# Profs Roy Smith and Brad Hintz's op-ed on the banking regulatory landscape is highlighted

1 Faculty News April 9, 2015 ![Reuters logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030503.jpg?itok=0OAgrDF0)>

Excerpt from [Reuters](http://www.breakingviews.com/investment-banks-within-reach-of-adequate-returns/21193402.article) -- "Of the world’s 12 largest banks, only Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs generated returns above their cost of capital last year, according to an analysis in Financial News by [Roy Smith](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/roy-smith) and Brad Hintz, professors at NYU Stern School of Business."

[Read more](http://www.breakingviews.com/investment-banks-within-reach-of-adequate-returns/21193402.article)

Additional coverage appeared on [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/business/dealbook/investment-banks-are-within-reach-of-adequate-returns.html?_r=0).