U.S. regulators propose simpler restrictions around bank fund investments <!-- no image --> <div>U.S. banks would be able to take large ownership stakes in venture capital funds under proposed rules unveiled Thursday by the Federal Reserve.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=ebgQMuEbwCQ:9o5OKLdArqs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=ebgQMuEbwCQ:9o5OKLdArqs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=ebgQMuEbwCQ:9o5OKLdArqs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=ebgQMuEbwCQ:9o5OKLdArqs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=ebgQMuEbwCQ:9o5OKLdArqs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/ebgQMuEbwCQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters