Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) has been struggling with the effects of central bank policy. The fact that the Fed has not tightened interest rates further and the possibility of negative interest rates are hurting the valuations of banks, which normally earn interest on deposits. Interest rates that have stayed low for a long time have increased investors’ worries that these headwinds to Bank of New York Mellon will persist—both for its deposit float and for the fee waivers in its money market asset management businesses.
From First Eagle's Global Value Fund first quarter 2016 commentary.
