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Lloyds Banking Group fined £117m for failing to handle PPI complaints fairly
June 5th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its largest ever retail fine (£117m) to Lloyds Bank Plc, Bank of Scotland Plc and Black Horse Ltd (together Lloyds) for failing to treat their customers fairly when handling Payment Protection Insurance ...
Justice Department Readies New Bank Settlements
June 5th, 2015
Federal and state officials are preparing the next round of billion-dollar mortgage settlements involving U.S. and European banks Up to nine banks are in line for the next round of billion-dollar payments related to soured mortgages as federal and ...
3 Critical Fintech Innovation Trends in Banking
June 5th, 2015
Each year, the most exciting innovations in banking are presented at Finovate conferences. While some of the new ideas may never be seen by the general public, the trends of the demos provide insights into the future of financial ...
ECUREX Becomes the First Digital Currency Exchange Platform to Be Fully Compliant with the Swiss Banking Act
June 5th, 2015
ECUREX GmbH announced today that it has become the first digital currency exchange platform to be fully compliant with the Swiss Banking Act. After sixteen months of investigation, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) released on 19 May 2015 ...
HSBC pays out £28m over money-laundering claims
June 5th, 2015
Geneva prosecutor agrees to close investigation into HSBC in return for the financial settlement HSBC has been ordered to pay a record 40m Swiss francs (£28m) and been given a final warning by the Geneva authorities for “organisational deficiencies” which ...
IMF Urges Fed to Wait on Interest Rates Until 2016
June 5th, 2015
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday slashed its forecasts for U.S. economic growth, calling for the Federal Reserve to hold off its first rate increase in nearly a decade until 2016. In its annual review of the U.S. economy, ...
Baker & McKenzie strengthens its China funds and private equity capabilities
June 4th, 2015
Baker & McKenzie strengthens its China funds and private equity capabilities through the Joint Operation it formed with FenXun Partners The Joint Operation provides clients of both firms with an unprecedented platform to serve their international and PRC legal ...
NYDFS Announces Final Bitlicense Framework for Regulating Digital Currency Firms
June 4th, 2015
Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, today announced the release of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) final BitLicense – the first comprehensive framework for regulating digital currency firms. The BitLicense – which is the ...
Shell Expects Oil Rebound as Shale Fails to Fill Supply Gap
June 4th, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell Plc sees oil prices rising because supply from shale drilling in the U.S. won’t be enough to satisfy growing global demand. The industry needs to find an extra 4 million barrels to 5 million barrels a ...
Fitch: Steep Emerging-Market FX Reserve Falls Likely to Continuee
June 3rd, 2015
Global EM FX reserves have fallen by USD524bn since June 2014, surpassing the drop in 2008-2009, and further declines are probable. Emerging-market (EM) official foreign exchange (FX) reserves have been falling steadily by an average of USD58bn a month ...
