July 9, 2012
The U.S. swaps regulator is set to finalize this week a critical reform that will trigger banks and traders having to comply with costly new derivatives rules. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will vote on Tuesday on a definition of …
June 22, 2012
A small bank and two conservative advocacy groups said on Thursday that they would file a lawsuit against the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, challenging what they call the agency’s “unlimited regulatory power.” It is unclear how much of a …
April 23, 2012
Days after being rebuked by shareholders, Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit and the bank’s directors have been sued by a shareholder accusing them of awarding outsized pay to top executives. The complaint, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, said …
March 7, 2012
The top U.S. securities regulator said on Tuesday her agency is exploring whether insurance companies can qualify for a coveted exemption in the proposed Volcker rule that would protect them from having to scale back their investments in hedge funds. …
December 21, 2011
The Federal Reserve proposed new rules on Tuesday to restrain risk-taking by the largest U.S. banks as it tries to make the financial system more resilient against future crises. The proposal, required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, includes …
December 19, 2011
The Federal Reserve is expected to release this week a highly anticipated proposal for how it will oversee the largest U.S. banks, a person familiar with the plan said on Monday. The proposal, which includes a group of rules such …