European regulator criticizes banks' sovereign debt valuations
Steven Maijoor, chairman of the European Securities and Markets
Authority, said banks must be more transparent in their valuations of
sovereign debt. Other critics, including the International Accounting
Standards Board, have complained that lenders are not recording
sufficient losses for Greek bonds. Maijoor compared the situation with
banks' lack of transparency regarding subprime mortgages, which led to
the recent credit crisis
Steven Maijoor, chairman of the European Securities and Markets
Authority, said banks must be more transparent in their valuations of
sovereign debt. Other critics, including the International Accounting
Standards Board, have complained that lenders are not recording
sufficient losses for Greek bonds. Maijoor compared the situation with
banks' lack of transparency regarding subprime mortgages, which led to
the recent credit crisis
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