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More gloom ahead for FX dealers in next two years
August 19th, 2014
Consultancy paints a far from rosy picture for the FX market in the years ahead as technology investment takes centre stage. Foreign exchange revenue and front-office headcount at banks will continue to decrease over the remainder of this year ...
Julius Baer expects to settle U.S. tax case in months
July 21st, 2014
Julius Baer (BAER.VX) expects to strike a deal with U.S. authorities in a matter of months to settle a criminal investigation into the Swiss bank’s role in helping wealthy Americans evade their taxes, its chief executive said on Monday. ...
Handful of non-EU banks to make European stress tests debut
July 16th, 2014
A handful of global banks are bracing themselves for their first results from Europe’s bank stress-testing regime, which will tell them in October whether they have enough capital to withstand future crises. Banks outside the European Union have traditionally ...
Banks face intensified sanctions probes in U.S.
July 10th, 2014
Following BNP Paribas’ record $8.9 billion in penalties for violating U.S. economic sanctions, federal and state authorities are intensifying investigations of other foreign banks over signs of similar infractions. At least six banks in Germany, France, Italy or Japan ...
U.S. Ruling Loosens Four-Decade Ban On Oil Exports
June 25th, 2014
The Obama administration cleared the way for the first exports of unrefined American oil in nearly four decades, allowing energy companies to start chipping away at the longtime ban on selling U.S. oil abroad. In separate rulings that haven’t ...
Bank of America instructs Shearman & Sterling disputes head for forex lawsuit
June 19th, 2014
Shearman & Sterling has landed a major advisory role for Bank of America on a sprawling US lawsuit over alleged rates rigging in the foreign exchange market. A filing earlier this month shows a New York-based group of Shearman ...
USA ‘to fine BNP Paribas €7 billion’ in sanctions probe
May 30th, 2014
The US is seeking more than €7.4 billion ($10 billion) to resolve a criminal probe into allegations that the French bank evaded US sanctions against Iran, Sudan and Cuba, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. BNP – the largest ...
Exclusive: SEC eyes test that may lead to shift away from ‘dark pools’
April 11th, 2014
U.S. securities regulators are considering testing a proposed reform that could drive business to major stock exchanges and away from alternative trading venues such as “dark pools” that critics say may be hurting investors by reducing the quality of ...
