Speech by Lord Hill, European Commissioner for financial services, financial stability and capital markets union | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) | 27 February 2015 NYC Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me here. I am delighted to be here on my first trip to the US as a new European Commissioner. I've just had two days in Washington DC talking mainly politics and regulation. But I'm someone who doesn't think that you should regulate without...

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The FCC just voted in favor of a strong net neutrality rule to keep the Internet open and free. That happened, in part, because millions of Americans across the country didn't just care about this issue: You stood up and made your voices heard, whether by adding your names to petitions, submitting public comments, or talking with the people you know about why this matters. Read a special thank-you message from the President, then learn more about how we got to...

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Last week, the European Commission—the EU’s executive arm—took the first step toward cementing one of the EU’s fundamentals freedoms:  free movement of capital.  The goal is to break down barriers that block cross-border investments in the EU and prevent businesses from getting adequate access to finance. The EU has launched a green paper as the basis for a three month public consultation on how the Capital Markets Union (CMU) should take shape.  Based on public input, the Commission will...

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European Commission - Speech | Brussels, 23 February 2015 | Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs. ] Mesdames, Messieurs, Je vous souhaite la bienvenue à cette conférence organisée conjointement par mes services et le Fonds Monétaire International. Cet événement est un bel exemple de collaboration entre nos deux institutions pour lesquelles la croissance, la création d'emplois et l'investissement sont des priorités essentielles. Je vous remercie d'être venus si nombreux en ce début d'après-midi et je salue tout particulièrement...

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