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Halkbank deal an 'important component’ of Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks, US says
Reaching a deal with Turkish state-owned Halkbank over alleged money laundering and sanctions violations was a key part of talks to resolve Israel’s conflict in Gaz... (more story)
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Businessman fights translations of messages shown to jury at US bribery trial
As a Texas-based Mexican businessman fights to overturn his corruption conviction, a battle has broken out over whether translations of text messages and emails sho... (more story)
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Corsa Coal sales executive found guilty in US bribery trial
A former coal sales executive was found guilty in the US of his role in a scheme to bribe officials of an Egyptian state-owned company for $140 million in contracts.
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TradeStation Securities, a Florida-based brokerage firm that operates online trading platforms, agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve a US sanctions violations probe after discovering failures in its complianc... (more story)
The UK finance ministry has again signalled it won’t set explicit metrics for tolerable failure, despite repeated calls from the Financial Conduct Authority for political guidance on acceptable risk. A senior ... (more story)
UK officials are considering scrapping the Regulatory Policy Committee, but no decision has yet been made, a UK finance ministry official told lawmakers on Tuesday morning. The body plays an “important role” i... (more story)
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at promoting access to mortgages through community banks. The order, signed Friday, directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to target mortgage... (more story)
Iurii Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payments firm Evita, has "reached an agreement in principle" with US prosecutors concerning allegations that he laundered more than $500 million on behalf of sanctio... (more story)
The UK is moving ahead with an overhaul of the financial services redress system to address concerns the Financial Ombudsman Service was acting as a "quasi-regulator." The government said it would legislate wh... (more story)
A federal judge has quashed criminal subpoenas issued to the US Federal Reserve and its Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s headquarters renovation, saying a federal prosecutor had presented “no eviden... (more story)
A former executive at Odey Asset Management told a UK court on Friday that an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the hedge fund's founder, Crispin Odey, took a toll on his health, citing ... (more story)
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The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service should have a chair appointed by government rather than the financial markets watchdog, the finance ministry has said in a proposal that has sparked impartiality concerns. ... (more story)
A host of familiar financial-sector topics will be up for discussion as officials meet at the EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum on Wednesday. The UK industry is pushing for earlier dialogue to improve predictab... (more story)
Growing political pressure for EU capital markets reform has put the issue at the top of EU leaders' agendas, but the approach — including setting tight deadlines — is facing criticism from member states oppos... (more story)
Trump administration officials this week unveiled their upcoming approach to the liquidity squeeze that starved three US banks in the Spring of 2023 — and it’s largely the same policy floated by the Biden admi... (more story)
UK car finance lenders have secured an early concession after the financial sector regulator signalled they could have between three and five months to prepare before reaching out to customers that are due com... (more story)
The inaugural share sale on the UK’s new Pisces private market has been months in the making, but it could help establish a template for interpreting overseas participation and stamp-duty rules. The Financial ... (more story)
Criminal defendants can't assume their litigation-related conversations with chatbots will remain confidential, a Tuesday order out of the Southern District of New York shows. It’s the second reminder this yea... (more story)
The UK's financial regulator is considering a new £10 million wealth threshold to allow high-net-worth individuals to forgo retail investor protections — a move that sparked industry and consumer debate. The f... (more story)