NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc <STI.N> won a court order on Friday preventing a Connecticut-based hedge fund from moving forward with a $13 million arbitration over mortgage-backed securities. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. Full story
(Reuters) - Florida's statute of limitations can apply not only to court proceedings, but to securities arbitration cases between investors and their brokers, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Full story
(Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp <SCHW.N> has temporarily reversed its requirement that clients waive their right to bring class-action lawsuits, adding a new twist in a battle closely watched by the securities industry and plaintiffs' attorneys. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a major push by liberal groups, federal securities regulators are not currently drafting a rule to require public companies to disclose their political spending, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White told lawmakers on Thursday. Full story
Commodity risk management firm and securities broker INTL FCStone Inc. said Tuesday that it has reached a deal to acquire majority ownership of Cleartrade Exchange over a five-year period. Full story
CNBC's Mary Thompson has the latest details on the surrender of Matthew Taylor to FBI agents following a securities fraud probe.
Libor has been called the "world's most important number," since it provides the base rate off which some $500 trillion of securities are priced each year. More on the libor investigation in Europe and the U.S., with CNBC's Kayla Tausche.
The Fed will buy $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities a month, with CNBC's Steve Liesman.
The New York Fed sells the remainder of its Maiden Lane III securities, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson. The government says it has made a profit of $6.6 billion in the transaction.
CNBC's Kate Kelly reports Chesapeake Energy is listed as the fourth biggest securities position in Third Point's June report.
Securities research analyst John Kinnucan
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Chairman Greg Medcraft speaks during the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong January 14, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)
