Press Release: Benchmarks for financial instruments: Council agrees stance on tighter controls

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Series Details PRES/15/926 (13.02.15)
Publication Date 13/02/2015
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On 13 February 2015, the Permanent Representatives Committee agreed, on behalf of the Council, a negotiating stance on new rules aimed at ensuring greater accuracy and integrity of benchmarks in financial instruments.
Source Link http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/02/150213-benchmarks-for-financial-instruments-council-agrees-stance-tighter-controls/
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