Finance ministers have just announced the gradual introduction of a tax on European financial transactions (TEFT) in eleven Member States of the European Union.
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French banks are pleased that, during the recent Toronto summit, the G20 confirmed its objective of a "more resilient financial system (...) which is able to support solid and stable economic growth".
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Les réformes financières doivent prendre en compte l'objectif de croissance du G 20
The French Banking Federation (FBF) believes that the proposals for new bank taxes contained in the IMF's report would do nothing to ensure the stability of the international financial system as they would not enable crises to be prevented.
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Taxation des banques : les propositions du FMI ne sont pas satisfaisantes
French banks regret the unilateral implementation in France of a special tax on bonuses.
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Rémunérations variables : Les banques françaises soulignent les dangers d'une mesure unilatérale
The FBF (French Banking Federation) has published the professional operating rules referred to in the government regulation of the 3rd of November 2009 relating to the compensation of personnel whose activities may have a material impact on banks' risk exposure, and which clarify the provisions therein
In a meeting at the Elysée Palace today, French bank directors put forward their proposals for the variable compensation of financial market professionals.
French banks, represented by the French Banking Federation, have just made a series of proposals to their European counterparts, concerning their operations in non-cooperative countries (tax havens).
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Pays non coopératifs : Les banques françaises prennent l’initiative en Europe
The French Banking Federation (FBF) has endorsed the conclusions of the working group on the compensation of financial market professionals.
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Rémunération des professionnels des marchés financiers : la FBF adopte des principes communs