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US court accepts $1.8bn SAC insider trading settlement

Published on: Monday, April 14, 2014 by Paul Stanbridge

A US court has accepted a $1.8bn (£1.07bn) settlement for insider trading by US  hedge fund group SAC Capital Advisors. . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26985243#



ECB hints at further stimulus to combat low inflation

Published on: Monday, April 14, 2014 by Paul Stanbridge

The European Central Bank (ECB) has said it will provide “further stimulus” to  the eurozone economy if inflation in the bloc continues to remain low.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27008293#



THE IMPAIRED EU SECURITISATION MARKET: CAUSES, ROADBLOCKS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM

Published on: Monday, April 14, 2014 by Paul Stanbridge

A Bank of England and European Central Bank collaborative paper:

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/news/2014/paper070.pdf



Capital standard for bank exposures to central counterparties finalised by the Basel Committee

Published on: Monday, April 14, 2014 by Paul Stanbridge

The Basel Committee has today published a final standard for calculating regulatory capital for banks’ exposures to central counterparties (CCPs).

http://www.bis.org/press/p140410.htm



Carney’s Policy Autopilot Gives Time for McKinsey Revamp

Published on: Monday, April 7, 2014 by Paul Stanbridge

Mark Carney picked a good time to implement sweeping changes at the Bank of England . . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-06/carney-s-policy-autopilot-gives-time-for-boe-in-mckinsey-revamp.html