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HSBC sets aside $378 million for FX probe settlement

03/11/2014(0)
HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) set aside $378 million to pay a potential fine from the UK regulator for alleged manipulation of currency markets, as Europe’s biggest bank reported a 12 ... Read More
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Israeli police arrests Mexican Bitcoin blackmail

03/11/2014(0)
A 34 year old man was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on suspicion he had stolen information during the last few months and demanded Bitcoin worth ... Read More
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Argentina suspends P&G over tax claims

03/11/2014(0)
Argentina has banned the consumer products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) from doing business in the country, accusing the firm of tax fraud. A statement on the presidential website, ... Read More
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Citigroup sets aside $600 million more to cover legal costs

31/10/2014(0)
Citigroup Inc (C.N) said it was setting aside an extra $600 million to cover legal expenses in the third quarter due to “rapidly evolving regulatory inquiries,” while also disclosing ... Read More
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MintPal Vows to Fight Former Moolah CEO in Court

31/10/2014(0)
The owners of the troubled digital currency exchange MintPal are moving to take legal action against former Moopay LTD CEO Alex Green. Green, who was once known as Ryan ... Read More
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Deutsche Bank, Former Traders Settle Dispute Over Suspensions

31/10/2014(0)
A German state labor court said Wednesday that Deutsche Bank AG and four former money-market traders agreed to a settlement in their legal dispute over the traders’ suspension in ... Read More
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RBS Returns to Profit, Sets Aside $639 Million for FX Probe

31/10/2014(0)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS), Britain’s largest taxpayer-owned lender, had third-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates even as it set aside 400 million pounds ($639 million) for ... Read More
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Russia: Court Rules Against Tycoon

31/10/2014(0)
A Moscow court on Thursday ruled in favor of nationalizing a Russian billionaire’s majority stake in the oil producer Bashneft, one of the country’s largest private oil companies. Prosecutors ... Read More
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Antitrust Goes International

30/10/2014(0)
In a globalizing world economy, it’s perhaps no surprise that mergers and acquisitions are also crossing national borders more frequently–and that the risk of cartel-like behavior across national borders ... Read More
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Sterling Lads Chats Show FX Traders Matching Fix Orders

30/10/2014(0)
“Any fix quid?” a currency trader at Barclays Plc asked a counterpart at HSBC Holdings Plc at 2:25 p.m. on June 23, 2011. “Get 50 cable on fix,” he ... Read More
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