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Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin
April 4th, 2016
A network of secret offshore deals and vast loans worth $2bn has laid a trail to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. An unprecedented leak of documents shows how this money has made members of Putin’s close circle fabulously wealthy. Though the ...
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $4 mln for trading violations
March 31st, 2016
A Deutsche Bank AG unit will pay more than $4 million to settle allegations that it failed to properly report data on millions of options trades, according to a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) document. The alleged conduct between ...
Shell faces corruption probe over $1bn oil deal in Nigeria
March 31st, 2016
Italian officials to investigate company’s role in acquisition of disputed oil block jointly owned with energy group Eni Italian anti-corruption investigators have opened a formal investigation into Shell’s acquisition of a stake in a $1.09bn (£755m) oil block in Nigeria. ...
UBS, Credit Suisse interested in advising on Russia privatization
March 30th, 2016
Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse are interested in advising the Russian government on several privatizations as long as the deals do not violate sanctions, three banking sources told Reuters. The banks responded to a request for proposals that ...
Finra arbitration panel orders UBS to pay for damages over Puerto Rico bond losses
March 28th, 2016
Damages linked to the commonwealth’s distressed debt continue to climb UBS Group AG’s wealth management business for the Americas must pay more than $470,000 to three investors who claimed damages because their accounts were over-concentrated in Puerto Rico bonds ...
Cyprus begins new round of gas exploration
March 28th, 2016
Cyprus on Thursday launched a third licensing round for offshore oil and gas drilling off the Mediterranean island’s southern coast. “The decision to launch this licensing round was based on the huge interest by international companies to carry out ...
Citigroup says being investigated in Germany over dividend trades
March 23rd, 2016
Citigroup (C.N) is being investigated by German tax authorities over an equity trading strategy known as “cum-ex” or “dividend stripping,” the U.S. bank said on Tuesday. Dividend stripping involves buying a stock just before its dividend rights expire, then ...
Morgan Stanley Ordered to Pay Over $34 Million to HSN Co-Founder’s Estate
March 22nd, 2016
Ms. Forte had been Mr. Speer’s financial adviser since the late 1990s An arbitration panel ordered Morgan Stanley to pay more than $34 million to the estate of deceased Home Shopping Network co-founder Roy M. Speer and his foundation, ...
Iraq exports first natural gas shipment in its history
March 21st, 2016
Iraq has exported the first shipment of natural gas in its history, a key development for the OPEC member. The move revives a long-sought ambition by Iraq to be a gas exporter, thanks to a joint venture with Anglo-Dutch ...
Sachs probed in alleged Treasury rigging
March 21st, 2016
Washington’s probe into the alleged rigging of the $13 trillion US Treasurys market by Wall Street banks has narrowed its focus to a handful of firms — including Goldman Sachs, The Post has learned. In addition, European authorities have ...
