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Investment bankingSeptember 28 2010

Hitting the wrong target

The new regulations designed to tame the world's banks and mend the post-crisis financial system are panning out with unintended consequences which threaten to hit the private sector where it hurts most. Michelle Price reports.
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Hitting the wrong target

In cracking down on the banking sector, global regulators are in serious danger of hitting private sector companies by mistake.

A slew of impending regulatory measures which aim to make banks and markets more robust and transparent are likely to have the unintended consequence of hampering corporates, slowing exports and stymieing growth.

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