Capital markets

Five regulators release proposal to alter swaps requirements

02/05/18

The plan would harmonize a 2015 rule establishing swap margin requirements with a later policy that imposes restrictions on certain qualified financial contracts.

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BMO open to more pot deals if firms pass bank's tests, CEO says

01/25/18

Bank of Montreal is open to more deals with cannabis companies, as long as those firms can get past "traps" in the lender's due diligence process, Chief Executive Officer Darryl White said.

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Five challenges facing SoFi's new CEO

01/23/18

Stepping in after co-founder Mike Cagney's resignation, Anthony Noto needs to overhaul the firm's corporate culture, lay the groundwork for an IPO and determine whether to renew SoFi's pursuit of a bank charter.

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Investor groups buying large stake in Bank Leumi USA

01/22/18

MSD Capital, which manages the assets of Michael Dell, and Endicott Management will pay $141 million for a 15% stake in the U.S. unit of Israel's Bank Leumi.

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Fee income, rising rates boost Regions' 4Q profit

01/19/18

Regions also saw significant increases in its point-of-sale consumer lending, even though overall loans were slightly down from 2016.

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Capital markets foe seeks an end run via blockchain

01/05/18

Overstock CEO and Wall Street gadfly Patrick Byrne wants to create a market free from trading practices he has long decried.

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Bank of Montreal posts record profit From U.S. business

12/05/17

Recent growth has come through acquisitions, including the 2015 purchase of a transportation finance business from General Electric and the 2011 takeover of Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley.

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How the Trump administration wants to dial back capital market regs

10/06/17

The Treasury Department is expanding its calls for overhauling regulation of the financial services sector, this time focusing on changes to the most significant rules surrounding securitization and derivatives.

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Metropolitan Commercial Bank in N.Y. to hold IPO

10/05/17

Metropolitan in N.Y. plans to use its IPO proceeds to fuel CRE and commercial loan growth

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The Most Powerful Women in Finance

09/27/17

Across asset management, investment banking, capital markets and cards, these finance executives stand out for their performance and for helping to create a path to parity for women in sectors that tend to be even more male-dominated than the banking industry.

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