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HSBC sets aside head of European forex trading
December 11th, 2014
HSBC has sacked its European currency trading chief in the wake of a huge $618m (£394m) fine for manipulating the £3.3trn a day foreign exchange market. The bank is understood to have “let go” Stuart Scott on Tuesday following ...
The Quindell share price fiasco should not dent faith in the robust Aim market
December 10th, 2014
The AIM market, the London Stock Exchange’s junior market, has been subjected to an unprecedented level of criticism over recent weeks. The fiasco at Quindell, which saw another twist this week, as the company called in PwC to review ...
New strategic approach to ensure “sharper focus” to regulatory challenges ahead
December 9th, 2014
The FCA’s remit is far ranging and challenging with the recent additional responsibility for regulating consumer credit meaning the number of firms that now come under the FCA has trebled over the past eighteen months. The approach is shaped ...
Tesco boss Dave Lewis overhauls management structure amid accounting scandal
December 2nd, 2014
Tesco’s newly appointed CEO Dave Lewis has overhauled the management structure of the British retailer in the wake of an accounting scandal that led to eight managers being suspended. Lewis will temporarily head UK operations as the current managing ...
Supervisory Authorities issued warnings on unauthorised companies
December 2nd, 2014
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Belgium (Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Spain (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV) and Holland (Netherlands Authority for ...
New Payment Systems Regulator sets out how it will regulate the £75 trillion industry
November 14th, 2014
The new Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) today sets out how it proposes to regulate the £75 trillion payments industry when it becomes fully operational on 1 April 2015. The proposals will further the PSR’s three objectives: to promote competition, ...
Report on role of Bank of England officials in relation to conduct issues in the foreign exchange market
November 12th, 2014
The Oversight Committee has today published an independent report by Lord Grabiner QC. This follows his investigation into whether, between 2005 and 2013, any Bank of England official was involved in, or aware of, conduct issues in the foreign ...
FINMA sanctions foreign exchange manipulation at UBS
November 12th, 2014
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has concluded enforcement proceedings against UBS AG (UBS) regarding foreign exchange trading conducted in Switzerland. FINMA found that over an extended period of time the bank’s employees in Zurich at least attempted ...
JPMorgan says improved systems and controls after FX rigging probe
November 12th, 2014
Wall Street bank JPMorgan, fined $662 million by UK and US regulators for failings in foreign exchange, said on Wednesday that it had made significant improvements to systems and controls. The bank called trader conduct described in its settlements ...
Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion in forex probe
November 12th, 2014
Global regulators imposed penalties totaling $3.4 billion on five major banks, including UBS (UBSN.VX), HSBC (HSBA.L) and Citigroup (C.N) on Wednesday for failing to stop their traders from trying to manipulate foreign exchange markets. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and JP ...
