WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unit of Mizuho Financial Group has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle civil charges by U.S. futures regulators related to allegations that the bank failed to hold enough funds in its secured accounts, the regulators said.Full story
The Justice Department has identified potential criminal wrongdoing by big banks and individuals at the center of the scandal over manipulation of interest rates. Full story
CNBC's Mary Thompson reports the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's vote today will have a big impact on the OTC derivatives market.
Discussing the resignation of Marcus Agius, Barclays' CEO, less than a week after the British bank agreed to pay $450 million in fines for its role in fixing interest rate prices, with Gary Gensler, Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman.
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , listens during an interview with Reuters in London October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Simon Newman
