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Barclays attempts to have 'dark pool' fraud lawsuit thrown out of court

The British bank files rebuttal to serious allegations made by New York Attorney General over promotion of its electronic trading platform

UBS Wins Case Over Firing of Drug Analyst in Front-Running Probe

A London judge said UBS AG had the right to fire a senior analyst who discussed rumors about a Sanofi drug with a friend at a hedge fund who may have bet against the company before publishing a report causing its shares to drop.

UBS charged with tax fraud in France: judicial source

The bank will now have to pay a total bail of 1.1 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the source said.

Dentons lawyers co-author ‘BNP Paribas Real Estate Guide to Investing in Poland 2014’

Dentons lawyers involved in the project include Monika Sitowicz and Magdalena Osobka-Morawska from the real-estate group

Edwards Wildman corporate head quits for Morgan Lewis

His exit comes as rumours continue to circulate about the future of Edwards Wildman’s London office and a number of departures, including private equity and emerging company specialist Shawn Atkinson, who joined Orrick last month (20 June 2014).

Cypriot firm launches legal action against EU over 'bail-in'

The haircut was imposed by the EU

FCA launches criminal trial against FX fraudste

First court appearance was at City of London Magistrates’ Court on 22 July 2014

rathbones Statement Re Settle Of Legal Proceedings

The settlement is expected to become unconditional before the end of October 2014. A further announcement will be made once the settlement has taken place.

FCA imposes recruitment ban on the Financial Group for failing to control its Appointed Representatives

The firms failed to ensure that their ARs and individual advisers were adequately supervised and controlled to minimise the risk of mis-selling and the provision of unsuitable advice to consumers.

MiFID 2 – What to expect in Switzerland? by Fabien Aepli and Nurith Cohen, Eversheds

The European Commission and the European Parliament agreed on the updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2) and on the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) on 15 April 2014.

Ropes & Gray's Allen and Goetz call time on London co-managing partner roles

Allen’s new role will see him focus on business development, recruitment and Ropes’ European strategy.

FCA fines ex-JPM Cazenove chairman £450k for market abuse

The regulator sought to fine Hannam £450,000 in April 2012 after it judged he disclosed inside information in two emails sent in September and October 2008 to a prospective client.

Deutsche Bank Suffers From Litany of Reporting Problems, Regulators Said

An examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that Deutsche Bank AG 's giant U.S. operations suffer from a litany of serious financial-reporting problems that the lender has known about for years but not fixed

AIFMD: Luxembourg received 773 applications from alternative investment fund managers

Following the processing of the 215 requests for authorisation, 151 entities have been approved as AIFM by the CSSF as at 22 July 2014. Among these 151 approved entities, 74 entities are on the official list of authorised AIFMs.

Property in Cyprus, cars and Coutts bank accounts - men behind Norfolk fraud ordered to pay back £9m assets or face more jail time

Mark Fenhalls, prosecuting, said Esmene had £7.1m tied up in property across Europe and in Coutts bank accounts, while Yorkshire had £1.2m including property, cars and almost £500,000 of hidden assets.

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