances
Banque de France second deputy governor Jean-Pierre Landau says debate should focus on removing policy-induced distortions
Ratings agencies blindly mimic market jitters: Noyer
Banque de France governor becomes latest euro-area official to slam credit rating agencies for worsening debt crisis; remarks follow Spain’s second downgrade in two months
France names top brass for new financial regulator
Deputy general secretaries for Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel announced
Recovery in French industry and services
Banque de France's December survey shows a small improvement is likely in the next few months
Eurosystem continues to shed staff
Number of eurozone central bankers has fallen by almost 10% over past five years
Bank profits a product of public policy: France’s Noyer
Christian Noyer, governor of the Banque de France says that banks' profits should be kept within the system
France’s Noyer welcomes Islamic finance
Banque de France governor argues that principles of Islamic finance create stability, adding that there is demand for it
France’s Noyer likely to win second term
French central bank governor looks set to be given a second term after glowing endorsement from economy minister
De Larosière: don’t rush regulatory reform
Former governor of the Banque de France warns governments against rapid change for the finance industry
Self-regulation has its limits: France’s Noyer
Banque de France’s Christian Noyer says turmoil has underlined weaknesses in financial sector’s ability to police itself
Banque de France review offers regulatory preview
Report features contributions from Jaime Caruana, Claudio Borio, Sheila Bair and Nout Wellink
France blames 80s monetary policy for poor growth
Banque de France asks whether permanent and gradual shifts in monetary policy were responsible for a protracted period of depressed activity in the euro area over the past decades
France’s Landau on Glass-Steagall’s relevance
Banque de France’s Jean-Pierre Landau addresses robustness of complex financial systems
France to create joint banking and insurance regulator
French finance ministry announces plans to launch single banking and insurance supervisor next year
Euro-area acceleration cycle industry driven
Banque de France provides quantitative assessment methods for euro-area business cycle analyses
France explains Sepa delay
The French National Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) Committee has justified its decision to delay the implementation of Sepa Direct Debit until November 2010, a year after the first available start date.