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Volcker Criticizes Move to Change Accounting Standards
New York :: NY :: USA | 23 days ago
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Volcker , a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board , said Monday. Mr. Volcker has been an outspoken critic of “mark-to-market” accounting that forced banks to take large write-downs in asset values, a position cited by banks earlier this year when...
Tags: accounting rules, European Commission, Mr. Volcker, banks regulator, New York, Financial Accounting Standards Board, International Financial Reporting Standards, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Volcker, Mark-to-market accounting, Finance, Financial regulation, International Accounting Standards Board, Business Finance
Chinese banking watchdog warns rising liquidity risk
Xinhua :: China | about 1 month ago
Credibility But the statement underlined the necessity of enhancing liquidity risk management against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. In response to the nation's call to prop up the slowing economy amid the global financial crisis, Chinese banks...
Tags: Commercial Bank of China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, billion yuan, commercial banks, trillion yuan, china banks, net profits, U.S, Chinese, banks regulator
Bair warns of slow bank, economic recovery
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The number of so-called "problem banks" and bank failures will remain high for the next several quarters, and the economic recovery may not be as robust as in past cycles, a top U.S. bank regulator said on Wednesday. Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal...
Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., real estate, Sheila Bair, estate loans, commercial real, federal deposits, deposits insurance, economic recovery, banks regulator
Frank defends consumer protection proposal
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank criticized House colleagues who want to take power from the Federal Reserve when it comes to bailouts but argue the Fed should keep its consumer protection powers, which the central bank has been widely criticized...
Tags: Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve, banks regulator, consumers protection, consumers financial, House Financial Services Committee, financial crisis, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, consumers agency, credit cards, Washington
China orders crackdown on industrial overcapacity
Beijing :: China | 2 months ago
Credibility China announced sweeping curbs on surging investment in steelmaking, cement and other industries, warning that chaotic overexpansion was raising the danger of job losses and trouble for banks. Business groups and economists have warned that Beijing's...
Tags: China Banking Regulatory Commission, Citigroup Inc., Wants Citigroup, The Wall Street Journal, china banks, banks regulator, China, Beijing
Geithner: Feds need more power to prevent bailouts
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility While the credit crisis has eased this year and most forecasters say the economy is beginning to grow, the debate over new regulations comes in the shadow of the still highly controversial program. The proposal has become one of the more contentious parts...
Tags: obama administration, Obama, banks regulator, Washington
China calls on banks to reduce loan risk
Beijing :: China | 2 months ago
Credibility China�s bank regulator has called on banks to improve their internal risk management following a surge of new loans in the first eight months of this year, a notice on the agency�s Web site said. ‘With bank loans growing rapidly, all kinds of risks are...
Tags: China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Daily, china banks, banks industry, banks regulator, risk management, banks regulatory, Liu Mingkang, loans growing, banks loans, China, Beijing
Cameron unveils plan to scrap FSA
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility David Cameron today accused the government of a "policy failure of historic proportions" as he unveiled plans to abolish the Financial Services Authority and divide its responsibilities between a beefed-up Bank of England and a new consumer protection...
Tags: FSA Defends Regulatory Role, Bank of England, Financial Services Authority, Britain, U.K, David Cameron, banks regulator
Obama warns North Korea a 'grave threat'
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | 5 months ago
Credibility US President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday nuclear North Korea was a "grave threat" and said he would not tolerate the Stalinist state's provocative strategy of extracting rewards with belligerent behavior. Obama signaled an airtight alliance with visiting...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, president barack, Federal Reserve Board, US Federal Reserve, president obama, White House, banks regulator, South Korea
ICBC shows strong support for SMEs
Beijing :: China | 9 months ago
Credibility SMEs reached 1.9 trillion yuan, according to the lender's statement. SMEs in various cities and provinces, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Guangdong, and plans to open 12 more in the near future. The central government has asked financial institutions...
Tags: Agricultural Bank of China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, banks regulator, global economic, growth target, stimulus plans, economic crisis, Liu Tienan, Beijing
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