law

British banks

Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland ‘at risk of further penalties’

17/11/2015(0)
Investigations into financial crisis conduct show ‘no signs of abating’, warns Moody’s Major banks have now set aside $219bn (£144bn) to pay fines and legal costs since the financial ... Read More
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Dentons and 大成 formalize combination

11/11/2015(0)
Dentons and 大成 today formalized their combination. The launch follows the previously-announced timeline set in January 2015, after a vote by partners of both firms endorsing the combination, with ... Read More
jpmorgan

JPMorgan’s 2014 Hack Tied to Largest Cyber Breach Ever

11/11/2015(0)
Online gambling, bitcoin scam, money laundering among charges Hackers took data on 100 million customers, U.S. alleges The U.S. described a vast, multi-year criminal enterprise centering on hacks of ... Read More
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Pimco Asks Court to Throw Out Bill Gross’s Civil Suit

10/11/2015(0)
Firm calls suit ‘legally groundless and sad postscript’ to a storied career Pacific Investment Management Co. on Monday asked a California court to throw out the civil lawsuit of ... Read More
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Big four accountants ‘quietly’ threatening mid-tier law firms

09/11/2015(0)
The resurgence of mid-tier law firms is about to come under pressure from ‘intense competition’ from the big accountancy firms entering the legal market. A report published today by ... Read More
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VW engineers admitted rigging CO2 emissions

09/11/2015(0)
Engineers overinflated tyres, tampered with motor oil-Bild Company seeking to encourage staff to talk-source Non-executive board to meet on Monday to take stock of fallout (Adds details on amnesty, ... Read More
exxon

New York investigating Exxon over climate statements: source

06/11/2015(0)
The New York attorney general has launched an investigation into whether Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) misled the public and shareholders about the risks of climate change. Attorney General Eric ... Read More
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US fines Deutsche Bank $258m for working with Iran

05/11/2015(0)
German company Deutsche Bank has been fined $285m (£185m) by US regulators for working with US-sanctioned countries Syria and Iran. The bank will pay penalties to the New York ... Read More
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Google says an EU antitrust fine would be ‘inappropriate’

04/11/2015(0)
Google has hit back at EU antitrust regulators’ warning of a possible hefty fine, saying this would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case and its ... Read More
BNP Paribas

BNP Sued Over $650 Million `Wet Ink’ Error in Al-Sanea Deal

03/11/2015(0)
Golden Belt Sukuk sues French lender in $650 million lawsuit Saudi tycoon’s Saad Group defaulted on the deal in 2009 BNP Paribas SA is being sued by the trustee ... Read More
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