Financial transaction tax (FTT)
No big boost to UK dark trading after Brexit
Expected explosion in hidden equity liquidity has failed to materialise
EU exit not disastrous to UK investors: Lamont
Black Wednesday chancellor says turmoil fears following UK withdrawal overblown
Equity derivatives in scope for FTT, say experts
But broad-based European tax unlikely to gain quick traction
Transaction tax means more compliance challenges for banks
EU push for FTT promises more work for bank op risk and compliance teams
UK FTT objection may restrict instruments to be taxed
EU11 Finance Ministers meet May 6
Italy 'killing its capital markets' with HFT tax
Tax on high-frequency trading and equity derivatives introduced in Italy
German banks in fight for market share as FTT looms
The waiting game
FTT would ‘drain financial resources’, GFXD research claims
The global FX division is upping its lobbying efforts to have forex derivatives carved out of the financial transaction tax with new research that shows the potential impact of the tax on transaction costs
Regulation, tax and technicalities recast European turnover, as French volumes plummet and Italian activity recovers
Tax, legal and practical reforms to the way structured products are transacted in France have slimmed the market to a slither, while similar changes have proved a spur to the Italian structured products revival
Disharmony hits EU
Fighting back
EC recognises member state fears that FTT will hurt clearing
Tax liability could send CCPs "directly into insolvency" warn Czech officials in leaked document
EU financial transaction tax may drive Asian banks away from European business
Eleven EU states have agreed to implement a harmonised financial transaction tax, due to begin in January 2014. The tax has a huge extraterritorial reach, posing serious questions about its impact on Asia
Drop in Hong Kong Prada share volume highlights dangers of transaction taxes
Daily turnover in Prada shares listed on Hong Kong Exchange has dropped by over 30% since introduction of Italian financial transaction tax two months ago
Financial transaction tax will harm Europe’s banks in Asian derivatives markets
The draft form of the EU's proposed financial transactions tax is 'unworkable' for European firms operating in Asia
Risk Espana rankings 2013
Spanish fiesta turns cold
Isda AGM: Clearing will magnify European FTT, warns UniCredit’s Lim
Planned one-basis-point charge will be levied multiple times in cleared trades – and could “kill the market”
US warns EU over financial transaction tax
The US will not allow the EU financial transaction tax to happen, according to the head of US Chamber of Commerce Thomas Donohue. Co-ordination between G-20 countries on financial regulation is needed
Italian financial transaction tax under scrutiny
When in Rome
Financial transaction tax could raise energy company hedging costs
FTT will increase hedging costs for energy companies and deter them from trading with financial counterparties, firms say
French transaction tax loophole could prompt tougher European regimes
A twist in the tale of the transaction tax