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Bloomberg News Hedge fund operator John Paulson Mr. Paulson, president of Paulson & Co., received a license from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission to deal in securities, according to a filing on the regulatory watchdog's website.
Hedge-Fund Maven Paulson Gets Hong Kong License Nisha Gopalan 2011
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The Federal Reserve said it would take small steps in response to a government watchdog's report saying the 12 regional Fed banks' boards needed to better manage potential or actual conflicts of interest.
Fed to Fix Flaws at Regional Boards Michael R. Crittenden 2011
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The situation prompted the International Energy Agency in June to organize a coordinated release of strategic crude stockpiles, the third such action in the energy watchdog's history.
European Oil Falls on Libya Tumult; U.S Prices Rise Dan Strumpf 2011
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Also shameful conduct: a professional watchdog's job is not to pass information to alleged wrongdoers.
Ed Koch: Some of those Making the Laws Are Corrupt, And Some of Those Enforcing the Laws Are Corrupt Ed Koch 2011
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Google, which had argued that the privacy watchdog's demands such as for faces to be manually blurred out were both financially and logistically unfeasible, voiced disappointment with the Swiss court ruling.
Google Loses Map Ruling in Swiss Court Katharina Bart 2011
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She also played a prominent role during debate on the financial-regulatory overhaul, speaking out against an effort to exempt auto lenders from the consumer watchdog's oversight.
White House Adviser to Name Holly Petraeus as Military Liaison Maya Jackson Randall 2011
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A more detailed explanation of the watchdog's shortcomings — and corresponding blame — could emerge soon enough.
Japan's Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish Stock Regulator James Simms 2010
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The watchdog's guidance states that universities that wish to charge £9,000 but which have a student intake that fails to reflect the English population will be forced to more than double their efforts to widen access.
Universities raising fees must double spending on widening access 2011
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There was one problem: the watchdog's Consumer Response Center isn't responding to consumers.
For Complaints, Don't Call Consumer Bureau Yet Maya Jackson Randall 2011
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Also shameful conduct: a professional watchdog's job is not to pass information to alleged wrongdoers.
Ed Koch: Some of those Making the Laws Are Corrupt, And Some of Those Enforcing the Laws Are Corrupt Ed Koch 2011
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