SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct 18 (Reuters) - The financial crisis has spotlighted the importance of dealing with global imbalances in trade and capital flows, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Sunday at a Fed conference on Asia.
"The crisis has ... highlighted the need for many policy reforms that range from improving financial regulation to addressing global imbalances," he said in brief introductory remarks. (Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Kim Coghill)