Troubled Asset Relief Program (Tarp)

An inspector calls

Since his appointment last December, Tarp inspector Neil Barofsky has conducted a range of audits and investigations into sensitive issues – most recently condemning the US Treasury’s oversight of AIG’s compensation policies. He speaks to Mark Pengelly…

Warranting approval?

The US Treasury has come under fire for allowing banks to repurchase warrants held under its Troubled Asset Relief Program at a discount. Is the criticism justified? And what effect is an auction of JP Morgan's warrants likely to have? Mark Pengelly…

Lobby urges Geithner to delay consolidation rules

The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is facing resistance to its plans to force banks to account for their links to off-balance-sheet vehicles, which could require them to raise billions more in Tier I capital.

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