Asset managers

A passivity agreement with the FDIC means that when the asset management giant Vanguard owns more than 10% of an FDIC-overseen bank, it can't seek certain levels of control over the bank's behavior.

Contenders see plenty of room for the market of EFTS investing in CLOs to grow. The question is if they can potentially usurp some of banks' dominance in AAA-tranche investing.

The French bank and New York asset management firm will buy and hold inventory to meet clients’ future needs and track materials on a new software platform.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she prefers to have the Financial Stability Oversight Council flag hazardous activities by nonbanks rather than subject specific firms to heightened supervision.

Highland Associates has $26 billion in assets under management on behalf of not-for-profit medical endowments and foundations. Regions Financial is following the lead of other regionals, which have been scooping up investment firms that specialize in health care.

The Pittsburgh bank says it is selling the assets to Federated Investors to focus its PNC Capital Advisors unit on providing outsourced services.

The deal will give Janney greater access to the community banking sector.

Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed to acquire Greystone Capital Management in a push to become the largest Canadian money manager.

AssetMark Trust plans to offer a product for the $1 billion in cash it holds for clients.

The wealth management firm Boston Private has agreed to sell Anchor Capital Advisors to Anchor’s management team.

Rather than forming a consortium of peers to investigate blockchain technology, as many banks have done, one of the world's largest asset managers is acting on its own.

The authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to label a firm a “systemically important financial institution” triggers duplicative regulation even if banklike rules are not appropriate to the company.

The term "shadow banking" is a pejorative, implying insufficient regulatory oversight, said Treasury in a report issued Thursday on asset management.

Murphy Capital Management in Gladstone, N.J., focuses on high-net-worth individuals, businesses and nonprofits.

Plimoth Investment Advisors, a firm owned by two mutuals in Massachusetts, is buying the business.