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Bank hostage standoff ends peacefully
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FSA fines kilminster financial management
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FED slams Mid-America Bank over compliance
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JP Morgan censured by NYSE regulation and fined $150,000
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US Bank swindled by prominent music mogul
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Japanese authority rebukes Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
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US Treasury wants regulatory overhaul
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EU report makes case for a pan-European regulation
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Analysts question WTI/Brent spread
The spread between West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and ICE Brent has narrowed significantly, hitting $0.95 this week from a high of $7.34 in mid-May.
MSCI Barra launches integrated hedge fund model
MSCI Barra, a New York-based indexing and analytics firm, has launched the Barra Hedge Fund Model, which quantifies a hedge fund’s market risk and the risks associated with a fund’s strategy and style, in a portfolio context.
New SEC committee set up to examine financial reporting systems
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RenCap takes Dresdner global debt capital markets head
Petri Kivinen, London-based global head of debt capital markets at Dresdner Kleinwort, will join emerging markets investment bank Renaissance Capital in September.
CFTC names new chairman
The US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has named Walter Lukken as acting chairman, replacing Reuben Jeffery.