SEC to Make Wall Street Banks Reveal Capital, Liquidity Levels
By Jesse Westbrook
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will require Wall Street investment banks to disclose their capital and liquidity levels, after speculation about a cash shortage at Bear Stearns Cos. triggered a run on the firm, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said.
The disclosures will be ``in terms that the market can readily understand and digest,'' Cox said today during a speech in Washington. The SEC will require the disclosures ``later this year,'' he said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jesse Westbrook in Washington at jwestbrook1@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: May 7, 2008 14:05 EDT
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