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Basel implementation chief: no need for Basel III
Amendments to Basel II sufficient for addressing the flaws in the framework say regulators
Modifications being made to Basel II are sufficient to tackle the flaws in the framework and "we are certainly not going in the direction of Basel III", according to the chair of the standards implementation...
Market volatility across several sectors has dropped back to levels last seen before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, lending weight to the belief that the financial markets are on the...
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Asset price crashes could continue this year, says World Economic Forum...
There is still a significant risk of asset prices falling through 2009, according to the World Economic Forum's assessment of global economic risks this year, revealed at a press conference today in London.
Libor forecast to lose status as key benchmark
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