19/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - French bank law enters statute books. French Economy Minister Pierre Moscovici announced in a press release on Friday 19 July that the French parliament has passed a law on the hiving off of speculation from retail banking which will allow the government to suspend or ban risky practices and the sale of toxic products. High-frequency trading, speculation on farm commodities and benchmarking will be covered by strict new rules and a public body has been set up to...