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Turkey’s banking regulator increased the reserves banks must set aside against consumer lending, the latest in a series of steps designed to slow loan growth and rein in a booming economy.
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The Ontario Securities Commission, Canada’s main stock market regulator, is investigating “matters related” to Sino-Forest Corp., whose shares have plunged 73 percent since a short seller said it overstated timberland production.
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The Prudential Regulatory Authority plans to crack down on risky U.K. banks when it takes over financial regulation next year, restricting the dividends and bonuses of lenders at an earlier stage.
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The European Union’s top financial regulator will review this year’s bonus awards following criticism of large payouts for bank executives, two people with knowledge of the situation said.
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A proposed cap on debit-card ‘swipe’ fees scheduled to take effect in July may be delayed or revised amid questions about its impact raised by the financial industry, regulators and lawmakers.
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A bond trader fired by Toronto- Dominion Bank was banned from working in the financial industry in the U.K. and fined 750,000 pounds ($ 1.2 million) for misstating his trading positions and lying to hide losses.
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Singapore Exchange Ltd.’s A$ 7.8 billion ($ 7.8 billion) bid for ASX Ltd., operator of Australia’s main bourse, was cleared by the nation’s competition regulator.
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