WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - A proposal Monday for the most sweeping overhaul of financial market regulation since the New Deal evoked a range of reaction from praise to outright skepticism.

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - Here are the main points of US President George W. Bush's broad plan to overhaul financial market regulation, unveiled by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Monday:

-- modernize the president's working group on financial markets, to include issues related to the financial sector such as consumer and investor protection and systemic risks.

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - US officials Monday proposed a broad overhaul of financial market regulation in an effort to restore confidence in a system reeling from the subprime mortgage mayhem.

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - US officials Monday proposed a broad overhaul of financial market regulation in an effort to restore confidence after the subprime mortgage crisis that ravaged the global financial system.

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - US officials Monday proposed a broad overhaul of financial market regulation in an effort to restore confidence after the subprime mortgage crisis that ravaged the global financial system.

LONDON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - Britain and the US are finalising plans to create a working group that will put together proposals to better monitor and regulate the financial system, the Financial Times reported Monday.

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2008 (AFP) - A deepening economic crisis has led to unprecedented actions by US policymakers that raise questions about how far government regulation should go in a free-market economy, analysts say.

LONDON, March 28, 2008 (AFP) - Finance minister Alistair Darling outlined plans on Friday to equip Britain's financial watchdog with powers to give individuals whistleblower protection in return for evidence in investigations.

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - The collapse of investment giant Bear Stearns highlights the need to 'think more broadly' about regulation of securities firms in the US, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.

LONDON, March 19, 2008 (AFP) - The US-Nordic stock market operator Nasdaq OMX said Wednesday it was to launch a pan-European electronic trading platform in September for the most actively traded European stocks.