Luxembourg, 07/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday the Ecofin Council reached a political agreement on the "investment services" directive. the United Kingdom, Sweden, Ireland, Luxembourg and Finland voted against.
The directive will allow investment companies to propose their services throughout the EU, including for transactions between customers of a finance company without being floated on the stock exchange. Divergences at the Parliament and Council focus on transparency rules, prices...