LONDON, December 30 - The limited number of responses to the October agreement that helped put the controversial Basel II upgrade of bank safety rules back on track, seem broadly favourable while raising some technical concerns, according to regulatory sources.

BRUSSELS, November 15 - \"Back on track\" was the public theme of a major conference in Brussels last week on the controversial Basel II upgrade of international rules for bank safety.

LONDON, November 19 - A key accounting standard on valuing insurance contracts won\'t now come into force before mid-2008, an 18-month delay that threatens the timetable for European plans for risk-based regulation of insurance companies.

LONDON, November 17 - The concerns of US lawmakers about aspects of the controversial Basel II upgrade of international rules for bank safety clearly indicate the need for continued dialogue between US banking supervisors and Congress, a senior US regulator said today.

SINGAPORE, November 28 - Singapore and Australia both published proposals on the risk-based supervision of insurance firms this month.

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The first tripartite meeting on accounting rules between banks, regulators and accounting standards setters has got talks off to a good start. More discussions are planned

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