Image-conscious China chides its 'unruly' tourists

Financial Stability Board

Bank regulators must beware lure of protectionism

31 Dec 2012

When Mark Carney replaces Mervyn King as governor of the Bank of England in July, the world will be deprived of King's witty public utterances.

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UK and US regulators issue plan to cope with big bank failure

11 Dec 2012

American and British regulators have unveiled a plan for dealing with failing global, systemically important banks that will allow them to fire senior executives and force losses on shareholders...

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Canadian picked to head Bank of England

27 Nov 2012

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was unexpectedly appointed as the next head of the Bank of England, succeeding Mervyn King.

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Shadow banking grows to US$67tr

20 Nov 2012

The shadow banking industry has grown to about US$67 trillion, US$6 trillion bigger than previously thought, leading global regulators to seek more oversight of financial transactions outside...

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Bigger capital burden ruling to clip Deutsche Bank's earnings

3 Nov 2012

Deutsche Bank would be required to hold more capital and Bank of America's burden stands to be reduced as global regulators shuffled the competitive balance among the world's biggest banks.

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