“Oops, I did it again” might work as an excuse once, maybe even twice, especially if accompanied by a twinkly smile. But 7.4 million times? It’s not that innocent, as Britney might say. Let’s all sing along with the verse: FINRA, the self-regulating authority for U.S. broker-dealers, which is overseen by the Securities and Exchange… Read More >>
BofA Pays $30M Penalty to Settle ISDAFIX Case
The U.S. CFTC has imposed a $30 million penalty against Bank of America, N.A. for alleged attempted manipulation and false reporting of the U.S. dollar ISDAFIX benchmark. The CFTC’s order, which both files and settles the charges against BofA, alleges that, beginning in January 2007 and continuing through December 2012, the bank “made false reports… Read More >>
S&P May Cut Ratings for BofA, Citi, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley & Others
Eight major U.S. financial services firms may have another issue to worry about as ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is putting them on a watch list for ratings cuts because these firms may be affected by a proposed rule of the Federal Reserve ending bailouts for firms that are “too big to fail.” The eight… Read More >>
BGC Partners Replaces CIO
Interdealer broker BGC Partners has hired Eric Hirschhorn as its new chief information officer (CIO), replacing BGC’s previous CIO Yevette Tierney, who “left the company to pursue other interests, effective immediately,” according to the statement. “I would like to acknowledge the outstanding work performed by Yevette and her team over the past eight years,” says… Read More >>