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East & Partners

Sector: Regulatory & Government

(14 October 2008 – Australia) The Australian Federal Government has announced that it will guarantee all deposits of Australian banks,...

(14 October 2008 – Australia) Last weeks cut of the official interest rate of 1 percent has been largely met...

(10 October 2008 – UK) The British government has decided to partly nationalise its banking system to ensure stability in...

(3 October 2008 – Europe) A growing number of distressed European banks have been rescued due to the ongoing credit...

(2 October 2008 – Europe) The Governments of the three Benelux nations have each bought 49 percent stakes in each...

(1 October 2008 – UK) Troubled UK bank Bradford & Bingley has been part nationalised and partly sold to International...

(30 September 2008 – Australia) The RBA has released the conclusions to its review of payments systems reform, highlighting interchange...

(29 September 2008 – USA) Washington Mutual has been closed by the US Government and promptly purchased by JPMorgan for...

(23 September 2008 – USA) The US Government has put together a US$700 billion (A$840 billion) bailout plan for the...

(22 September 2008 – USA) The US Federal Reserve has approved requests by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley that will...