Trichet backs tougher CDS regulation

Talking to a conference in Brussels on bank crisis management on the 19 March 2010, Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, threw his support behind tougher regulation and oversight of the huge credit default swap market.

ESO: Background information: Commission to back curbs on credit default swaps http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-to-back-curbs-on-credit-default-swaps/

Spiegel Online International, 9.3.10: Berlin and Paris Take Aim at Speculators http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,682550,00.html

EurActiv, 11.3.10: UK, US lash out at France, Germany over hedge fund regulation http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/uk-us-lash-france-germany-over-hedge-fund-regulation-news-329168

EurActiv, 10.3.10: Barroso considers ban on speculation with sovereign debt http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/barroso-considers-ban-speculatio-news-325532

ECB: Press Release, 19.3.10: Opening statement at the Commission Conference 'Building a Crisis Management Framework for the Internal Market', Brussels, 19 March 2010 http://www.ecb.int/press/key/date/2010/html/sp100319.en.html

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