06/13/2012

Smith Barney Name to Join Wall Street's Dustbin ‎

The name change, to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, has been the subject of speculation for more than a year, but Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman for the first time confirmed the branding plan in a public setting.

06/13/2012

Wells Fargo Named Best U.S. Trade Bank

The Trade Finance Awards for Excellence are considered the most comprehensive poll of the global trade finance market, revealing which institutions lead by market sector and on a country-by-country basis.

05/31/2012

Fed's Dudley: U.S. banks in better crisis shape

This does not mean that the U.S. would be completely insulated from any type of crisis stemming from Europe, he noted, particularly if banks refuse to lend to each other out of a concern for counter-party risk, he said. If that happened, it would affect t

05/11/2012

US banks face liquidity woes

Bernanke has tightened bank oversight and stepped up Fed research on financial risk in the aftermath of the 2008-2009 credit crisis, which plunged the US into the worst recession since the Great Depression and cost 8.8 million Americans their jobs.

05/10/2012

Fed approves Chinese purchase of US lender

The Fed also approved an application by the Bank of China to set up a branch in Chicago and an application by the Agricultural Bank of China Limited to establish a branch in New York City.