02/03/2012
The London-based bankers, whose claims range from around 15,000 euros to 2.6 million, launched their legal battle in late 2009 after some were paid only 10 percent of the discretionary bonuses they were promised for 2008 out of a guaranteed minimum bonus
02/03/2012
Regulators and some lawmakers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia have fared little better, resorting at times to nationalist sentiment to block exchange consolidation, alongside analysis that at times seemed out of step with a world of round-the-clock global tr
02/03/2012
“Other financial intermediaries are also subject to the investigation,” Comco said.
02/03/2012
Switzerland agreed to transfer about 20,000 encrypted documents to authorities in the U.S. as the two countries work toward settling a dispute over tax evasion.
02/03/2012
Prosecutors said that from 2002 to 2011, more than 100 U.S. taxpayers conspired with Wegelin
02/03/2012
Mr Adoboli pleaded not guilty to the charges and this means that an extended trial is likely.
02/02/2012
On January 31, 2012, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill which seeks to transition from $1 bills to $1 coins in order to save taxpayer money. The bill S. 2049 was introduced by Senators Tom Harkin and John McCain, and cosponsored by Senators
02/02/2012
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is also expected to be at the meeting
01/30/2012
Steele was given two concurrent 5½-year terms for conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and conspiracy to use false instruments.
01/30/2012
Switzerland has been lobbying for a year to get the investigations dropped in return for the payment of a hefty fine and the transfer of names of thousands of U.S. bank clients suspected of dodging taxes.
01/30/2012
Jason Green, who led Stanford Group’s private-client group, cited the loss while being cross-examined by the defense on the fifth day of Stanford’s investor fraud trial in federal court in Houston.
01/30/2012
Research to be released today by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation and PwC paints a grim picture of banking worldwide -- describing the system as sad, gloomy and "in peril" -- but also surprisingly reveals that Australian banks ar
01/27/2012
In the sober world of auditing, discretion is key.
01/26/2012
Tan Chi Min, previously the head of delta trading with RBS's global banking and markets division in Singapore, late last year commenced a suit against the bank after his employment was terminated in November last year.
01/26/2012
The CCO Forum agenda has been specifically tailored to address the unique needs of Middle Eastern institutions, including Islamic banking structures as well as sovereign wealth funds, family offices and takaful insurance.
01/26/2012
The inquiry being conducted by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations could yield a report and congressional hearing later this spring, these people said.
01/26/2012
“Merrill Lynch specifically designed this bonus program to bypass FINRA’s rule requiring firms to arbitrate disputes with employees, and purposefully filed expedited collection actions in New York State courts and denied those registered repre
01/26/2012
“It is highly damaging to market confidence when privileged shareholders commit market abuse, and the high penalty reflects the seriousness of his breach.”
01/25/2012
Nathaniel Rothschild has begun a libel action against Associated Newspapers
01/24/2012
Mr Fingleton moved the €500,000 to an account in his name at the Atlas Mont Bank in Podgorica, Montenegro, in November 2010.