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Banks, commods drag European stocks lower

Reuters – European shares closed lower on Tuesday in response to disappointing U.S. economic data, with banking and commodity stocks weighing the most on the main index. ”We have had a couple of macro figures which did not please the […]

Hedge funds to face more scrutiny after Europe squeeze

Wealth Bulletin – Regulators will this week agree broad principles for clamping down further on hedge fund managers, after the European Commission proposed more draconian constraints on their activities. At the 34th annual meeting of the International Organisation of Securities […]

What the commentators say

guardian.co.uk – The Independent’s Jeremy Warner is not convinced and argues that the failure is entirely their own. In the Daily Telegraph, Richard Fletcher explains that though Horlick blames US regulators for their lack of oversight her clients should be […]