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Foreign regulators leave US isolated on uncleared margin rules
The extraterritorial application of US uncleared margin proposals will make it tough for US banks to compete with their foreign counterparts unless the proposals are copied by regulators elsewhere
Fed aims for summer Sifi regulations
Bernanke says Fed expects to issue proposed rules on Sifi oversight this summer; also 'on schedule' to implement Basel III
Johnson to oversee Senate banking committee
Johnson to oversee Senate banking committee
Reform bill blocked in Senate despite dropping exchange trading
Republicans voted against debating financial reform again, despite the elimination of mandatory exchange trading from the bill.
CFTC pushes on with regulatory sweep
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) moved to increase oversight of several unregulated energy contracts today, even though broader financial reform from Congress could negate the action.
US senators criticise rating agency reform proposals
Senators and industry experts have criticised US Treasury proposals to keep tabs on credit rating agencies in relation to competition, conflicts of interest and the quality of ratings.
Paulson Plan dubbed “a necessary evil”
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Risk management discussed at Senate Banking Committee hearing
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