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WASHINGTON — Paul Nash walks a difficult line. As he provides lawmakers with continuing education about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., he finds it is hard at times not to be an advocate for an agency that has much to gain — or lose — during the financial reform debate.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. suffered a rare court defeat Tuesday, as a federal judge sided with a bank that had challenged an enforcement order.

Contributing to retirement savings is not a strong suit for most Americans, which is why ING Group Inc. wants to make it easier for individuals to develop that much-needed nest egg.

Although art is poorly correlated with the stock market, art is a pure and independent alternative asset class.

Financial advisors are also trying to incorporate more products with guarantees as their clients remain nervous about the economic outlook, according to a survey.

But analysts say that the success it has had so far could be short-lived.

Contributing to retirement savings is not a strong suit for most Americans, which is why ING Group Inc. wants to make it easier for individuals to develop that much-needed nest egg.

Sen. Sherrod Brown has introduced a bill that would tax more Wall Street bonuses than similar legislation introduced a week ago.

WASHINGTON — Creating the infrastructure for regulators to collect and analyze data necessary to monitor systemic risk is going to be costly and complicated, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo told Senate subcommittee members on Friday.

WASHINGTON — Having successfully ushered Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke's troubled confirmation through the Senate, the Obama administration must soon consider how best to fill other key financial regulatory positions.