Tue.Apr 16, 2024

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Amid probes, Morgan Stanley vows not to change its wealth strategy

American Banker

Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick downplayed the importance of government investigations into potential money laundering issues involving wealth management clients. We've been focused on our client on-boarding and monitoring processes for a good while," he said.

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Warren, Blumenthal press OCC on NYCB-Flagstar deal approval

American Banker

Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., detailed how New York Community Bank grew to exceed the $100 billion threshold that triggers tougher bank requirements and set the bank on a path to market turmoil via a series of deals that were approved, in part, by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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Q&A: Andy Barr pitches an 'America First' meets 'Chamber of Commerce' HFSC

American Banker

Andy Barr, R-Ky., is running to lead his caucus in the House Financial Services Committee and says he has the skills to meld traditional and insurgent wings of the party.

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Beware the banking industry's diversionary tactics on Basel

American Banker

The Basel III proposals are a major step in completing the implementation of global agreements to ensure large banking organizations are appropriately capitalized to better withstand all manner of economic disruption.

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Fed's Powell touts benefits of international coordination

American Banker

The Federal Reserve chair's comments coincide with the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington. They also come as groups like the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision are being scrutinized.

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What will it actually take to let big banks fail?

American Banker

Chair Martin Gruenberg said last week that regulators have the tools they need to allow big banks to fail in an orderly fashion. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. But resetting public and market expectations is not so easy.