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Financial Stability Board to Propose Stricter Capital Rules for Global Banks
November 10th, 2014
The Financial Stability Board, a panel made up of central bankers, finance officials and top regulators from the world’s largest economies, plans to announce proposals Monday that would double the amount of money that large banks would be required ...
The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase’s Worst Nightmare
November 10th, 2014
She tried to stay quiet, she really did. But after eight years of keeping a heavy secret, the day came when Alayne Fleischmann couldn’t take it anymore. “It was like watching an old lady get mugged on the street,” she ...
Singapore Returns Up to $9 Billion to Banks in Rate Probe
November 7th, 2014
Singapore’s central bank gave back as much as S$12 billion ($9.3 billion) that it took from 19 lenders last year as a penalty for trying to manipulate benchmark interest rates. The banks have taken steps to prevent a recurrence ...
Competition watchdog to investigate UK current account and SME banking market
November 7th, 2014
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is to launch a full-scale investigation into personal current accounts and SME banking, following a three month consultation exercise. The CMA published two studies in July which indicated that regulatory barriers and limited ...
BofA triples third-quarter loss due to forex legal expense
November 7th, 2014
Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) tripled its third-quarter loss to $232 million, in a revision that added legal costs related to global investigations into foreign exchange trading at major banks. Regulators are investigating allegations that dealers colluded and manipulated key ...
BofA Executive’s Job Said Held Up by Deutsche Bank Probe
November 6th, 2014
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK)’s examination of how employees handled deals with the world’s oldest lender is preventing Michele Foresti from starting his new job at Bank of America Corp. (BAC), according to three people briefed on the matter. Foresti, who ...
UK banks face break-up threat as competition probe launched
November 6th, 2014
Britain’s big banks could be broken up after the country’s competition watchdog launched a full-blown investigation into services for small business customers and personal accounts because of a lack of competition. It marks the latest step by authorities to break the dominance of ...
Fed issues rule to prevent oversized U.S. financial firms
November 6th, 2014
The U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled a final rule on Wednesday designed to prevent large financial firms from becoming so big that their failure could shake the core of the U.S. financial market. The final rule, required by the 2010 ...
Companies sign secret tax deals with Luxembourg: report
November 6th, 2014
More than 300 companies, including PepsiCo Inc(PEP.N), AIG Inc (AIG.N) and Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE), secured secret deals from Luxembourg to slash their tax bills, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reported, quoting leaked documents. The companies appear to have ...
British Banks May Face Probe of Checking Accounts, Loans
November 5th, 2014
U.K. antitrust regulators said they may open an investigation into checking accounts and banking services for small- and medium-sized businesses. The Competition and Markets Authority will issue a decision on starting a full probe into banking for small firms ...
