Werner Langen
| July 5th, 2011 | Derivatives: more transparency and stability. Werner Langen MEP Over-the-counter derivatives to be regulated/European Parliament votes on new EU Regulation |
| February 28th, 2011 | Lawmakers Begin Work on Derivatives Regulation
Mr Langen disagreed with suggestions by some EU Member States that all derivatives should be regulated. Rather, he advocates keeping to the original Commission proposal, which would limit the scope of the new rules to over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
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| June 15th, 2010 | Derivatives: European Parliament Calls for EU Regulation. Werner Langen MEP Risks to be reduced/Transparency through transaction register The European Parliament calls for strict legislation and supervision of risk-based derivatives. "What we need is more transparency in the derivatives markets. Our Resolution is a clear signal to the Council and the Commission to get EU legislation going as soon as possible. Derivatives play a role in minimising risk, but they can also be abused for speculation purposes", said European Parliament Rapporteur Werner Langen MEP. |
| April 28th, 2010 | Reforming the Derivatives Markets: EP Committee Quizzes Major Actors in the Field Reforming the Derivatives markets: EP committee quizzes major actors in the field Specialists from the world of derivatives trading were on hand to discuss the steps ahead for better regulation with MEPs of the EP's economic and monetary affairs committee on Tuesday. All recognised the risks such products pose and accepted that more transparency in their trading was necessary. |
| March 9th, 2010 | Regulating the Derivatives Markets Economic and monetary affairs committee (press release) The over-the-counter trade in derivatives must become much more transparent and better controlled, say Members of the EP Economic Affairs Committee. They argue that the risk element in derivatives should be expressed more clearly in their price, while a clear distinction should be made between the use of derivatives by companies and their use by financial institutions. |
| February 24th, 2010 | The Langen Report - a Draft Report to be Reviewed by the ECON in the European Parliament Werner Langen, Member of the European Parliament published a draft report on the over-the-counter ( OTC) derivative market reforms in the European Union on Feb 11th and for review by by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee later in the month. A good article on this is:http://www.commodities-now.com/reports/portfolio-management/1875-draft-report-on-otc-derivatives-market-reforms.html |
