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OECD States That A Bigger Euro Bailout Fund Is Needed to Create Space To Boost Growth

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has stated that the current level of commitment to the rescue funds in the EU is not enough to restore market confidence and that a credible financial firewall is needed.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

How Tribunals of Inquiry Fail: Lessons from the Fall of Irish Political Authority

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The former Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, has been forced to resign from the party he led following a report into corruption that took fifteen years to complete; should catharsis take this long?

APRA Releases Research on Superannuation Fund Size

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today released the results of research into the relationship between fund size and the performance of APRA-regulated superannuation funds

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Coutts Fined £8.75 million for Anti-Money Laundering Control Failings

The Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) has fined Coutts & Company (“Coutts”) £8.75 million for failing to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective anti-money laundering (“AML”) systems and controls relating to high risk customers, including Politically Exposed Persons.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Inside the FOFA Deal: ASIC's Power Increases

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Monday, March 26, 2012

ASIC is likely to require the code to confer considerable powers on it, in relation to oversight, compliance and enforcement.

State Capital, Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Future Fund - III

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Despite the xenophobic nature of the debate on Sovereign Wealth Funds in Australia, there is no evidence of their investment strategies being driven by agendas other than commercial considerations.

Regulation on Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps

The Regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Regulation comes into effect on 1 November 2012.

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Inside the FOFA Deal: The Success of the Experiment Depends on Extent and Quality of Implementation

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

While regulators have seen the light about client priority and conflicts, the heat around the best interests duty has partly obscured the fact it is a damp squib.

Central Bank of Ireland Publishes Review of the Regulatory Regime For the Safeguarding of Client Assets

The Central Bank of Ireland has outlined its plan to strengthen the protection of client assets and published the “Review of the Regulatory Regime for the Safeguarding of Client Assets” which contains wide-ranging recommendations, covering internal operational and structural issues for firms, revisi

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Central Bank of Ireland Publishes Macro-Financial Review

In a new report, the Central Bank of Ireland (“Bank”) identified risks around continued economic weakness, over-indebted private and public sectors and warned that mortgage stress, poor profit outlooks and funding pressures could see the fresh capital put into the country's banks erode quicker

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Friday, March 23, 2012

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