(I) REGULATORY REFORMUS - U.S. Senator Dodd boosts Fed risk oversight in financial reform billEU - EU hedge fund rules stalled, UK digs in heelsEU - Schaeuble calls for closer euro zone integration, details monetary fundEU ECB’s Trichet, European Monetary Fund idea “deserves examinationUS - Bernanke defends Fed small-bank supervision roleUS - Citi to boost proprietary trading unit - reportUS White House rips business lobby over financial reformUS - Big majority in U.S. wants Wall Street regulation(II) FINANCIAL CRISIS & ECONOMYUS - Examiner sees accounting gimmicks in Lehman demise
MARCH 18, 2010
US USearns $33 million on rescued-bank warrant auctions -in weekEU European central banker says to phase out emergency lendingUS - US bank regulators may extend crisis-era guaranteeUS - U.S. thrift regulator defends industry, agencyEU - Big EU insurers resilient in stress test - watchdog(III) ENFORCEMENT & SUPERVISIONUS - Judge won't modify core of 2003 U.S. financial analyst “firewall deal GERMANY - Germany's Merkel considering risk charge on banks - paperAUSTRALIA Central bank says Australian bank rate rises outpace funding costs
GLOBAL REGULATORY BRIEFING
MARCH !8
(X) TRADE & CROSS BORDERSAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia approves first ETF open for foreignersJAPAN/TAIWAN Taiwan exchange eyes ETF cross-listing with Tokyo reportAUSTRALIA - Australia tells Beijing to stay out of iron ore talksZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe central bank head attacks planned company seizureTAIWAN - Taiwan approves China financial investment rulesTAIWAN - Taiwan to seek tax-free status for LCD panels in China talks(XI) STATE ENTERPRISESUK - Mandelson: UK should consider state investment fundSINGAPORE - Ex-Morgan Stanley banker to step down as Temasek senior MDCHINA - China state seen fund open to shorting stocks(XII) COMMODITIES & ENERGYINDIA - India puts off nuclear bill after opposition protestsCANADA - More regulation needed for Canada oil sands -reportCHINA/ARGENTINA - CNOOC to buy stake in Argentina's BridasCZECH REPUBLIC - Czechs seek to temper solar investment boom(XIII) ISLAMIC FINANCEMALAYSIA - Malaysian body creates new Islamic reinsurance modelINDUSTRIAL POLICYMALAYSIA Malaysia plans new economic model for growth-SOUTH AFRICA South Africa land nationalization called threat to investmentTELECOMS & INTERNETUS - US broadband plan aims to boost speed, wirelessCHINA - China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls outAUSTRALIA - Greens threaten to sink Telstra splitTHAILAND - Thai AIS jumps on report government won't pursue claimsUAE - UAE restricts VoIP to local firms - regulatorMEDIA & PRESS FREEDOMUS - Website's instant posts of Wall Street research bannedITALY - Group takes Berlusconi to rights court on TV controlVENEZUELA - Venezuela's Chavez calls for Internet controlsINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSPEOPLESOUTH KOREA SOUTH Korea names OECD envoy as central bank chiefUS - Yellen, 2 others lead picks for U.S. FedUS - US regulator FINRA's enforcement chief steps downHUNGARY - Next Hungary government may try to oust central bank head - report