Institutional & Investment Banking

The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to subject Nasdaq OMX Group to a record fine over its handling of the Facebook initial public offering. The situation is an example of regulators' i… Read More

Lloyds Banking Group stock is near the UK government's break-even price, driven by the bank's recent financial performance. CEO Antonio Horta-Osorio expects the bank, which is 39% owned by the governm… Read More

The Dodd-Frank Act mandated reporting of over-the-counter derivatives, which has become a challenge for energy-market participants, according to panelists at an industry conference. Jerry Jeske of Mer… Read More

The speaker of the New York Assembly, Sheldon Silver, said he will seek a vote for the expulsion of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat, in response to multiple accusations of sexual harassmen… Read More

Some broker-dealers are adopting more conservative policies when it comes to selling alternative securities such as real estate investment trusts. Illiquid, hard-to-trade securities are the focus of t… Read More

NYSE Euronext and the Credit Suisse Group have agreed on a proposal to test a "trade-at" rule that would require orders be sold at the best price. They will need the Financial Industry Regulatory Auth… Read More

China's Shanghai Composite posted the biggest gain on steadily rising Asian-Pacific markets Friday, climbing 1.4%. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.7%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3%. India's Sensex was … Read More

Lower business investment sent Japanese stocks down Thursday, but shares in China advanced amid signs of regulatory change. The Nikkei fell 0.39% to 15,037.24 while the Shanghai Composite surged 1.21%… Read More

The rescue of Spain's banking sector enters a new phase with the nation's banks now governed by central bank rules that require lenders to recognize more of the bad debts on their books. Rules release… Read More