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Financial Stability Board Issues Press Release Following Basel Meeting

The Financial Stability Board has issued a press release following its recent meeting in Basel at which it discussed vulnerabilities currently affecting the global financial system and its work plan for 2012 to strengthen global financial regulation

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

European Central Bank Suggests That Hedging Increases Risk Taking

The European Central Bank argues that despite an objective of hedging being to share risk, the effect can in fact be an increase in risk-taking, as negative news about the hedge creates an incentive problem for the seller.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

International Monetary Fund Investigates System-Wide Liquidity Stress Testing

The International Monetary Fund has released a report which notes that liquidity stress tests are less developed than solvency stress tests, and sets out to create a platform for assessing banks’ liquidity positions.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Affirms Commitment to Liquidity Standards

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision have stated that the Liquidity Coverage Ratio is to be introduced as a minimum standard in 2015, in line with the original implementation plans.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

FRC responds to European Consultation on Pension Scheme Regulation

The FRC has responded to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority’s (EIOPA) draft advice to the European Commission (EC) for the review of the IORP Directive, the European legislation that governs the regulation of UK pension schemes.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Bank for International Settlements Releases Paper on the Sustainability of Pension Schemes

The Bank for International Settlements has released a working paper on the sustainability of pension schemes, which suggests that changes in real returns have a disproportionate impact on service costs for pension schemes.

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Monday, January 2, 2012

Insurance Regulation Reflections for a Post-Crisis World

The future size and shape of the international regulatory architecture for the insurance industry will become much clearer during 2012 and the discussions on that process are reaching a critical juncture.

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Bank resolution and bail-ins in the context of bank groups

Gleeson, Simon. Bank resolution and bail-ins in the context of bank groups. Law and Financial Markets Review, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2012: 61-67. Availability: <http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=155127727929525;res=IELBUS>

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Banking supervision and resolution: The European dimension

Schoenmaker, Dirk. Banking supervision and resolution: The European dimension. Law and Financial Markets Review, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2012: 52-60. Availability: <http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=155053196044492;res=IELBUS>

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Financial Stability Oversight Council Reports to Congress on Prompt Corrective Action

In accordance with section 202(g)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Financial Stability Oversight Council has submitted a report to Congress regarding the implementation of prompt corrective action (“PCA”) by the federal banking agencies.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

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