Bernanke Blasts Swaps Desks Spins
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said the proposal by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) requiring commercial banks to spin off their swaps desks “would weaken both financial stability and strong prudential regulation of derivative activities.”
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