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Barclays paying $453 million to settle Libor probe
WASHINGTON/LONDON - U.K. bank Barclays will pay $453 million to U.S. and British authorities to settle allegations that it manipulated key interest rates, increasing pressure on other banks to cooperate in a probe that could cost the financial industry billions of dollars. | Video
State regulators warn companies on crowdfunding
- Some entrepreneurs are becoming so anxious to sell securities in their companies through crowdfunding sites that they are courting investors before federal rules allowing the process are in place, a state securities regulator said on Wednesday.
Congress inaction risks 2013 tax delay: IRS watchdog
WASHINGTON - Tax refunds in 2013 could be delayed if the U.S. Congress fails to address major fiscal policy questions soon, said the IRS' in-house champion for taxpayers' rights on Wednesday.
SEC charges Falcone, Harbinger with fraud
BOSTON/WASHINGTON - The bad news keeps coming for Philip Falcone, once one of the hedge fund industry's most successful fund managers.
Fewer troubled mortgages hobble banks in first quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. banks held fewer troubled mortgages in the first quarter of 2012, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as loans serviced by national banks performed better in the first three months of the year.
Derivatives watchdog defends global reach
LONDON - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), accused by a top broker in off-exchange financial derivatives of wanting to regulate the world, said on Tuesday new rules will inevitably reach beyond its borders to police the $460 trillion market.
Nasdaq to detail compensation to SEC next week: source
NEW YORK - Nasdaq aims to file a plan next week with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing how it will compensate market makers who lost money during the botched trading debut of Facebook, according to a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. files lawsuit against Wyndham over data breach
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators filed a complaint against Wyndham Worldwide Corp and three subsidiaries on Tuesday, alleging that a failure by the hospitality company to safeguard consumers' personal information led to more than $10 million lost to fraud.
U.S. firms' liquidity risks may get more exposure
NEW YORK - Companies would have to tell investors more about the risk of running short of liquid funds under a proposal from the board that sets accounting standards for U.S. companies.
Research firm exec admits insider trading charges
NEW YORK - An executive at an investment research firm pleaded guilty to an insider trading charge on Tuesday and was the latest person to land in the U.S. government's crosshairs as part of its campaign to root out illicit trading on Wall Street.
- Financial: UPDATE 7-Barclays paying $453 mln to settle Libor probe
- Technology: U.S. lawmakers seek review of broadband data caps
- Healthcare: Safety of all-metal hip implants under US scrutiny
- Consumer: UPDATE 1-Corinthian says 7 pct programs fail new rule test
- Energy: Conoco fights MF Global trustee over $93.5 million
- Industrials: UPDATE 1-Comcast to pay $800,000 to resolve FCC probe
- M&A;: UPDATE 6-Glencore fights to save $26 bln Xstrata bid
- Bankruptcy: UPDATE 2-Stockton, California's ratings fall ahead of bankruptcy
- IPOs: DryShips open to selling drilling unit Ocean Rig - COO
- Private Capital: Brazil's Equatorial bids for troubled rival Celpa
- Hedge Funds: Hedge fund exit requests lower than year ago
FINRA’s new suitability rule looms, with expanded customer-information requirements
The suitability rule imposes obligations based on three tests and will give a new weapon to clients who want to pursue firms or bring a suit for an unsuitable recommendation.
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