Friday, December 09, 2005

EU and U.S. set priorities for future cooperation on financial markets regulation


Regulators pledge to work together to find common solutions

After a meeting held between UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, U.S. Treasury Secretary, John Snow, and European Commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, the European Union and the United States issued a joint statement highlighting areas for co-operation.

Immediate topics for discussion include: promoting convergence of accounting standards; implementation and enforcement of financial market reforms; and, cooperation among auditing supervisors.

See full Article.