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China Said to Probe Alleged Bank of China Money Laundering
July 10th, 2014
China’s central bank and currency regulator are investigating a state media report that alleged Bank of China Ltd. broke rules on transferring money overseas, two government officials familiar with the matter said. The probe focuses on whether Bank of ...
Barclays rebuilds top team at investment bank unit
July 9th, 2014
Barclays has reshuffled its investment banking team, promoting people to senior positions in Asia, Europe and the US to fill gaps created when executives left after it announced a sweeping restructuring of the underperforming division. The moves are a ...
U.A.E. Bank Rules, EU Bank Legal Fees, Tibor: Compliance
July 8th, 2014
The United Arab Emirates may amend rules governing bank lending against shares after reviewing June’s stock price swings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the market regulator said yesterday. Representatives of the Securities and Commodities Authority, the central bank and ...
European Commission steps in to help Bulgarian banks
June 30th, 2014
The European Commission has approved a request from Bulgaria to provide funding for some of the country’s biggest banks. The Commission extended a credit line of 3.3bn levs ($2.3bn; £1.4bn) to help banks that Bulgarian authorities believe have been ...
European companies continue to be impacted by the sovereign debt crisis
June 16th, 2014
Despite signs of improving stability in the European economy, strong headwinds from the sovereign debt crisis continue to impact corporate defaults. The sovereign debt crisis affecting much of Europe continued to impact the economic stability of the entire continent ...
Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive for CIFs
June 12th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) is informing the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive and on the Data requested by the EU Parliament as follows: 1. The European Parliament and the Council ...
Europe Bankers Cringe at Rising U.S. Fines Amid BNP Probe
June 12th, 2014
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) Chairman Douglas Flint had some advice for bank executives meeting in London last week: Read up on how the U.S. uses financial warfare against its enemies in a foreign-policy shift that’s entangling lenders. Since HSBC ...
Deutsche Bank boosts finances with new capital
May 19th, 2014
Deutsche Bank AG says raising 8 billion euros ($11 billion) in new capital from investors will strengthen its finances as it faces tighter regulation and uncertain costs from litigation. Co-CEO Anshu Jain told analysts Monday that the fresh capital ...
Barclays, Credit Suisse Battle Banker Exodus, Legal Woes
May 5th, 2014
Barclays Plc (BARC), Credit Suisse Group AG and UBS AG (UBSN) will face questions this week about key banker departures, legal challenges and their efforts to boost profitability. Barclays last week lost three top bankers in the U.S. and ...
Wall Street’s Top Banks To Keep Lower Profile At Russian Investment Meeting Amid Growing Sanctions
April 30th, 2014
Wall Street’s top firms are walking an increasingly fine line between business as usual and growing political pressure to shun Russia for its annexation of Crimea and meddling in Ukraine, believing that their business ties are more important than ...
