Topic: Financial Regulatory Policy

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Rating agency rules on way

Canadian regulators are keeping a global post-crisis pledge to establish oversight for credit rating agencies.. . The Canadian Securities...

Senate banking panel to vote on Iran sanctions February 2

The Senate Banking Committee expects to vote on Thursday, February 2 on legislation containing more sanctions on Iran, the panel announced on ...
The 2008 crisis has necessitated arelook at almost every tenet the financial sector once held dear. One such tenet is the belief that a lighter...

Geithner doesn't expect another term

Timothy Geithner says he doesn't expect President Barack Obama to keep him on as Treasury secretary.. . Geithner tells Bloomberg Television, "He's ...
Financial regulators are close to ruling on Lone Star Funds' eligibility as the biggest shareholder of Korea Exchange Bank.. "Inspectors have been ...

Hedge fund Greenlight fined for market abuse

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Greenlight Capital and its high-profile owner David Einhorn were fined 7.2 million pounds by Britain's...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority sanctioned Merrill Lynch for forcing former brokers to settle disputes over "retention bonuses" in New...

U.K. FSA Mulls Alts. Bonus Rules

British regulators may extend compensation and bonus rules for banks to alternative investment firms. read...
First, Paul Romer confirms some of my views when I wrote "The Chess Game of Financial Regulation." That is, eventually, all fixed rules will be...