Citigroup

The Protocol for Broker Recruiting, signed in 2004, was designed to mitigate lawsuits when advisers left to join a competitor. Recent high-profile defections have raised concerns that the accord could unravel.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the largest shareholder of Citigroup who has been detained since early November in a corruption probe, faces a demand from Saudi Arabian authorities of at least $6 billion to win his freedom, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

A new U.K. rule requiring firms to disclose their pay practices, combined with the increased attention on women's workplace issues in general, is forcing banks and other companies to be more forthcoming about what they are paying female employees.

It’s only early December, but bank CEOs’ comments this week about tax reform, their thirst for deposits, consumer lending initiatives, and challenges in commercial lending offer a sneak peek at what’s coming when earnings season begins next month.

Citigroup expects to take a noncash charge to earnings of about $20 billion if the Senate's version of the tax reform bill is enacted, Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach said.