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ECB study raises leverage fears
A study of hedge funds by the European ... Investors and consultants agreed with the ECB’s financial ... The ECB said: “Increased margin requirements and margin ... The review said changes in leverage seemed to ... The largest reduction in leverage between October 2006...
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McCreevy backs calls for agencies to register in Europe
Europe’s leading financial markets regulator, itself one of ... The European Commission has welcomed a proposal last ... Charlie McCreevy, the European Internal Market Commissioner, who ... He added: "I am not disregarding any suggestions.” ... McCreevy’s proposals for change in the industry, which...
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Sub-prime lawsuits to rise as regulators probe Wall Street
Litigation involving securities and mortgage fraud in the ... According to an April report from accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers, ... The total number of securities cases jumped to ... The report said the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ... A task force of federal and regional regulators...
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Investor advisers give thumbs up to Sarbox
Investment advisers speaking at a corporate governance conference ... Michael Lofing, a managing director in financial analysis ... He said: "The audit on internal controls will ... Francis Hounnongandji, chief executive of Allied Business Controls, ... He said EU legislation like the 8th Company...
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Banks' regulatory costs to double by 2010
The average bill for regulation and compliance at ... Spending on regulation and compliance is set to ... This estimate could turn out to be conservative ... Russell Collins, head of financial services at Deloitte, ... The report points to the “avalanche” of regulation...
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Alchemy's Moulton slams bankers' pay
Jon Moulton, managing partner of UK buyout firm ... Moulton attacked the compensation packages paid to bankers ... He said banks which encourage riskier behaviour through ... Moulton said banks must move to a pay ... He said: “If you put people on 1,000% ... Angela Knight, chief executive of the British Bankers...
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Chinese regulator slams banks’ wealth management practices
The China Banking Regulatory Commission has vented anger ... A memo sent by the CBRC to distributors ... It says some banks’ manner of calculating yields ... The industry, says the memo, has failed to ... The CBRC says banks had failed to assess...
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