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Thursday, January 21st, 2010The White House wants commercial banks that take deposits from customers to be barred from investing on behalf of the bank itself—what’s known as proprietary trading—and said the administration will seek new limits on the size and concentration of financial institutions. Under the proposed rule, commercial banks would be prohibited from owning, investing in or [...]
U.S. financial regulation reform proposals
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010The U.S. Senate will renew efforts this month to overhaul financial regulation, basing much of its work on a bill offered by Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd, who announced this week he will retire at the end of 2010. Like legislation approved on Dec. 11 by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Dodd bill proposes the [...]
Handelsblatt, Kommentar : Ratingagenturen, Aufseher zementieren die Macht der Ratings
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Dazu haben insbesondere die internationalen Eigenkapitalregeln für Banken, im Fachjargon Basel II, beigetragen. Die Bonitätsnoten bestimmen, mit wie viel Kapital eine Bank den Besitz von Krediten und Wertpapieren unterlegen muss. Vor allem bei komplexen, also verbrieften, Wertpapieren ist dieser Weg praktisch alternativlos. Verankert in zahllosen Anlagerichtlinien und Verordnungen für Fonds und Versicherer legen Ratings auch [...]
Kapitalvorschriften lockerer als befürchtet
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Ein Grund für die kleine Rally dürfte ein Artikel in der japanischen Finanzzeitung «Nikkei» liefern: Dort heisst es, dass die Bankenaufsichtsbehörden bald die neuen Richtlinien für Eigenkapitalanforderungen veröffentlichen werden – konkret die Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich BIZ in Basel. In dem Artikel werden brisante Details gemeldet: Den Banken soll eine lange Übergangsphase von über zehn [...]
Financial Stability Board – Liste der systemrelevanten Finanzkonzerne, die über Ländergrenzen hinweg beaufsichtigt werden sollen
Monday, November 30th, 2009systemrelevante Finanzkonzerne: Aegon Allianz Aviva Axa Banca Intesa Bank of America Barclays BBVA Santander BNP Paribas Citigroup Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs HSBC ING JP Morgan Mitsubishi UFJ Mizuho Morgan Stanley Nomura RB1 of Canada RB1 of Scotland Société Générale Stand. Chartered Sumitomo Mitsui Swiss Re UBS Unicredit Zurich
Deloitte: Trade Problems Loom
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Position limits being considered by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to eliminate “excessive” market speculation could create problems for companies trading energy commodities, said John England, managing partner for energy in Deloitte & Touche LLP’s markets consulting practice. Proposed regulatory changes would affect hedge funds, banks, insurance, and other firms, said England. “It is [...]
Bank Failures 2009 / bankrotte US Banken 2009
Monday, October 12th, 2009October Southern Colorado National Bank, Pueblo, CO with approximately $39.5 million in assets and approximately $31.9 million in deposits was closed. Legacy Bank, Wiley, CO has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-181-2009) Jennings State Bank, Spring Grove, MN with approximately $56.3 million in assets and approximately $52.4 million in deposits was closed. Central Bank, Stillwater, [...]
Banken greifen nach OTC-Dienstleister CHF.Clearnet
Friday, September 11th, 2009Die Bemühungen der Banken, ihre außerbörslichen Wertpapiertransaktionen durch die Einschaltung einer zentralen Clearing-Partei sicherer zu gestalten, nehmen allem Anschein nach konkrete Formen an. So zeichnet sich nun endgültig der seit langem gewollte Einstieg eines Bankenkonsortiums bei dem auf das Settlement und Clearing von Wertpapiertransaktionen spezialisierte Unternehmen LCH.Clearnet Group ab. Darauf deuten zumindest die jüngsten Aussagen [...]
SEC To Host Roundtables On Securities Lending, Short-Selling
Friday, September 11th, 2009The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to hold two roundtable discussions on securities lending and short-selling, the agency announced Friday. The first roundtable, slated for Sept. 29, will focus on securities lending issues. The second meeting on Sept. 30, meanwhile, will discuss short-selling pre-borrowing requirements and ideas for potential new disclosure regulations on short-selling. [...]
Federal Reserve imposes restrictions on banks in Nebraska and Missouri and their owner
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009The Federal Reserve has imposed restrictions on two correspondent banks in Nebraska and Missouri owned by Midwest Independent Bancshares Inc. of Jefferson City, Mo. Regulators want the banks to develop stronger credit risk standards, adopt comprehensive ethics policies, improve capital reserves and draft realistic budgets for 2009.
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