Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:30:09 +0100

European property investors are calling for regulators to slash the proposed 25 per cent capital charge on insurers' real-estate investments, which is set to come into effect under the new Solvency II rules. The investors say the rules will cut insurers' property investments

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Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:23:38 +0100

Some EU countries, including the UK, are unhappy about planned severe restrictions on naked short selling. The UK's position is that shorting of any kind is legitimate and some argue a ban would make it more expensive for member states to raise money in the debt markets

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Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:16:15 +0100

The arrival of the UK's Stewardship Code ushers in an era that calls for a re-examination of fiduciary duty. Change may be resisted, but John Plender suspects it will in time find growing support

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