Institutional & Investment Banking

The price of silver has declined to a 2½-year low, putting a spotlight on successful hedging programs. The situation could help revive hedging among miners and equity investors. Read More

The International Monetary Fund has called on the UK government to increase spending to fund investment and help the economy recover. UK Chancellor George Osborne is not expected to heed the call, as … Read More

Andy Kessler, a former hedge fund manager, writes that the $4 trillion market for repurchase agreements is facing a collateral shortage because of the Federal Reserve's purchases of Treasurys. "In oth… Read More

About 140 major contributors to political campaigns have urged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to persuade the Legislature to establish public campaign financing for elections. The idea has no support amon… Read More

Some Wall Street skeptics believe that the industry is attempting to use the trade liberalization of financial services as a way to alter new rules and regulations mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. SIFM… Read More

Nasdaq OMX Group will not be answering a Securities and Exchange Commission request for proposals to build a Consolidated Audit Trail, but the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will submit a pro… Read More

Confusion over the Federal Reserve's stimulus plans, a strengthening yen and disappointing industrial data from China sent stocks tumbling across the entire Asian-Pacific region Thursday. Japan's Nikk… Read More

The Bank of Japan's commitment to stimulus helped buoy many Asian markets Wednesday. The Nikkei jumped 1.60% to 15,627.26, and the Kospi added 0.64% to 1,993.83 while the Hang Seng eased 0.45% to 23,2… Read More

Because Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan rolled out Basel III on time at the beginning of 2013, and the U.S. and Europe didn't implement the new standards, Asian financial firms are now put at a competi… Read More