>Taking longer to earn their way out of losses has its downside for Europe's banks – lending is constrained longer

Fed lauds benefits of House Bill as officials debate whether people will walk away from jobs for better pay

Commission blames advisers for assessment failure as industry again slams proposed capital charges. Europe’s competitiveness seen hurt by capital increases estimated as high as 75%

Leading insurers take up the cudgels against regulators who would bracket them with banks as potential threats

BASEL, Switzerland, March 8 (Global Risk Regulator) – Global regulators spearheading reform of international financial regulation have yet to reach a consensus on how to deal with so-called “too-big-to-fail” banks so that they don’t have to be bailed out by taxpayers if they hit trouble.

LONDON, March 2 – A summary of recent international financial regulation news follows:

LONDON, February 22 – A summary of recent international regulatory news and forthcoming events follows:

LONDON, February 18 (Global Risk Regulator) – Amid rising fears that the international consensus on financial regulation reform is cracking, a top global watchdog warns today of the dangers of failing to reach international agreement.

Reports call for systemic banks to come under direction of a European Authority. Bigger role for new systemic risk board By Melvyn Westlake

Differing accounting rules create hurdle for internationally consistent leverage ratio. Basel proposal called ‘draconian’