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The prime minister said the government would look at ways to bring privately owned companies under a regime that could mimic the one imposed on major stock market companies.

Unveiling his plan to clampdown on rogue bankers, Carney referred to the $150bn worth of fines that have been imposed on major global banks since 2008.

The reputation of the banking industry took another hammering on Wednesday as the fines imposed on major banks – including Barclays and bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland – for rigging foreign exchange markets topped £6.3bn.

In June the Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, said about $150bn worth of fines have been imposed on major banks since 2008, depriving the real economy of $3tn of credit and potentially holding back the global economy.

The IMF suggests that as well as checking up on the safety of financial products to prevent customers being ripped off, watchdogs should look more closely at how they might affect market stability – forcing them to hold more liquid assets, and subjecting them to stress tests along the lines of those imposed on major banks, for example.

And that's why I'm proposing a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee to be imposed on major financial firms until the American people are fully compensated for the extraordinary assistance they provided to Wall Street.

The Bank of England has warned that the £30bn of fines and compensation claims imposed on the major banks since the 2008 crisis could pose a risk to financial stability.

BRUSSELS -- Hoping to repair shattered confidence in the health of its financial sector, the European Union agreed Thursday to publish the results of stress tests imposed on 25 major banks operating across the borders in the 27-nation bloc.

Foreigners are prohibited from directly owning Gazprom shares, a restriction imposed on no other major Russian company.

Excess baggage charges imposed on passengers at major UK airports are often based on faulty weighing scales, says a highly critical report from trading standards officers.

The FCC has announced that it has imposed fines on major retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target for selling TVs that will not be functional once the switch from analog to digital television takes place next year.