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“European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has demanded that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder explain the scope of US data collection about EU citizens. “Direct access of US law enforcement to the data of EU citizens on servers of US companies should be excluded unless in clearly defined, exceptional and judicially reviewable situations,” the Commissioner wrote. …
CHEMICAL REGULATION Observations on the Toxic Substances Control Act and EPA Implementation, GAO-13-696T, Jun 13, 2013 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK Recent Growth Underscores Need for Improved Risk Management and Reporting, GAO-13-703T, Jun 13, 2013 FEDERAL JUDICIARY Efforts to Consolidate and Share Services between District and Bankruptcy Clerks’ Offices GAO-13-531, Jun 13, 2013 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Causes and Consequences of Recent Community Bank Failures, GAO-13-704T, Jun 13, …
Economic shocks research: a report to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Research on whether and how government should act in response to economic shocks, Ref: BIS/13/856, 14 June 2013 “The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned SQW and Coventry University Business School to undertake research into economic shocks. The study defines economic shocks as instances …
Hedge Funds, Systemic Risk, and Dodd-Frank – The Road Ahead, Lloyd Dixon, Noreen Clancy, Krishna B. Kumar 2013 “These proceedings summarize the key themes and issues raised during a symposium on September 24, 2012, hosted by the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance. Discussion focused on the ways in which hedge funds might contribute to systemic risk and …
Bank Leverage and Monetary Policy’s Risk-Taking Channel: Evidence from the United States, Dell’Ariccia, Giovanni; Laeven, Luc; Suarez, Gustavo, June 6, 2013. “We present evidence of a risk-taking channel of monetary policy for the U.S. banking system. We use confidential data on the internal ratings of U.S. banks on loans to businesses over the period 1997 to …
