Legal

Royal Bank of Scotland

RBS in 84.4 million pound mortgage securities deal with U.S. regulator

16/09/2015(0)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC has agreed to pay 88.4 million pounds to resolve claims by a U.S. regulator that it sold toxic mortgage-backed securities to now-failed credit ... Read More
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Google Found Guilty of ‘Abusing Dominant Market Position’ in Russia

15/09/2015(0)
Russian antitrust agency will have 10 business days to issue its ruling on the case in full Google Inc. has been found guilty in a rapid Russian antitrust probe, a spokesperson ... Read More
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Credit Suisse Reaches Tentative $85 Million Settlement on ‘Dark Pool’ Probe

15/09/2015(0)
Bank to pay $30 million to New York, $55 million to federal authorities Credit Suisse Group AG, one of the biggest operators of a “dark pool,” reached a tentative agreement ... Read More
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SRA Compensation Fund pays out over £23 million

14/09/2015(0)
The SRA Compensation Fund paid out over £23.8 million in the year to 31 October 2014, latest figures reported to the SRA Board meeting on Wednesday, 9th September, reveal. ... Read More
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Big Banks Agree to Settle Swaps Lawsuit

14/09/2015(0)
Dozen banks, Markit and International Swaps and Derivatives Association to pay combined $1.87 billion Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to a tentative settlement over allegations that they conspired ... Read More
HMRC

Revenue & Customs ‘winding down’ inquiries into HSBC Swiss tax evaders

10/09/2015(0)
After reopening investigation into HSBC clients hiding money in Switzerland, HMRC admits it has still only prosecuted one tax cheat HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is winding down its ... Read More
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World’s largest law firms to be ‘lawyerless’ within five years

09/09/2015(0)
Uber and Facebook cited as examples of what a future legal practice might look like Within the next five years the world’s largest law firms will not employ its ... Read More
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Credit Suisse challenges court order to pay $288 mn in mortage suit

09/09/2015(0)
Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse on Monday challenged a court ruling ordering it to pay a US hedge fund $287.5 million (257.6 million euros) in a case linked to ... Read More
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Scandal-hit Toshiba tries to draw line in sand with £207m loss

08/09/2015(0)
The accounting scandal, which broke in July, has wiped more than a third off the company’s value The electronics and industrial giant Toshiba faces a huge uphill struggle to ... Read More
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Credit Suisse Ordered to Pay Highland Capital $287.5 Million

07/09/2015(0)
Credit Suisse Group AG was ordered by a Texas judge to pay Highland Capital Management LP $287.5 million for losses on a $540 million refinancing of a shaky real ... Read More
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