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U.K. Looks to Relax Money Laundering Rules to Help Businesses
August 31st, 2015
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 five years. Britain will look at ways to make the ...
Dollar Gains as Yuan Fallout Continues for Emerging Assets
August 17th, 2015
The dollar strengthened as China’s shift to a more market-oriented exchange rate continued to reverberate through emerging economies, driving stocks and the ringgit lower. Oil fell, leading a gauge of commodities to a 13-year low. The dollar was stronger ...
Hausfeld Announces 9 Settlements Totaling More Than $2 Billion in FX Antitrust Litigation
August 14th, 2015
Hausfeld, a global claimants’ law firm dedicated to handling complex litigation, announced today that the plaintiffs in In re Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation, 13-cv-7789 (S.D.N.Y.), have reached settlements totaling more than $2 billion with Bank of America, Barclays, ...
8 Banking Giants Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
July 28th, 2015
In its relative short history, bitcoin – and its underlying technology the blockchain – have captivated thinkers around the world, but not everyone was quick to see the potential. Due in part to its initial billing as a threat ...
China Growth Beats Economists’ Forecast as Stimulus Kicks In
July 15th, 2015
China’s economic growth proved resilient in the second quarter as policy makers stepped up support and a stock market boom — since soured — spurred services. Gross domestic product rose 7 percent in the three months through June from ...
George Osborne pledges lowest corporation tax in G20 but new bank tax hits UK small lenders
July 9th, 2015
Chancellor pledges lowest corporation tax in the G20 – but casts punitive net over the UK’s small lenders Chancellor George Osborne ushered in a new tax regime for British banks yesterday, dialling down the controversial bank levy while introducing a new ...
China Freezes Trading in 1,300 Companies, Locking Up 40% of Market Cap
July 8th, 2015
A wave of Chinese companies halted trading in their shares and regulators unveiled new measures to prop up the value of small-cap stocks in the latest attempts to stem a rout that’s wiped more than $3.5 trillion of value. ...
UBS signs whistleblower deal with Brazil to avoid punishments in Forex rigging case
July 7th, 2015
Swiss bank UBS has signed a leniency agreement with Brazilian authorities to avoid punishment in the alleged rigging of the country’s currency market. Local newspaper Valor Econômico reported that UBS signed an agreement with Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, the Council ...
Citigroup, HSBC Among Banks Named in Brazil Currency Probe
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings Plc and 12 other banks are being investigated for currency manipulation by Brazil’s antitrust agency after similar probes in the U.S. and Europe led to penalties of more than $10 billion. Cade, as ...
HSBC and JP Morgan may relocate parts of their business to Luxembourg from UK
June 16th, 2015
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) are in talks to relocate parts of their businesses to Luxembourg from the UK as they weigh the possibility of a British exit from the European Union, the Times ...
