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Showing posts with label U.S. Financial Stability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. Financial Stability. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Canada asks for exemption to Volcker rule

OTTAWA (Reuters) - New banking regulations proposed by Washington to avoid bailouts in the future also reach into Canada in a way that could hurt the government bond market and hinder progress on global financial reform, top Canadian officials said on Monday.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Non-bank Firms May Face New Push To Disclose Risk Data

The new U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council might seek an unprecedented volume of data from hedge funds, broker-dealers and mortgage companies about their risk exposure, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing a confidential study by the panel.

In the document, dated Feb. 3, the council identifies dozens of "potential metrics" to be used in determining which non-bank financial firms should be deemed "systemically important" and subject to oversight by the Federal Reserve.