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British banks facing billions in fines over forex-rigging scandal
August 18th, 2015
British banks could face billions of pounds of civil claims over the rigging of the ‘wild west’ foreign exchange markets following a landmark court case in New York. Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland were among nine banks ...
Banks face new legal action over forex manipulation
July 15th, 2015
After fines totalling many billions of pounds from UK and US regulators, a new threat is about to hit the major banks found guilty of manipulating the foreign exchange market. US lawyers are preparing multi-million-pound legal action – to ...
Citigroup, HSBC Among Banks Named in Brazil Currency Probe
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings Plc and 12 other banks are being investigated for currency manipulation by Brazil’s antitrust agency after similar probes in the U.S. and Europe led to penalties of more than $10 billion. Cade, as ...
FCA imposed £1.47bn in fines in 2014 with UBS and Citibank among worst offenders
June 17th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed £1.47bn (€2.04bn, $2.3bn) in fines on companies in 2014, a rise of 68% from the year before, according to a study by Kinetic Partners. The study showed the average fine imposed on businesses ...
S.Korea reviewing whether global banks in FX probe affected Korea
June 17th, 2015
South Korea’s anti-trust agency chief said on Wednesday the agency is looking into whether the activities of six global banks that were recently fined nearly $6 billion in a U.S. and European forex probe had affected South Korean companies. ...
EU Bank-Separation Bill Sets $112 Billion Trading Mark
June 16th, 2015
Banks with annual trading activities of more than 100 billion euros ($112 billion) would face added scrutiny from supervisors armed with a tool box of capital rules and separation powers in a draft European Union law. Envoys from the ...
S&P Cuts Ratings on European Banks
June 10th, 2015
Deutsche Bank, RBS, Barclays are among the banks being downgraded Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut its credit ratings on several European commercial banks on Tuesday, saying it considers the prospect that the governments would provide extraordinary support to ...
Lloyds Banking Group fined £117m for failing to handle PPI complaints fairly
June 5th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its largest ever retail fine (£117m) to Lloyds Bank Plc, Bank of Scotland Plc and Black Horse Ltd (together Lloyds) for failing to treat their customers fairly when handling Payment Protection Insurance ...
Justice Department Readies New Bank Settlements
June 5th, 2015
Federal and state officials are preparing the next round of billion-dollar mortgage settlements involving U.S. and European banks Up to nine banks are in line for the next round of billion-dollar payments related to soured mortgages as federal and ...
Citi keeps top spot in FX trading as European banks slump: poll
May 27th, 2015
European banks Deutsche Bank, Barclays and UBS have seen their market share in foreign exchange trading slump in the past year, as U.S. banks led by Citigroup (C.N) grabbed business, according to widely watched industry rankings. Citigroup kept its ...