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A review of various consumer groups' efforts to get the newly elected Democratic Congress to impose new rules on credit card companies and subprime mortgage lenders, and to overhaul the federal bankruptcy laws, is presented.

A DECADE AGO, the Pudong development zone in Shanghai was little more than paddyfields and the vision of Zhu Rongjii, then vice-premier in charge of economic reform and governor of [...]

The launching at Kawela Bay Management usually winces at the thought of doing things by committee. But that, say the planners of Kuilima Resort, is exactly why their project is [...]

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa's presentation on global supervision has successfully highlighted the need for integrated supervision but his paper may lead some to underestimate the obstacles involved. Considerations in its successful implementation is the European Union's recognition of regulatory response to these functions, the regulatory emphasis on objectives and not functions and, the sufficiency of existing international institutions to support this movement.

If banks in the Gulf are to polish their image and set their business partners' minds at ease, they will have to tighten up supervision and regulatory procedures. Mushtak Parker [...]

Regulation, regulation, regulation. Three consultations about how the industry should be regulated are under way, and Abta wants to be sure it hears all its members' voices loud and clear. [...]

Risk Capital Testing Creates Jitters Industry officials are getting increasingly nervous about the testing of the National Association Insurance Commissioners' proposed risk-based capital formula currently being conducted by the NAIC. [...]

A spat looms over reforming bank capital-adequacy rules SOMETIMES the only thing people can agree on is a mediocre idea. Ahead of the G20 meeting, some regulators are pushing to [...]

Obama Outlines Trade Policy Agenda WASHINGTON President Obama laid out a trade agenda for 2009 that affirmed many of the priorities he outlined while campaigning, including the elimination of unfair [...]

Aifa believes the FSA is considering bringing in a 15-year long stop for complaints following lobbying by the trade body. This comes despite the FSA stating in its retail distribution […]

The US chemical industry is gearing up to comply with new antiterrorismregulations issued by the Department of Homeland Security 'Our members have invested a great amount into upgrading security' Bill [...]

ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has sought to reassure advertisers that any change to Contract Rights Renewal will continue to offer them protection, while rewarding the broadcaster for a strong [...]

The retail distribution review may recommend an independent council to govern financial advisers, with the ability to strike off those who are not up to scratch. The professionalism and reputation […]

No credit? Bad credit? No assets? No problem. Many mortgage lenders banked on easy access to fast cash to draw in customers, often using TV or the Internet to market [...]

Terry Maguire wonders why PSNI's president is taking a seat on a committee whose remit is to abolish PSNI PSNI, it seems, was doomed from the start and more disappointingly [...]

by Steve Hobson The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has called on energy regulator Ofgem to strictly enforce proposed new licence conditions requiring electricity distribution network operators to speed up connections [...]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule to increase fines for civil violations was driven by the Sago coal mine tragedy. But it had not hit the street by [...]

WASHINGTON -- Momentum is building in Congress to create an optional federal insurance charter. The Senate Banking Committee is set today to hold the first of several planned hearings on [...]

WASHINGTON -- Lenders should tighten underwriting of nontraditional mortgages and inform consumers better about their risks, federal bank regulators said Tuesday. In 41 pages of draft guidelines, the agencies said [...]

WASHINGTON -- Limiting the mortgage holdings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to dominate discussion of reform of the regulation of the government-sponsored enterprises, but several lawmakers branched out [...]

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's insurance brokerage investigation has dimmed the prospects of a modest regulatory reform proposal in Congress, but more far-reaching changes still face large obstacles, experts [...]

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Vice Chairman John Reich said Wednesday that a key element of regulatory relief should be different supervisory regimens for big and small banks. Speaking at an [...]

EUROPEAN legislators should understand the differences between markets before making rules to create a single one, according to industry experts. At a Treasury select committee meeting on the European Union [...]

insurance companies are preparing for new rules governing the industry and those who work in it. From January 2005 it will become compulsory for intermediaries who advise clients on general [...]

New international capital standards took another step forward Saturday as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a 251-page framework that regulators from 13 countries will use to implement the [...]

So when will digital tachos finally be fitted in UK trucks? Good question; Pat Hagan asks it. Under EU regulations, it was envisaged that from 5 August this year every [...]