American Banker (February 24)
“Banks have been encouraged by the Trump administration’s promises to reduce their regulatory burdens, but the simultaneous efforts to reduce the federal workforce — including among independent bank regulators — could have unforeseen consequences in supervision and enforcement.” Experts say, this could lead to weaker crisis response.
Tags: Bank regulators, Banks, Crisis response, Encouraged, Enforcement, Experts, Federal workforce, Independent, Promises, Regulatory burdens, Supervision, Trump administration, Unforeseen consequences
Reuters (January 20)
“The end of a long battle to wring some value from Toshiba is finally within reach.” Foreign investors and private equity are unlikely to be encouraged. The process “typifies the tortuous journey required of pushy shareholders to get Japanese executives to allocate capital more shrewdly.”
Tags: Allocate, Battle, Capital, Encouraged, Executives, Foreign investors, Japan, Private equity, Pushy, Shareholders, Tortuous, Toshiba, Value
The Guardian (September 12)
“New Zealand, which once eliminated the virus through the toughest pandemic rules in the world, has made relaxations similar to Australian or European conditions. Mask-wearing will no longer be mandatory in public places, and the last vaccine mandates will be ditched in two weeks.” Tests for inbound travelers “on arrival in New Zealand are no longer required but encouraged.”
Tags: Australia, Encouraged, Europe, Inbound travelers, Mask-wearing, New Zealand, Pandemic rules, Public places, Relaxations, Tests, Toughest, Vaccine mandates, Virus
