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HSBC accused of incompetence by MPs in tax scandal

10/03/2015(0)
HSBC executives have been accused by MPs of incompetence for saying they were unaware of tax evasion activities in their Swiss private bank. Chris Meares, the ex-head of HSBC’s private ... Read More
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No more weak links – elite law firms unite to fight cyber security threat

09/03/2015(0)
It has long been a gripe among major clients – in particular banks – that law firms are the chink in the armour against the growing barrage of cyber ... Read More
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Commerzbank nears $1.4 billion-plus settlement with U.S. – sources

06/03/2015(0)
Commerzbank AG (CBKG.DE) is nearing an agreement to pay U.S. authorities more than $1.4 billion to settle allegations it violated U.S. sanctions and a separate investigation that stemmed from ... Read More
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SFO launches investigation into Bank of England liquidity auctions

05/03/2015(0)
It is unclear whether the Bank’s employees are suspected of involvement in any attempt to rig the auctions, used as emergency lending during the credit crisis   The Bank ... Read More
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Court upholds British challenge to ECB policy on clearing houses

04/03/2015(0)
The European Union’s second-highest court has ruled the European Central Bank (ECB) was wrong to insist that euro clearing houses should be based in the single currency area, a ... Read More
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China freezes accounts of metals-trading giant Trafigura

04/03/2015(0)
Chinese police have frozen two bank accounts held by Trafigura, one of the world’s three largest private oil and metals traders, as the authorities investigate an alleged $32 million ... Read More
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Bank of England’s forex boss broke rules 20 times

04/03/2015(0)
The sacked Bank of England official who failed to tell bosses about the possibility of foreign exchange benchmark manipulation also failed to act properly a score of other times, Mark Carney ... Read More
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Baker & McKenzie Advises Siemens on Metals Technologies Joint Venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

27/02/2015(0)
Baker & McKenzie acted as Russian counsel for Siemens Aktiengesellschaft on the corporate and commercial aspects of its joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI). With this joint venture both ... Read More
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UK law firms reach six-year records on growth

26/02/2015(0)
UK law firms are having a good year, according to research from TheCityUK. Turnover was up by 8.4 per cent in the year, 2013/14, covered by data from TheCityUK ... Read More
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Hogan Lovells Ranked as Leading Firm by Global Arbitration Review for Sixth Consecutive Year

26/02/2015(0)
Hogan Lovells‘ global international arbitration group has been ranked fourth place in Global Arbitration Review’s (GAR) annual listing of the world’s most active international arbitration practices for the second ... Read More
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