Financial Regulatory Forum

   HANOI, July 1 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s central bank on Wednesday banned all banks from charging fees and commissions on dollar/dong transactions, as part of efforts to curb dollar sales outside the trading band.
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    LONDON (Reuters) – Basel II rules will remain the banking industry’s core guide to determining capital charges with only incremental changes expected to reflect lessons from the credit crunch, a top banking supervisor said on Tuesday. (more…)

  By Huw Jones   

  LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s banks will have to set aside far larger amounts of capital to cover trading risks in future, the country’s top financial watchdog said on Tuesday in a move backed by Europe’s top bank. (more…)