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U.S. regulators agree to ramp up oversight of systemically risky non banks

A street sign for Wall Street is seen in the financial district in New York, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Friday cleared the way to increase oversight of asset managers, hedge funds, and other non-banks that they believe pose risks to the financial system, reviving a tough new regime that had been sidelined under former President Donald Trump.The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), led by the Treasury Department and comprising other major agencies, also adopted a new framework...
Cryptocurrency

Jury in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial begins deliberations

NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The jury in Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial began deliberations on Thursday following a monthlong trial in which prosecutors accused the FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder of stealing billions of dollars of customer funds.Bankman-Fried is poised to learn his fate in Manhattan federal court nearly a year after FTX declared bankruptcy as its customers raced to withdraw their funds in a collapse that shocked cryptocurrency markets and obliterated the 31-year-old's fortune, once estimated by Forbes at $26 billion.Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to two counts of...
Banking

Exclusive: US FDIC is probing former First Republic Bank directors and officers

Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is investigating potential misconduct by executives and board members of First Republic Bank (FRCB.PK), raising the prospect of stiff penalties for the failed bank's former bosses."We can confirm a D&O probe into First Republic is taking place," a spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday, referring to the bank's directors and officers. The regulator did not provide further details.The investigation, which has not previously been reported, is the third the FDIC has opened into bank failures earlier this year which cost the...
Currencies

US says some crypto firms not doing enough to stop illicit finance

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo speaks at the Royal United Services Institute in London, Britain, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday said some firms in the digital asset space were not doing enough to stop the flow of illicit finance - a subject which has come under renewed scrutiny following the deadly attacks in Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas.U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking at an event in London, said the "vast majority" of financial...
Banking

US investment banks see early signs of revival in dealmaking

Peter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory, Lazard, speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Major Wall Street firms said a dismal year of dealmaking appears to have hit a trough, and now some companies are looking to merge, offering hope that investment banking revenues could pick up after a disappointing third quarter.Dealogic data showed that globally, investment banking revenue tumbled 16% in the third quarter from a year earlier. But...
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