07/18/2014

Barclays and Deutsche Bank said to face further scrutiny

The companies, which aren’t named in the notice, are Barclays, Deutsche Bank and hedge-fund manager Renaissance Technologies LLC, the people said. Representatives for each of the companies plan to testify at the July 22 hearing, the people said.

07/17/2014

How Smaller Banks Can Avoid Volcker Rule Headaches

The Volcker Rule was designed to curb big banks' ability to engage in risky and speculative securities trading activities in an effort to prevent future U.S. government bailouts of financial institutions deemed too big to fail.

07/13/2014

Bruised and grumbling, foreign banks bend to U.S. rules

Financiers may grumble that the United States is acting like an imperial power in punishing foreign banks for dealings far beyond U.S. territory, but in the end they are more likely to bow to Washington than kick against its dollar muscle.