Law professor Daniel Tarullo was named at the Federal Reserve Board.

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Daniel Tarullo, a Fed governor, recently emphasised that some American banks weren't much good at doing stress tests on their own and that supervisors' judgment, not just models, was vital.

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Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo recently proposed a system that could have the effect of breaking up, or shrinking, some of the biggest banks, and it seems the stock market has taken a dim view of the very same institutions.

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"Now in its third year, the Federal Reserve's review of capital plans provides a regular, structured, and comparative way to promote and assess the capacity of large bank holding companies to understand and manage their capital positions, with particular emphasis on risk-measurement practices, " Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo said.

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