*Q4 pretax loss 2.6 bln euros due to charges. FRANKFURT, Jan 31- Deutsche Bank plunged to its worst quarterly loss in four years on Thursday after it took nearly $4 billion in charges to try and draw a line under a slew of scandals and boost its balance sheet without asking shareholders for cash.
*EBRD study finds no improvement in Russia's commodity dependence. MOSCOW, Dec 14- Russia's attempts to wean itself off its chronic dependence on natural resources have failed to deliver tangible results, a study by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development showed on Friday.
*Capital rules would start a year late in January 2014. LONDON/ BRUSSELS, Dec 13- The European Union is close to a deal over tougher capital rules for banks after officials struck a series of preliminary agreements, including to introduce the rules in January 2014 and to cap bankers' bonuses.
*Capital rules would start a year late in January 2014. LONDON, Dec 13- European officials have reached tentative deals to implement tougher capital rules for banks in January 2014 and to cap bankers' bonuses, inching them towards agreement on a new law to strengthen the financial system.
*SEC's Aguilar wants advertising rule re-proposed. *Walter says SEC should consider adding safeguards. But in remarks at the SEC's Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, she said the SEC must tread carefully before simply lifting the ban.