Investments

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is appealing directly to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to exempt collateralized loan obligation managers from rules requiring "skin in the game" of deals.

A carve-out that shielded billions of dollars in collateralized loan obligations from Dodd-Frank's risk-retention mandate could work against banks and other CLO managers if Dodd-Frank is overhauled.

Access to banking information ensures advisors can perform holistic planning, fintech firms say.

Triumph Bancorp in Texas agreed to sell its CLO management firm just months after new risk retention rules kicked in.

Policymakers speak of expanding consumer choice, but for the vast majority of borrowers and investors, standardizing choices that make the most financial sense has greater merit.

Bankers, directors and other large investors are unloading millions of shares as bank stocks stay close to all-time highs.

U.S. regulators rejected an exchange-traded fund based on bitcoin, wiping out weeks of gains for the digital currency as investors speculated the Securities and Exchange Commission would approve the security.

Merchant banking activities activities amount to more than $30 billion in direct investments, including more than $11 billion in renewable energy investments, a survey found.

The firm built a product to match the current moment, which is political, says CEO Hardeep Walia.