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After two years of information gathering, frenzied lobbying, several leaks, and hundreds if not thousands of column inches the European Commission has finally published its 250-page rulebook for Mifid II. Here are the highlights

Financial News is conducting a brief snapshot survey of the exchange-traded fund industry to gauge views on what type of products investors are interested in, what they use them for, how and why they choose to use ETFs, their growth expectations and opinions on regulation

The European Commission is due to produce its long-awaited 500-page consultation paper on pension scheme solvency on Tuesday, according to Ruth Goldman of legal firm Linklaters

This month’s crop of setbacks has seen average pension scheme deficits rise to levels not seen since 2009, following a steady fall in sovereign bond yields and market volatility

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The chairman of the Financial Services Authority warned European regulators over bank capital requirements, Crispin Odey reported heavy losses in his flagship European hedge fund and Lloyd Blankfein was left to explain why Goldman Sachs had fallen into the red for only the second quarter since 1999

Mario Draghi's successor Ignazio Visco is an unlikely candidate with a pedigree as an economist and central banker

The dean of St Paul's has said he has no choice but to close the cathedral because of the protest taking place in its churchyard

Five reasons against 'banning' sovereign ratings

The European Commission is actively considering allowing the region's financial regulator to ban the issuing of sovereign credit ratings in the region for countries in bailout talks - Financial News looks at the implications of such a move

Emerging markets a time bomb for investors

Emerging-market equities have enjoyed their first inflows in three months, but worries are growing that investors may be walking into a disaster zone

Technology must improve in order to meet the demands of an increasingly defined contribution-focused demographic

Leaders will have a tough time forging a consensus on the vital issues dogging the eurozone

Investment bank of the week: BofA Merrill Lynch

The US bank helped Singapore's SWF Temasek take advantage of the market volatility and low interest rate environment to issue a zero-coupon bond

Do you have a stay-at-home son? Is he leaving the cupboards bare? Well boot him out for the safety of the eurozone

UK bank Barclays was the most 'superconnected' company in the world back in 2007, according to an analysis by theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Aite Group says a fragmented clearing landscape in Europe has failed to bring down costs to US levels – and that there is a need for further clearing reforms

FN100 Women: Where are they now? Gay Huey Evans

As one of the City of London's highest-profile female executives, Gay Huey Evans continues to play an active and increasingly crucial role in the financial markets through her position at dealer lobby group the International Swaps and Derivatives Association

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Mifid II: in a nutshell

ETF Snapshot Survey

Schemes to be hit by strict EC rules

Inflation and QE help brew up a storm

People in the news this week

Meet the new head of the Bank of Italy

Protesters force closure of St Paul's

Five reasons against 'banning' sovereign ratings

Emerging markets a time bomb for investors

NAPF: UK pensions technology needs work

Prepare for Europe's lost weekend

Investment bank of the week: BofA Merrill Lynch

Leave home to save the eurozone

When Barclays ruled the world

European clearing fees higher than US

FN100 Women: Where are they now? Gay Huey Evans