Europe

The UK regulator has vowed to fight on for a full commission ban, but Europe is drafting rules based on the preferences of most member states..

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) is seeking to build cross-country support with other European Union member states which have a growing IFA population.

Syed Kamall, member of the European Parliament for London, said he is "not impressed" with the European Commission's assessment of the impact of EU regulation on the UK, and has called for an independent review of proposals to only ban IFAs from receiving...

The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) has issued a stark warning to the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority that they would be held accountable should mistakes made now "aggravate" a second financial crisis.

European regulators may be given new powers to suspend credit ratings of countries seeking or undergoing bailouts to prevent the "negative spillover effects to other countries", according to proposals for tougher regulation issued by the European Commission....

A decision - scheduled for Sunday - on whether to boost the eurozone's €440bn rescue fund has been delayed due to fresh disagreement between France and Germany about how to address the debt crisis.

UK financial services would have more say over EU legislation if it said anything at all...

Julian Chillingworth, chief investment officer at Rathbone, on why the eurocrats’ words are wearing thin for European investors...

Rajesh Shant, manager of the Newton Continental European fund, takes a closer look at the circumstances surrounding the eurozone crisis.

Three top multi-managers tell Joanna Faith which blend of funds they use to get access to emerging Europe following the sector's resilient response to the financial crisis