It expects to reach a settlement soon with the UK's Financial Services Authorities relating to the same offences.

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Bumi's management said that it had referred the matter to the relevant authorities, including the Indonesian financial services authority, and the UK Serious Fraud Office.

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As I understand it, the UK's Financial Services Authority is trying to persuade US regulatory authorities, led by the Department of Justice in Washington, to go for a big bang announcement of punishments for RBS in the week after next.

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The EU agreed at a summit in June to create regulators that would be able to impose binding rules on national authorities such as the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA).

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On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee begins two days of hearings with regulators and housing authorities to discuss a bill introduced by Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass.

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They have concerns that the support services offered by councils may be cut as local authorities feel the financial pinch.

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This is especially problematic in SCF because should a non-recognized Shariah authority attempt to market his services to the financial institutions seeking Shariah guidance, a ruling by the existing Shariah authorities that the newcomer has not satisfied their credentialing requirements would render the market closed to that newcomer as a practical matter.

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The financial services industry is also adopting the technology, which is often required by central banks and monetary authorities.

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The communities and local government minister with responsibility for fire services, Bob Neill, said that some authorities had adapted better to their changing financial circumstances than others.

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