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The Libor trials: Where we are now

12/04/2017(0)
Barclays sent shockwaves through the City when, in July 2012, it was fined nearly £300m by British and US regulators for its role in the Libor-rigging scandal. Days later, ... Read More
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Culture in financial institutions: it’s everywhere and nowhere; FCA Chief Executive

16/03/2017(0)
Highlights A firm’s culture emerges in large part from inputs that are its responsibility. It is for firms to ensure that their desired culture is consistent with appropriate conduct ... Read More
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Harvard Business Review: Blockchain Is Foundational, Not Disruptive

25/01/2017(1)
True blockchain-led transformation is still many years away, according to an article, “The Truth About Blockchain” in the Harvard Business Review, because it does not deliver a truly “disruptive” business ... Read More
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UK: New Year brings in new penalties for enablers of offshore tax evasion

03/01/2017(0)
Accountants, bankers, lawyers and other advisors who enable offshore tax evasion will face tough new sanctions from today (1 January 2017). The new powers will see individuals or corporates ... Read More
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One of Deutsche Bank’s top wealth chiefs is among 13 bankers facing allegations of fraud

16/12/2016(0)
One of Deutsche Bank’s top wealth chiefs in London is among 13 bankers facing allegations of fraud and false accounting tied to complex finance transactions with struggling Italian lender ... Read More
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JPMorgan Chase Paying $264 Million to Settle FCPA Charges

18/11/2016(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay more than $130 million to settle SEC charges that it won business from ... Read More
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Ex-HBOS Bankers Accused of Getting Travel, Escorts in Fraud

27/09/2016(0)
Defendants mismanaged troubled businesses for their own gain Participants used cash and high-class escorts as rewards Ex-HBOS Plc bankers accepted expensive gifts, luxurious foreign travel and high-class escorts to ... Read More
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Cheers! Lawyers net £200m from SABMiller deal

01/09/2016(0)
Law firms will bank almost £200m from advising on the third-largest corporate takeover ever – brewer SABMiller’s £79bn acquisition by Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev. In total, the two companies ... Read More
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3 ex-bankers jailed over Ireland’s biggest accounting fraud

01/08/2016(0)
Three former senior bankers were sent to prison Friday for their roles in concealing the loss of billions in deposits at the defunct Anglo Irish Bank, the biggest accounting ... Read More
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Brexit Aftermath: First Thing We Do, Hire All the Lawyers

28/06/2016(0)
The U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union means years of uncertainty for bankers and investors—and years of extra work for lawyers. Members of the bar and their colleagues ... Read More
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