Q4 euro volumes collapse as volatility bites

LONDON, Dec 22 - Fourth quarter euro-denominated debt issuance fell to its lowest since the final quarter of 2002, Thomson Reuters data released on Thursday showed, as the eurozone sovereign crisis reduced investor appetites and made deal execution difficult.

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RenCap Asset Management buys $300 mln new fund

MOSCOW, Dec 22 - Emerging markets focused bank Renaissance has broadened its fund management arm with the purchase of $300 million Griffin Eastern European Equity Fund, expanding into the German and Austrian market for the first time.

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ECB’s Draghi puts hopes on EFSF bailout fund, rules out QE

FRANKFURT, Dec 18 - Politicians have to move fast to make the European bailout fund operational, as the European Central Bank cannot break treaties and start quantitative easing, President Mario Draghi was quoted as saying on Sunday.

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Euro zone ministers to discuss draft compact next week

BRUSSELS, Dec 16 - Euro zone finance ministers are likely to discuss next week, possibly on Tuesday, the draft text of the euro zone fiscal compact and bilateral loans to the International Monetary Fund, officials said on Friday.

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ACÇÕES PORTUGAL-PSI20 em queda contraria Europa, banca pesa

LISBOA, 13 Dez - O PSI20 segue a negociar no vermelho, pressionado pelas quedas da banca, em contraciclo com a recuperação das bolsas europeias mas com as preocupações dos investidores em torno da crise de dívida soberana a limitar os ganhos, disseram dealers.

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Singapore Stocks-May be weighed by S&P warning on Europe

SINGAPORE, Dec 6 - Singapore shares may come under pressure on Tuesday, following Standard & Poor's warning that the credit ratings of top-rated European countries such as Germany may be cut in connection with the long-running euro zone debt crisis.

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Intesa SP exec says ECB should relax lending rules

MILAN, Dec 3 - The European Central Bank should lend to European banks for longer and broaden the rules on assets it accepts as collateral against its funds, the chairman of top Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo's management board said on Saturday.

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REFILE-German Liberals try to tame euro rebels, find role

* FDP at 3-4 pct in polls, would not clear parliament threshold

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UPDATE 1-China aid to Europe should await workable plans -c.bank adviser

BEIJING, Nov 4 - China should await workable plans from Europe before Beijing puts money into any bailout package, an adviser to the Chinese central bank said on Friday, adding that China should insist on "certain controls" over how the money will be used.

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French Sarkozy cool on splitting bank activities

PARIS, Oct 27 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he did not think highly of the idea of separating banks' retail and investment activities in response to the financial and economic crisis in Europe and the developed world.

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