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East & Partners

Sector: Regulatory & Government

(7 December 2011 – Australia) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told the banks the official interest rate cut should...

(5 December 2011 – United Kingdom) Bank of England (BoE) governor Sir Mervyn King has confirmed there are “signs of...

(5 December 2011 – New Zealand) Much like their Australian parent companies, New Zealand’s banks have shrugged off a rating...

(5 December 2011 – Australia) Despite a downgrade by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, Australia’s big four remain the highest-rated...

(2 December 2011 – Global) On Thursday the world’s six major central banks moved to tame a liquidity crunch for...

(2 December 2011 – China) Another 350 billion Yuan (A$53 billion) may be added to China’s financial system; after the...

(1 December 2011 – United Kingdom) Bank of England (BoE) governor Mervyn King told a parliament committee in London that...

(30 November 2011 – Australia) Fitch Ratings upgraded Australia’s foreign currency issuer default rating to AAA from AA+, on the...

(29 November 2011 — Global) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is readying a €600 billion (A$800 billion) bailout for Italy...

(25 November 2011 — United States) The United States’ Federal Reserve will test 31 US banks in 2012 to measure...