EU probe into the sovereign credit default swap market finds 'no conclusive evidence' that trading activity drove up funding costs for European Union member states

Sources close to the EU's policymaking process reveal that current thinking on regulating Credit Default Swap (CDS) trading is limited to sovereign not corporate debt. Regulation, the sources said, would be restricted to "insurable interest," essentially meaning that only those who own the underlying bond can take out insurance on it. The EU, "driven by France and to a lesser ex...

Traders who sell complex financial products, like credit defaults swaps, will face increased transparency standards if European regulators investigating high-frequency trading get their own way.

Germany and France have called on the European Union to consider banning speculative trading in credit default swaps and set up a compulsory register of derivatives trading

The European Parliament yesterday (15 November) cast an overwhelming vote against financial markets as it rubber-stamped a bill to curb short-selling and trading in credit default swaps (CDS),  blamed for fuelling speculation on sovereign debt and exacerbating Greece's debt woes.  More »

The former City minister said that high-frequency trading also known as black box trading had been a “contributing factor” in the harsh swings which have led to more than £300bn being wiped off the value of British shares since the beginning of July. He wants both the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the

The Office of Fair Trading has told 11 financial management businesses with 'look alike' websites posing as official or charity advice sites to close them down immediately, and is warning consumers to take care when searching for debt advice online.

Global stock markets plunged in the first trading day following Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US credit rating

Brussels plans to curb unsupervised trading, as it seeks to mitigate the risk attached to the market with proposals that include more centralised clearing of contracts

Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of financial market regulation, said he would propose controls to curb speculative trading in credit default swaps, (CDS) a form of debt insurance that has been blamed for worsening Greece’s economic problems. His measures will target so-called naked