Fed: banks must improve hedge fund risk management
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The rapid growth of hedge funds could pose risks to financial stability if market participants fail to strengthen risk management practices, Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday.
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Central banks should not respond to every wiggle from inflation as they seek steady prices and the "too big to fail" mantle enjoyed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose a threat to financial stability, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Saturday.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Monday that financial turmoil had "appreciably" increased risks facing the U.S. economy, but other Fed officials said it was unclear if the economy had taken a turn for the worse.
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The Federal Reserve will  take the necessary steps to shelter the economy from turmoil in  financial markets but will not bail out investors who made  mistakes, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
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The European Central Bank has given hedge funds a generally clean bill of health, saying the possible dangers to financial markets are &quot;much less worrisome&quot; than even a few years ago.
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US regulators calls for greater oversight of hedge funds, and more transparency over the way they work.
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The Federal Reserve acknowledged at its last regular meeting that a policy response might be necessary if financial market conditions worsened, show minutes of its August 7 meeting, released on Tuesday.
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Current U.S. interest rate policy  should promote a further drop in inflation although risks are  still skewed toward higher prices, San Francisco Federal  Reserve President Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
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Ben S. Bernanke said today that the central bank âstands ready to take additional actions as neededâ to limit the effect of the financial market disorder on the economy.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24  â The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the formation of two advisory groups to develop recommendations for best practices in the operation of hedge funds, the giant pools of capital that were heavily involved in the recent turmoil in the financial markets.
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The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.
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US hedge funds do not need more regulation or monitoring, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in written responses released on Tuesday to questions from lawmakers.
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The European Central Bank emphasized  on Thursday it needed more time to assess the fallout from  recent turbulence on global credit markets but policymakers  said they are ready to tackle inflation dangers if needed.
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Regulators said on Wednesday that  Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  should be able to unwind the  positions of its two troubled hedge funds without causing wider  financial market distress.
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Tighter data security methods, including stronger encryption, tighter access controls and comprehensive transaction logging and auditing, are needed in the Federal Reserve banking system, a U.S. Government Accountability Office report found.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday that better management of banking risk and new rules on capital hold the promise of a stronger banking system contributing more to economic growth.
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Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Monday there is an increased risk of a recession but cautioned that the Fed must still be on guard for a rise in inflation.