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Treasury Secretary Yellen Says ‘Systemic’ Tag May Not be Right for Asset Managers

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday it is important to “look carefully” at systemic risks posed by asset managers, including BlackRock Inc., but said designating them as systematically important financial institutions may not be the right approach. Yellen’s remarks …

Senators Propose Heavy Fines for Credit Agencies Over Privacy Data Breaches

Two Senate Democrats are proposing large new fines for credit reporting agencies that lose consumers’ personal information in data breaches, according to a bill they introduced on Wednesday. The bill would impose potentially significant fines against companies like Equifax, TransUnion, …

Senators Quiz Wells Fargo CEO, Express Doubt Bank Will Change Ways

U.S. senators slammed Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Tim Sloan on Tuesday for his handling of a massive sales practices scandal at the third-largest American bank and challenged him to allow aggrieved customers to sue. Wells Fargo has disclosed …

Senators Question If Trump Adviser, AIG Investor Icahn Plays Role in ‘Too Big to Fail’

Two prominent U.S. Democratic senators are raising questions about President Donald Trump’s special adviser, Carl Icahn, asking in a letter on Thursday if the activist investor is attempting to persuade the government to lift its “too big to fail” tag …

Sen. Warren Challenges Obama Over Fast Track Authority

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren hit back at President Barack Obama in their tussle over “fast-track” authorization to negotiate a Pacific Rim trade treaty, a power she says could be used in the future to weaken Wall Street reforms. The president, …