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Watchdog Sees Financial Weak Spots
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The Financial Stability Oversight Council
07/26/2011
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Watchdog Sees Financial Weak Spots
Wall Street Journal 07/26/2011
Soul searching about the lack of changes to make the financial system safer after the 2008 global financial crisis
01/15/2010
Soul searching at the IMF, Britain's Financial Services Authority and among experts about the lack of serious changes or reforms in the financial system after the global financial crisis of 2008. Bondholders did not take a haircut in Ireland, and large banks are still "too big to fail." A sense that this could happen again.
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Wall Street's Giants Try 'Flow Monster' Formula
Wall Street Journal 05/20/2013
GE Capital, AIG to Get More Government Oversight
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2013
Obama Presses Regulators to Finish Financial Rules
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2013
Weâre All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
New York Times 08/25/2013
Volcker Rule to Curb Bank Trading Proves Hard to Write
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2013
After a Financial Flood, Pipes Are Still Broken
New York Times 09/14/2013
Risks posed by credit default swaps and derivatives in the event of a default in Greece or other stressed EU countries- 2011-2012
06/22/2011
The total credit default swaps, derivatives and financial instruments for a default in 5 financially stressed EU countries are estimated at $616 billion based on information from Markit, the Bank for International Settlements and data firms. Systemic risks are posed by this and by any surprises that are not visible to regulators at this time. These fears affect Europeans response to the debt problems, as they have no clear idea of what to expect out there.
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Greece Defaults on IMF Loan Despite New Push for Bailout Aid
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2015
Derivatives Cloud the Possible Fallout From a Greek Default
New York Times 06/22/2011
Regulators Finalize New Derivatives Rules
New York Times 07/08/2011
Watchdog Sees Financial Weak Spots
Wall Street Journal 07/26/2011
Investors Ask if Anything Can Save Greece From Default
New York Times 09/25/2011
Banks Conduct Greek 'Fire Drills'
Wall Street Journal 11/04/2011
The U.S. Federal Reserve's Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee
10/21/2009
Fed chairman Bernanke and Governor Tarullo set up the LISCC in 2010 to provide expert supervision at Fed headquarters that reports to them. Before this supervision was left to the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. Now the Fed can draw on the 42 PhD's and other experts in its ranks to review individual bank's financial position for systemic risk in adverse scenarios and flag these risks. This is critical to effective supervision of large banks.
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Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2013
The Power Behind the Throne at the Federal Reserve
New York Times 07/31/2013
Fed Boosts Pressure on Banks Over Capital Levels
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2013
Banks Ordered to Add Capital to Limit Risks
New York Times 04/08/2014
The Federal Reserve's Too Cozy Relations With Banks
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2014
The Fed Needs Governors Who Aren’t Wall Street Insiders
Wall Street Journal 11/18/2014
Thomas Hoenig and other experts on the "too big to fail" banking crisis that hovers over the U.S. economy
09/23/2010
Former Fed Governor of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank for 20 years, Thomas Hoenig, has followed Fed policy over a long period. He has maintained throughout that government backing takes away an essential element in the safe and conservative practices of financial institutions by encouraging the taking of excessive risks. The only way to ensure their safety is for creditors to know they bear serious risks and for the systemically important financial insitutions to know that not following safe financial practices can put these institutions and management out of business.
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GE Capital, AIG to Get More Government Oversight
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2013
Weâre All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
New York Times 08/25/2013
Soothing Words on 'Too Big to Fail' But With Little Meaning
New York Times 12/11/2013
BusinessWeek 09/23/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2013
Banks Ordered to Add Capital to Limit Risks
New York Times 04/08/2014
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