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New York CNN —In lower Manhattan, a jury is now weighing a case against a little-known investor who made it big, lost everything, and briefly brought Wall Street to its knees. His positions were so large that when the stocks started falling, it had a seismic effect on the market. And on Tuesday, after a two-month trial in New York federal court, the case was handed over to a jury that will decide their fate. Before Archegos, market watchers knew unregulated family offices were a problem, and they knew that swaps going unreported was a problem. “Fifteen years after the global financial crash, we still have gross under-regulation of non-banks, and we have Wall Street megabanks engaged in high-risk activities that aren’t properly regulated,” Kelleher told me.
Persons: CNN Business ’, Bill Hwang, Wall, Bill Hwang’s, Hwang, Patrick Halligan, Halligan, Josh Naftalis, , Naftalis, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Dennis Kelleher, Wang, there’s, megabanks, ” Kelleher, Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Warner Bros, Prosecutors, Bloomberg, Southern, of, Pallas Partners Locations: New York, Manhattan, of New York
And yet Wall Street is suddenly freaking out about bad real estate loans and empty office buildings. One regional lender — New York Community Bancorp — has seen its stock price implode and its credit rating slashed to junk in part because of its exposure to bad office loans. Japan’s Aozora Bank startled investors by blaming bad loans linked to US offices for a projected loss. That’s a major problem for an industry like real estate known for piling on debt. Importantly, Zandi said these bank failures will be limited to smaller lenders — the ones sitting on suddenly shaky office loans.
Persons: , ” they’re, It’s, , Ed Mills, Raymond James, gameplan, Paul Volcker, That’s, Spencer Platt, ” Alessandro DiNello, NYCB, Powell, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, , ” Mills, Mark Zandi, ” Zandi, Zandi, ” Banks Organizations: New, New York CNN, , York Community Bancorp, Japan’s, Bank, Federal Reserve, Fed, Regulators, New York Community Bancorp, York Community Bank, Getty, Moody’s, CNN Locations: New York, sweatpants, Washington, Brooklyn, New York City
Wall Street’s Cloudy Quarter Has Some Rays of Sunshine
  + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Telis Demos | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Debt underwriting was up by roughly a third year-over-year at several large banks, including Bank of America. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWall Street hardly ended last year with a bang. But given the challenges facing the other major business lines of the biggest banks, from lending to wealth management, trading and investment banking might prove to be their best bet in 2024. Across the five biggest Wall Street megabanks, investment-banking fees in the fourth quarter—from issuance of stocks and bonds, plus advising on mergers and acquisitions—were up about 3% year-over-year. The “green shoots” that were talked up after third-quarter results remain scarce, as the market enters a year of uncertainty for politics, interest rates and economic growth.
Persons: Spencer Platt, Organizations: Bank of America, Getty
Best Banks and Credit Unions for 2024
  + stars: | 2023-12-18 | by ( Martha C. White | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +13 min
While its checking interest rate is set much lower, you do earn interest on every dollar of your balance—its flagship checking account was also Buy Side’s top pick in the Best Checking Account category. CaveatsCapital One’s savings account APY beats most national banks and is competitive among online banks. The Ally Online Savings and Ally Spending accounts (the latter is the bank’s flagship checking account) were our top picks for digital banks in Buy Side’s Best Checking and Best Savings rankings. In Buy Side’s roundups, Alliant took the top spot among credit unions in our Best Checking and Best Savings rankings. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s Best Banks, we evaluated dozens of banks and credit unions, looking for institutions that offered the best combination of high interest, low fees and flexible account options for savings, checking and CDs.
Persons: Martha C, you’ll, , Ally, Ivy, Ivy doesn’t, Ivy Bank’s, Alliant, Foster, — Alliant, Banks Organizations: Wall, Best, Capital, American Express, Ally, Savings, Synchrony, Alto, Ivy Bank, Cambridge Savings Bank, Ivy, Bank5 Connect, CIT Bank, First, Alliant, Bank, Foster Care, Credit Union, Lake, Best Bank, Best Credit Union, National Credit Union Administration Locations: U.S, American, Massachusetts, California, Golden State, Lake Michigan
[1/2] Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing titled: "Holding Megabanks Accountable: An Examination of Wells Fargo's Pattern of Consumer Abuses" in Washington, U.S. March 12, 2019. Sloan in the lawsuit filed in California state court says Wells Fargo canceled stock awards and withheld a bonus he had earned before stepping down. Wells Fargo in a statement said that "compensation decisions are based on performance, and we stand by our decisions in this matter." Sloan led Wells Fargo from 2016 to 2019, when he became the second chief executive to step down over claims that the bank had opened millions of unauthorized consumer accounts. Sloan accused Wells Fargo of breach of contract and, along with the $34 million, is seeking unspecified damages for emotional distress and punitive damages.
Persons: Tim Sloan, Erin Scott, Sloan, Wells, Wells Fargo, Sloan's, David Lowe, Francoise Brougher, Daniel Wiessner, Diane Craft Organizations: Wells, Financial, REUTERS, Former Wells Fargo & Co, Federal Reserve, Tesla, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, California, Wells, Wells Fargo, Sloan's San Francisco, Albany , New York
London CNN —2024 will be the “pivotal” year in the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, with the migration of IT systems presenting huge risks as the two megabanks merge operations across more than 50 countries, UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said Wednesday. Next year is “probably the most important year in terms of execution” of the deal, he told clients at a UBS (UBS) conference in London. “In a sense, that will allow us to create clarity.”Ermotti was brought back to helm UBS through its takeover of Credit Suisse within days of the government-orchestrated deal being announced in March. Ermotti said Wednesday that Credit Suisse’s keen focus on clients was both a strength and a weakness of the bank’s culture. “The biggest opportunity (is) allowing the people, the clients, and the product and service capability that Credit Suisse brings to be able to flourish within UBS and make UBS stronger,” Ermotti said.
Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti, , Morgan Stanley, , ” Ermotti Organizations: London CNN, Credit Suisse, UBS, Suisse Locations: London, United States
What if Wall Street Doesn’t Bounce Back?
  + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Telis Demos | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A lot is riding on megabanks’ highly profitable Wall Street arms to help sustain returns as deposit costs rise and credit losses emerge. Photo: Marissa Alper for The Wall Street JournalBankers tend to turn into gardeners when talking about the continuing dearth of mergers and other investment-banking deals. They mention “green shoots,” in the form of an acquisition here, or an initial public offering there, as hopeful signs of regrowth. But this analogy might be too delicate for today’s world. Between the low-growth economic outlook, surging Treasury yields and wars in Israel and Ukraine, the risk isn’t just that the soil is a bit dry.
Persons: Marissa Alper, Organizations: Wall Street Locations: Israel, Ukraine
Wall Street’s Green Shoots Risk Wilting
  + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Telis Demos | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A lot is riding on megabanks’ highly profitable Wall Street arms to help sustain returns as deposit costs rise and credit losses emerge. Photo: Marissa Alper for The Wall Street JournalBankers tend to turn into gardeners when talking about the continuing dearth of mergers and other investment-banking deals. They mention “green shoots,” in the form of an acquisition here, or an initial public offering there, as hopeful signs of regrowth. But this analogy might be too delicate for today’s world. Between the low-growth economic outlook, surging Treasury yields and wars in Israel and Ukraine, the risk isn’t just that the soil is a bit dry.
Persons: Marissa Alper, Organizations: Wall Street Locations: Israel, Ukraine
Your Guide to Third-Quarter Bank Earnings
  + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The megabanks kicked off third-quarter earnings Friday, with results from JPMorgan ( JPM ), Wells Fargo ( WFC ) and Citigroup ( C ). An index of bank stocks rose in early trading as investors cheered the results. Everything is about interest rates these days, and the bank results are no exception. Most large players have turned in big profits this year. They have also scooped up customers who were frightened by the turmoil in the regional banks.
Organizations: JPMorgan, Citigroup Locations: Wells Fargo
REUTERS/Edgar Su/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 12 (Reuters) - A group of Japanese firms will issue a digital currency by July 2024 for the transaction and settlement of clean energy certificates, cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret said on Thursday. GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, called "DCJPY", which will then be used by telecommunication firm Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) for settlement of clean energy certificates, DeCurret said. Transaction of DCJPY will be made using a network launched by DeCurret which, unlike stablecoin, is backed by bank deposits through block-chain technology, DeCurret added. DeCurret has been spearheading the launch of a digital currency by anchoring discussions at a consortium of Japanese firms keen to tap the technology. The consortium, which includes megabanks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T), Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (8316.T), has been meeting regularly to study ways to build a common settlement infrastructure for digital payments.
Persons: Edgar Su, DeCurret, Leika Kihara, Krishna Chandra Organizations: REUTERS, Aozora, Internet Initiative Japan, Japan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Inc, Mizuho Financial Group Inc, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan
Although bank stock investors are wading through a period of uncertainty and jittery sentiment, Oppenheimer has a positive outlook on certain stocks. Oppenheimer named several megabanks as winners of the recovering industry, recommending Citigroup , Goldman Sachs , Bank of America , Jefferies Financial , JPMorgan Chase , Morgan Stanley and U.S. Bancorp . These stocks are trading at a 47% relative P/E multiple on a forward basis and are "significantly undervalued," according to the firm. Jefferies and JPMorgan are the two gainers, trading higher by 12.7% and 8.5% this year, respectively. Oppenheimer on Tuesday trimmed its price target on Bank of America by $1 to $48 and maintained its outperform rating.
Persons: Oppenheimer, Chris Kotowski, Kotowski, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, JEF YTD, Goldman Organizations: Citigroup, Bank of America, Jefferies Financial, JPMorgan, U.S . Bancorp, Jefferies, of America
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.T), Mizuho Financial Group (8411.T) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T) intend to submit a commitment letter for the refinancing next month, Bloomberg reported citing unnamed sources. Part of the loan will be used to pay special dividends to Kioxia's shareholders, Bloomberg said. Of the 2 trillion yen loan, 400 billion yen will likely be funded through loan commitments and the Development Bank of Japan will provide a loan of 300 billion yen. The rest will likely be equally split between the three megabanks, Bloomberg reported. Kioxia and Western Digital are speeding up merger talks and nailing down a deal structure, Reuters reported in May, amid a slump in the market for flash memory.
Persons: Kioxia, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Sam Nussey, Makiko Yamazaki, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Taipei, REUTERS, Rights, Western, Bloomberg, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Kioxia, Mizuho, MUFG, Development Bank of Japan, Western Digital, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Taipei, Taiwan
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser testifies during a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing titled “Holding Megabanks Accountable: Oversight of America’s Largest Consumer Facing Banks” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 21, 2022. The bank is also planning to list its Mexican consumer unit, known as Banamex, after a sale process fell through. Scottish-born Fraser is the first woman to lead a Wall Street bank. She spoke in March about her life and career in a wide-ranging interview with Carlyle Group (CG.O) Co-Founder David Rubenstein. Reporting by Tatiana Bautzer; writing by Michelle Price; editing by Lananh Nguyen and Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Jane Fraser, Elizabeth Frantz, Jane Fraser's, we've, Fraser, Michael Corbat's, Sandy Weill, David Rubenstein, Goldman Sachs, Smith Barney, Tatiana Bautzer, Michelle Price, Lananh Nguyen, Josie Kao Organizations: Citigroup, . House Financial, REUTERS, Citi, JPMorgan Chase &, Bank of America, Banks, Carlyle Group, Cambridge University, Harvard Business School, McKinsey, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, New York, Scottish, Mexico
BOJ launches forum with 60 firms on digital yen pilot programme
  + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Thursday kicked off a series of discussions with 60 companies on a pilot programme for developing a digital yen, joining peers around the globe ramping up efforts towards issuing digital versions of their currencies for retail use. The discussions will touch on various themes including the business and technological features of retail settlements using a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the central bank said in a statement. The BOJ has said no decision has been made yet on whether Japan will actually issue a digital yen, which must be made by the government and parliament. But many big Japanese companies were included in the list of 60 firms selected to join the discussions, a sign Japan is moving steadily toward such a launch. Central banks around the globe have been studying and working on digital versions of their currencies for retail use to avoid leaving digital payments to the private sector amid an accelerating decline in the use of cash.
Persons: Lawson, Leika, Kim Coghill Organizations: Bank of Japan, Sony, Toyota, East Japan Railway, Bank for International Settlements, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Japan, Central
But even as the dust settles from a string of government seizures of failed midsized banks, the forces that sparked the regional banking crisis in March are still at play. What is coming will likely be the most significant shift in the American banking landscape since the 2008 financial crisis. JPMorgan shares are up 7.6% this year, while the KBW Regional Banking Index is down more than 20%. Some of those pressures will be visible as regional banks disclose second-quarter results this month. "The fundamental issue with the regional banking system is the underlying business model is under stress," said incoming Lazard CEO Peter Orszag.
Persons: Jamie Dimon, Brian Graham, Banks, KeyCorp, Matt O'Connor, Peter Orszag, SVB, Chris Wolfe, Wolfe, you've, You've, Goldman Sachs, Lazard's Orszag, Orszag, Janet Yellen, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Klaros, Graham Organizations: First, JPMorgan, Silicon Valley Bank, CNBC, Klaros, Deutsche Bank, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Justice Department Locations: First Republic, Silicon Valley, SVB, KBW, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Republic
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House Democrats release wave of bank reform bills
  + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday will release a slate of reform bills in response to the recent bank failures that triggered the worst crisis for the sector since 2008. "The failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank make clear that it is past time for legislation aimed at strengthening the safety and soundness of our banking system and enhancing bank executive accountability," she said. President Joe Biden called for these actions shortly after the FDIC took over SVB and Signature Bank in March. The bill would have prevented SVB bank executives from cashing out after repeated warnings by regulators, according to Democrats. Neither Signature Bank nor SVB had a bank holding company before they collapsed.
Persons: Maxine Waters, Dodd, Frank, Waters, Joe Biden, Nydia Velazquez, Brad Sherman, Juan Vargas, David Scott, Al Green, Sylvia Garcia of, Emanuel Cleaver, Joyce Beatty, Steven Horsford, Rashida, Velazquez, Sherman, Cleaver, Beatty, Frank Act's, SVB, Vargas, Garcia, Tlaib, Banks, Sean Casten, Josh Gottheimer, Ritchie Torres, Wiley Nickel, Stephen Lynch, Brittany Pettersen Organizations: Financial Services, Washington , D.C, WASHINGTON —, Democrats, Financial Services Committee, Treasury Department, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Banking Committee, Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, FDIC, Democratic, Sylvia Garcia of Texas, Republicans, Sound Banking, Prudential, prudential, Bank, Green, Sherman, Rep, Federal, Office, Federal Reserve, FAIR, Tlaib, Safety, Sherman . Locations: California, Washington ,, New York, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Green, Horsford, H.R, Silicon, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Colo
As of end-March, the three banks had total credit exposure of about $64 billion to China, or roughly 1% of their total assets, according to their financial statements. The FSA's request to look into China-related geopolitical risk was made in May, said two other sources. At a meeting last month, one of the banks was asked by the FSA how it is assessing risk related to China operations, one of them said. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. Dealing with China sanctions would be extremely complex, the executive added.
Persons: Banks, SMFG, Antony Blinken, Wang Yi, Takaya Yamaguchi, Makiko Yamazaki, Sumeet Chatterjee, Jamie Freed Organizations: Financial Services, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Mizuho, American Chamber of Commerce, Reuters, Thomson Locations: China, TOKYO, Ukraine, Russia, United States, China . U.S, Beijing, West, Taiwan, U.S, Tokyo, New York
US banks could face 20% hike to capital requirements - WSJ
  + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could raise their capital requirements by 20% on average, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, to boost the financial system's resilience after a spate of midsize bank failures this year. Regulators are on track to propose the changes as early as this month, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said the central bank was "carefully considering" rule changes for larger regional banks. The WSJ said that the precise amount of capital requirements will depend on the bank's business, with U.S. megabanks with big trading businesses expected to face the largest increases. Banks such as Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and credit card giant American Express (AXP.N) that are heavily dependent on fee income, such as from investment banking or wealth management, could also face large capital increases, the WSJ said.
Persons: Michael Barr, Banks, Morgan Stanley, Baranjot Kaur, Savio D'Souza Organizations: Wall Street, Regulators, WSJ, U.S, U.S . Federal, Congress, American, American Express, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, U.S ., Bengaluru
How risky bank debt makes customers safer
  + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Liam Proud | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bank watchdogs are mulling changes to deposit insurance schemes after a string of lenders failed. That’s a problem for depositors, since long-term debt acts as a buffer for customers too. Forcing the issuance of more long-term bank debt could make them cheaper too. The trickier part is figuring out who ultimately bears the cost of loss-absorbing debt. Relying more on loss-absorbing debt could make such giant ad-hoc bills less likely in the future.
May 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T) will acquire independent investment bank Greenhill & Co Inc (GHL.N) in an all-cash transaction, in a bid to expand further into U.S. investment banking. Of Japan's three megabanks, Mizuho has, however, been slower to move than bigger rivals Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.T). The Greenhill business will sit within Mizuho's banking division, led by Michal Katz, head of banking in the Americas, the statement said. Greenhill Chairman and CEO Scott L. Bok will become chairman of the M&A and restructuring advisory business, it added. Last year, Mizuho CEO Yoshiro Hamamoto told Reuters that the group's brokerage arm Mizuho Securities Co "has room for further growth" in the United States and acquisitions were an option it was exploring.
HONG KONG, May 16 (Reuters) - Asia stocks mostly held firm on Tuesday despite weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data, with investors expecting the world's second-biggest economy to provide policy support. read moreJapan's broad Topix (.TOPX) gained 0.48% to 2,124.92, its highest since August 1990, helped by the robust outlook of its megabanks. read moreRetail sales also missed expectations, and, coming against a backdrop of China's weak industrial, credit growth and import indicators, highlighted a wobbly post-COVID recovery. "The market is thinking that the Fed is done and the U.S. dollar is going to come down a little bit so that supports the markets in Asia," Craig said. The dollar index fell 0.039%, with the Japanese yen strengthening 0.12% versus the U.S. currency at 135.96 per dollar.
Opinion: Vladimir Putin’s anxious time
  + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +15 min
We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. He imagines a boy sitting “upon the high and giddy mast” of a ship tossed by wind and waves. “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,” concludes the king in Shakespeare’s play. Russia said that President Vladimir Putin was the intended target of a foiled Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin, an allegation Ukraine denied. The unfortunate monarch who was the last to own the original St. Edward’s Crown, King Charles I, was convicted of treason and beheaded on January 30, 1649.
JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday. Here's what Wall Street expects:Earnings: $3.41 per share, 29.7% higher than a year earlier, according to Refinitiv. For instance, JPMorgan likely benefited from an influx of deposits after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank experienced fatal bank runs. That's because smaller banks faced pressure last month as customers sought the perceived safety of megabanks including JPMorgan and Bank of America . JPMorgan is expected to post a $2.27 billion provision for credit losses, according to the StreetAccount estimate.
In fact, experts say now may be the time to consider what small banks have to offer. Depositors appear to be fleeing small banks because they fear problems in the banking sector could spread beyond the tiny number of troubled banks that have made headlines so far. “Which is bad for them, but good for their customers.”Of course, online banks also offer savers high interest rates that meet or exceed what most small banks offer. Small bank loansIf you are looking for a loan, small banks have a lot to offer, too. And if you already have a relationship with a small bank, you might be able to obtain more favorable borrowing terms.
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