Financial Regulatory Forum

   By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The Obama administration made gains on Tuesday in its push for U.S. financial reform, unveiling a landmark bill to tackle systemic risk in the economy and winning congressional committee approval for a measure to expose hedge funds to more government scrutiny.The systemic risk bill would grant vast powers to a new systemic risk regulatory council, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp to monitor and address risks to economic stability posed by shaky financial holding companies.

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U.S. SEC pursuing “significant” insider cases-source
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – U.S. securities regulators are pursuing “significant” insider trading cases involving financial professionals, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.

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FRANKFURT, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The German government completed the nationalisation of stricken lender Hypo Real Estate on Tuesday, setting the stage for a prolonged legal battle with minority shareholders, including J.C. Flowers.

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