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U.S. Lays Out Factors to Designate Risky Firms

U.S. regulators proposed using six different factors Tuesday to help them gauge when a non-bank financial firm poses risks to the system and merits additional oversight. The Financial Stability Oversight Council agreed in a unanimous vote to open a 30-day …

New Systemic Risk Council Faces Key Test

The new council of U.S. regulators will face a major test on Tuesday when it unveils recommendations on how to enforce one of the most recognizable, if inscrutable, aspects of the six-month-old Wall Street reform law: the Volcker rule. The …