Canada's Carney ready for FSB regulator limelight

Reuters

Louise Egan
October 23, 2011

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OTTAWA - As a young hockey player with dreams of making it big, Mark Carney liked to get revved up before a big game by listening to AC/DC's "Hell's Bells."

"Coming on like a hurricane" and "take no prisoners", as the lyrics go, pretty much sum up the Bank of Canada Governor now as he prepares to take on the world's most powerful banks as head of the Financial Stability Board, the key driving force behind the reform of global financial regulation.

The still-athletic, 46-year-old is certain to get the job, according to sources who spoke to Reuters on condition …

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