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Among the measures the market watchdog extended the MII [Market Infrastructure Institution] administered conciliation and arbitration mechanism to registered intermediaries / regulated entities and their investors / clients. It also allowed conducting proceedings in a hybrid mode along with streamlining the dispute resolution process and adoption of other measures to strengthen enforcement of awards

The FDIC had said that the deal would see Flagstar Bank assume substantially all of Signature Bank’s deposits, some of its loan portfolios and all 40 of its former branches. Roughly $60 billion of Signature Bank’s loans and $4 billion of its deposits would remain with it in receivership.

The dollar index, which tracks the currency against six major peers, was flat in early Asian trading, following drops of about 0.3% in each of the past two sessions. The weakness comes despite a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, which is also the result of ebbing demand for the safest assets.

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