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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr6616

Great news! Derivatives can be created anywhere and it's good to see Nasdaq already on the ball. Hopefully they'll extend to other Eurex products as well.

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In the press conference (http://video.consilium.europa.eu/webcast.aspx?ticket=775-979-12397) it emerged that no actual vote took place. In discussions no-one indicated that they would vote against and four countries indicated they would abstain. Perhaps Sweden didn't indicate how they'd vote. A...

EU ministers allow 11 countries to pursue transactions tax Jan 22 (Reuters) - A majority of European Union finance ministers voted on Tuesday to allow Germany, France and nine other euro zone countries to prepare to introduce a tax on financial transactions, said two officials who attended...

EU Set to Allow Nations to Move Ahead on Transaction Tax [...]Once the ministers give the green light to a transaction tax for countries that volunteer, the European Commission will be able to move ahead with technical work. Nations don’t have to commit to adopting the tax plan until its...

Webcast of today's Ecofin meeting: http://video.consilium.europa.eu/webcast.aspx?ticket=775-979-12415 Scheduled for 10am CET. Previous meetings have sometimes run 2 or 3 hours late however.

Treasury to snub EU financial transaction tax on share deals Treasury Minister Greg Clark will tell fellow finance ministers in Brussels this week that he wants Britain to be spared any fallout from a planned EU tax on financial transactions. The tax – backed by France, Germany and nine...

(google translation) A source within the Irish Presidency of the EU was confident in the fact that to obtain a qualified majority. http://www.lequotidien.lu/l-economie/41427.html

RANsquawk: EU finance ministers likely to pass financial transaction tax enhanced cooperation http://www.redliontrader.com/streamingnews/eu-finance-ministers-likely-to-pass-financial-transaction-tax-enhanced-cooperation/

According to this, QMV will take place next week: http://www.fxcentre.com/news.asp?3025451 [...]The Ministers noted that at next week's Ecofin, the first under the presidency of Minister Noonan, the Council will take a decision to authorise Member States to move ahead under enhanced...

This was the last estimate of voting intentions on 14 December. AFAIK no country has actually declared that they'll vote no in QMV so we'll just have to wait and see. Even if it passes QMV it can still be challenged in the courts.

Try this link instead...

QMV on EC-FTT could take place 22 January. However France and Germany may want it delayed until 12 February as they may want to attend celebrations in Berlin marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Elysée Treaty. A decision will be made tomorrow, 18 January...

English language report covering what Handlesblatt reported a few days ago: http://www.offshoretrustsguide.com/asp/story/EU_FTT_Now_In_Sight____59167.html An agreement on plans for a financial transactions tax (FTT) is due to be reached at the upcoming meeting of European Union (EU)...

Lengthy Ernst & Young article on EU FTT proposal, the enhanced cooperation procedure, influence of non-participating countries, legal basis and possible legal challenges in European Court of Justice etc... http://tmagazine.ey.com/insights/european-union-update-quiet-storm/

Part 2: Dismay It makes sense from the point of view of the tax, but dealers are dismayed. Every bank approached by Risk for this article declined to speak on the record, but two traders that commented anonymously said the Italian equity derivatives market would die if a tax was introduced...

Part 1: French transaction tax loophole could prompt tougher European regimes Author: Tom Newton Source: Risk magazine | 10 Jan 2013 Categories: Equity Derivatives France went first with its new transaction tax regime – and found that leaving derivatives outside its scope created a...

http://www.risk.net/risk-magazine/feature/2234499/french-transaction-tax-loophole-could-prompt-tougher-european-regimes

Lithuania postponed plans to adopt a European Union financial-transaction tax, saying Nordic lenders with local subsidiaries in the Baltic nation question the move. “We’ve decided to delay the decision to examine the many questions raised about what will be taxed and how it will affect the...