The new world banking rules: An instant guide

The world's top financial regulators have drawn up a new set of financial regulations to avert another economic meltdown. Here's what you need to know

Financial gurus from around the world, including Ben S. Bernanke, met to discuss the logistics of preventing further economic collapse.
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Financial regulators from around the world met over the weekend to finalize a deal to prevent the likelihood of another financial collapse, agreeing to a series of measures that are intended to make taxpayer bailouts a thing of the past. (Watch a Bloomberg discussion about the new rules.) Here's an instant guide:

What are the new rules?

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