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Basle III
Regulators meeting in Switzerland agree on new global rules to strengthen banks - Washington Post
Basel III will not prevent another crisis unless there is effective regulation - The Telegraph
Reaction to Basel III rules for banks - The Telegraph
Bankers fear race to overtake Basel III - Financial Times
Relief over delay to Basel liquidity rules - Financial Times
What Basel means for banks - The Telegraph
Tricky lessons yet to be learnt by international regulators - The Independent
People
Ex-IBM executive jailed in Galleon case - Financial Times
Trader blamed for Morgan Stanley's $9bn loss back in business - The Telegraph
Howard Davies: The Government's mistake over London regulation - The Telegraph
UK urges action on British bankers held in Bahrain - The Telegraph
Companies
Logica Enables Banks to Deliver Cost Effective SEPA Direct Debit Mandate Management
- Payments News
Watchdog raps KPMG over early audit sign-off - Financial Times
Markets
City experts predict FTSE will rise 10% this year - The Independent
Statistics on payments – Data for 2009 – - ECB
EU forecasts better than expected recovery - The Independent
More banks missing TARP dividend payments - Washington Post
US risks losing superpower status unless it tackles the deficit, Henry Paulson warns - The Telegraph
'Finance to vary Nigeria economy' - BBC
Chris M Skinner
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