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HSBC under criminal investigation

10/04/2015(0)
HSBC Holdings plc was informed that it has been placed under formal criminal investigation (‘mise en examen’) by the French magistrates in connection with the conduct of HSBC’s Swiss ... Read More
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MF Global Trustee Seeks Court Permission to Repay Creditors

26/03/2015(0)
MF Global Inc. wants court approval to pay $461 million owed to its creditors, the second such payment now that it has paid back most of its customers. In ... Read More
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Baker & McKenzie won four awards

19/03/2015(0)
Baker & McKenzie has issued a press release informing that the company and its member firms have won four awards at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Asia Awards ... Read More
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EU influences ‘two-thirds of UK law’ – business group

03/03/2015(0)
A new calculation of the politically charged figure of the proportion of UK law originating in Brussels puts it at 64.7% over the past 20 years, a business group ... Read More
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FMA welcomes opportunity to review financial advice laws

03/03/2015(0)
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith, about the review of legislation governing financial advisers. The Minister today ... Read More
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Pan-Middle East Best Law Firm of the Year 2014

02/03/2015(0)
Dentons was awarded the Pan-Middle East Best Law Firm of the Year by EMEA Finance, whose Middle East Banking Awards winners for 2014 were announced recently. This is the ... Read More
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Barclays loses High Court battle with Grant Thornton

23/02/2015(0)
Judge rules in favour of Grant Thornton in High Court battle with Barclays over Von Essen Hotels Group audits BARCLAYS has lost its High Court spat with Grant Thornton over ... Read More
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HSBC whistleblower spills Lynch evidence to Senate

19/02/2015(0)
Massive drug, terrorism scandal ropes in Obama’s AG nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday conducted a two-hour session with HSBC whistleblower John Cruz in its investigation of attorney ... Read More
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China: Anti-graft drive hits financial sector

04/02/2015(0)
Apparent probes into executives at two Chinese banks have been interpreted as a sign that China’s anti-corruption drive is broadening, exerting pressure on banks to clean up their acts. ... Read More
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Alstom Gets Break on Fine

02/02/2015(0)
Court Granted Delay in $772 Million Payment Because of Possible Business Impact When the U.S. Justice Department announced a record $772 million foreign-bribery settlement with Alstom SA in December, ... Read More
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