Institutional & Investment Banking

Maureen O'Hara and David Easley, professors at Cornell University, write that regulators need to address concerns about "Big Data," which could cause a major market crash. Read More

The European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has approved a draft law that would protect depositors against losses on their savings if their bank were to get into serious trouble. H… Read More

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is considering a proposal by the National Stock Exchange to launch derivatives on the CNX Low Volatility index and the CNX Dividend Opportunities index. A SE… Read More

Yahoo is moving into the building at West 43rd Street that for many years was the home of The New York Times. Discussions are underway between city officials and Yahoo about putting an illuminated sig… Read More

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew expects regulators to vote on nonbank regulation imminently, according to remarks he has prepared for Congress. "The [Financial Stability Oversight Council] discussed … Read More

NYSE Euronext and the Credit Suisse Group have agreed on a proposal to test a "trade-at" rule that would require orders be sold at the best price. They will need the Financial Industry Regulatory Auth… Read More

Asian-Pacific markets were mixed Tuesday as traders stayed close to the sidelines, hoping that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the U.S. Senate will shed light on how long mone… Read More

Keying off indications of better U.S. consumer sentiment, Asian shares rose in most markets Monday. The Nikkei was up 1.47% to 15,360.81, the Hang Seng climbed 1.78% to 23,493.03 and the S&P/ASX added… Read More

The rescue of Spain's banking sector enters a new phase with the nation's banks now governed by central bank rules that require lenders to recognize more of the bad debts on their books. Rules release… Read More