On the recordJuly 20, 2011
If those margin rules for foreign operations are maintained and Europeans and other foreign jurisdictions do not match it, that would be a significant competitive disadvantage.
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Bernanke discusses the impact of unaligned margin rules on U.S. banks' competitiveness.
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