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U.K. Looks to Relax Money Laundering Rules to Help Businesses

31/08/2015(0)
The U.K. government said it will look to relax anti-money laundering controls as part of a plan to save British companies 10 billion pounds ($15.4 billion) over the next ... Read More
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UBS to pay $1.7 mln settlement over sanctions case – U.S. Treasury

28/08/2015(0)
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it had reached an agreement with UBS for the Swiss bank to pay a $1.7 million settlement for “apparent violations” to U.S. sanctions. ... Read More
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Google rejects EU’s antitrust complaints citing benefits to consumers and advertisers

28/08/2015(0)
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has rejected the European Union’s antitrust complaints against it, saying the case is “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics”. The company’s comments came in ... Read More
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Serious Fraud Office interviews Deutsche Bank traders as it steps up criminal probe into Libor rigging

27/08/2015(0)
The Serious Fraud Office has interviewed present and former Deutsche Bank traders as it steps up its criminal probe into the manipulation of Libor interest rates. At least one ... Read More
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Exchanges, Barclays win dismissal of U.S. high-frequency trading case

27/08/2015(0)
Major U.S. stock exchanges and Barclays Plc on Wednesday won the dismissal of nationwide litigation in which pension funds and other investors accused them of rigging markets to benefit ... Read More
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Ex-Merrill Lynch Broker Ordered to Pay Restitution for Insider Trading

26/08/2015(0)
Scheme used offshore brokerage account to make trades based on Qualcomm inside information A former Merrill Lynch broker was ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution to the brokerage ... Read More
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Bank of Scotland is most complained-about bank, watchdog reveals

26/08/2015(0)
More than 20,000 complaints about bank dealt with by financial ombudsman in first half of 2015, with Barclays and Lloyds also prompting many complaints Bank of Scotland, Barclays and Lloyds ... Read More
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Baker & McKenzie announces global revenues of $2.43 billion

25/08/2015(0)
Revenues up 2.2% Total productivity hits an all time high – up 5% Record number of partner promotions  – over 40% are women Good growth expected in Fiscal Year ... Read More
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Deutsche Bank Said to Probe Senior Russia Employee Over Bribes

24/08/2015(0)
Deutsche Bank AG’s internal probe into possible money laundering at its Russian unit has sparked an investigation into whether a senior employee took bribes, people with knowledge of the ... Read More
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Law firms given platform to share cyber threat information

21/08/2015(0)
Over 180 law firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell have applied to join the platform, which will be known as the Legal Services Information Sharing and Analysis Organization. The ... Read More
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