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  SEC proposes capital rules for derivatives traders

  By AP Staff Writer  |  October 17, 2012

  The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public comment on rules that would set minimum capital levels for banks and other firms that trade derivatives.

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  Q&A on Surprise $2B Trading Loss at JPMorgan

  By Bernard Condon, Associated Press  |  May 14, 2012

  Here’s a primer on what happened at the bank and the possible fallout.

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  FDIC Head Outlines Strategy for Seizing Firms

  By Marcy Gordon  |  May 11, 2012

  The next time a big bank or financial firm fails, regulators hope to avoid a major blow to the economy by seizing the firm's parent company while allowing its healthy subsidiaries to continue operations, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says.

• Narrowed US reporting rule for hedge funds adopted

  By Staff Writer  |  October 31, 2011

  The largest U.S. hedge funds and private equity funds must report financial information to the government starting next year under a rule finalized Monday.