Reuters Money: New swaps regulator must prove mettle in Wall Street reform

	Click to View in Browser 11/13/2013 New swaps regulator must prove mettle in Wall Street reform WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Timothy Massad, a lawyer who oversaw the U.S. government's $700 billion bank bailout program, as the next head of one of Wall Street's most powerful supervisors. Pimco Total Return Fund adds U.S. government debt in October NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pimco Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund, increased its holdings of Treasuries and other U.S. government-related securities in October as the Federal Reserve maintained its bond-buying program, data from the firm's website showed on Tuesday. Citadel's Griffin says he would break up U.S. banks: CNBC NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kenneth Griffin, founder of hedge fund Citadel LLC, said Tuesday that he supported breaking up the largest U.S. banks. Hedge funds add to this year's gains in October: data LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds added to their performance gains in October as stock markets continued to rally, boosted by the United States avoiding a default on its debt and further signs the world's largest economies are growing, new data showed on Tuesday. Corzine, banks fail to win dismissal of MF Global lawsuit NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by former MF Global Holdings Ltd chief executive Jon Corzine to dismiss investor litigation seeking to hold him, other executives and many banks responsible for the futures brokerage's rapid collapse. Wall Street watchdog eyes new rule for clearing firm data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's industry-funded watchdog is developing a new rule that would require clearing firms to regularly provide it with data about brokerage transactions, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. Some U.S. brokers still need buffers against trading errors: regulators NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some brokerages still do not have proper buffers in place to protect against technology errors or rogue algorithms which could rile markets, although many have improved their compliance with new rules, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. Analysis: Wall Street sees social-impact bonds as way to do good and do well NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street banks are eyeing a nascent market that improves their public image at a low risk and still offers them a reasonable return on capital. Pinterest investor FirstMark, Rovio investor Atomico raise funds SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New York-based venture firm FirstMark Capital and London-based Atomico each raised new funds, capitalizing on their success in early-stage technology investing. Fidelity rolls out new funds as antidote to interest rate shocks BOSTON (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments, the second-largest U.S. mutual fund company, on Tuesday rolled out three new funds to help investors sidestep the interest-rate shock that is expected when the Federal Reserve unwinds its easy money policy. Related Video The worst "best" financial advice Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Business News Stock futures retreat amid mixed Fed signals on stimulus Starbucks to restate results to show loss from Kraft damages The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend