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Turner: Capital and liquidity are core of bank regulation
Banking supervision must focus on better capital and liquidity standards, said Adair Turner, chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Hedge fund group proposes tighter liquidity and anti-fraud rules
Hedge fund managers should use independent administrators to prevent fraud, and should impose limits on redemption requests, the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) recommended on July 1.
CDS spreads tighten further on US financials
The cost of credit protection on major US financials fell in today's European and Asian trading.
Agencies aim to unite US with Basel liquidity risk standards
US regulatory authorities yesterday released proposed guidance on contingent funding and liquidity risk in a bid to bring US financial institutions into alignment with international liquidity standards.
Change to BDI looks to boost derivatives trading
The way the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is calculated will change as of July 1, in a move designed to encourage derivatives trading of the index.
Ex-Countrywide chief faces fraud charges
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Westpac suffers 'fat finger' op risk loss in New Zealand
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£150 million tax scam uncovered in Dubai
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Santander settles over Madoff
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Japan's Aozora Bank raided following insider-trading tip-off
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Two More Ponzi schemes exposed in the US
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US bank fraud ring rumbled
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BIS outlines 'narrow path ahead' in annual report
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