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Fed takes $2.7bn paper loss on Bear

The Federal Reserve said it had suffered a $2.7bn paper loss on the $29bn portfolio of toxic assets it took over from Bear Stearns in March, news which could fuel the backlash over the use of government funds to rescue financial institutions

Bear buy-out arm stays course

Bear Stearns Private Equity to become JPEL

Former Bear hedge fund duo charged

Securities fraud indictments over failed funds

Fed values Bear Stearns assets at $29bn

Anticipated decline fails to materialise

Former Bear Stearns managers face fraud charges

Two ex-hedge fund executives probed

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A Bear market

Jamie Dimon

JPMorgan’s move to help sacked staff has merit, but Wall Street and the City may find that the normal levels of business brutality still work best

The price of a loan from the Fed

Bear Stearns

The rescue of Bear Stearns helped avert a disaster for financial markets already suffering a crisis of confidence. But now that the crisis has passed some of the banks fear that the price of continued access to support from the Fed may come in the form of severe restrictions

Shrunken Street: Financial groups eye potential predators and prey

Crystal ball

Pure investment banks have been hit hardest by the credit crunch and will be further diminished by the US regulatory response. But broader-based institutions may suffer most

Regulation needs more than tuning

Clive Crook

Unless you argue that banks should face no capital adequacy regulation, the spread of securitisation demands new liquidity standards and higher capital ratios. Whether you call that ‘stricter regulation’ or ‘keeping regulation up to date’ is semantic, writes Clive Crook

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