Round-up: Eq Life group blasts 'incompetent' Treasury

According to the equitable members action group, the treasury has rejected an up-to-date list with the names and addresses of 322,000 policyholders, citing data protection legislation, the Times reports. THE INDEPENDENT HOPES OF EURO DEAL DIMINISH Optimism drained from global stock markets yesterday after the German government lowered expectations that this weekend's summit of European leaders in Brussels will deliver a decisive breakthrough in solving the eurozone financial crisis. THE TELEGRAPH BERLIN EXPERTS FEAR EURO BREAK-UP FROM BAIL-OUT ESCALATION Plans to increase the fi...