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    • Friday, 16 November, 2018
      City InsiderPatrick Jenkins
      Sunlit uplands for David Cameron

      As Brexit descended into chaos, former UK PM was at a financial conference in Florida

    • Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
      UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli deported from UK

      The 38-year-old had fought to avoid being sent to Ghana after serving sentence

    • Thursday, 25 October, 2018
      UBS Group AG
      Adoboli legal team in last-ditch effort to avoid his deportation

      The former trader’s lawyers plan to make an application to the Court of Appeal

    • Monday, 17 September, 2018
      Financial services
      Kweku Adoboli wins reprieve from deportation

      UBS trader who was jailed for $2.25bn fraud granted review by Home Office

    • Monday, 3 September, 2018
      UK business & economy
      Kweku Adoboli detained in UK ahead of deportation to Ghana

      Lawyer prepares last-chance bid to keep former UBS trader in Britain

    • Friday, 17 August, 2018
      UK business & economy
      Kweku Adoboli to be deported from UK

      Former UBS trader who ran up $2.3bn loss is Ghanaian national

    • Monday, 13 March, 2017
      Special ReportCorporate culture
      How to stop finance companies succumbing to cultural failure

      Kweku Adoboli on avoiding expensive losses and criminal investigations

    • Monday, 16 January, 2017
      Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
      Ex-president or ex-convict: choose your corporate speaker

      Top politicians will not help groups fix flawed companies or reconnect with society

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2016
      Banks
      Rogue trader Nick Leeson dons teacher’s cap

      Online class will provide tips on avoiding former Barings banker’s ‘mistakes’

    • Monday, 1 August, 2016
      Instant InsightAndrew Hill
      What Kweku Adoboli and fellow fraudsters can teach banks Premium content

      Former UBS trader has insights into the pressures traders still face, writes Andrew Hill

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2016
      Banks
      Kweku Adoboli supporters launch appeal to fight deportation

      Crowdfunding push for ex-UBS trader raises 13% of target in two days

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2016
      Wearable technology
      Financial Times wins two press awards

      Wearables at Work and Richard Milne win top prizes

    • Thursday, 22 October, 2015
      FTfm
      Kweku Adoboli: a rogue trader’s tale

      During his nearly four years in prison, the man who lost UBS $2.3bn began writing to the FT’s Lindsay Fortado. Now out, and facing deportation, he tells her that he’s sorry — but that the pressures on traders remain

    • Friday, 16 October, 2015
      Banks
      Kweku Adoboli barred from financial sector

      UK regulator issues ban following conviction for $2.3bn trading loss at UBS

    • Sunday, 11 October, 2015
      Banks
      Rogue trader Kweku Adoboli fights deportation to Ghana

      UK judge agrees with Home Office that former UBS banker should be returned to home country

    • Wednesday, 16 September, 2015
      Special Report
      Reputations at stake for the wealthy on trial

      Reputations are always at stake for rich and high-profile individuals accused of crime

    • Wednesday, 24 June, 2015
      Banks
      Rogue trader Kweku Adoboli out of prison

      His activities led to $2.3bn in losses for UBS in 2011 and a fraud conviction in 2012

    • Wednesday, 4 June, 2014
      Banks
      Judges refuse ex-UBS trader Kweku Adoboli’s appeal request
    • Thursday, 1 May, 2014
      Banks
      FCA bans former UBS trader over Adoboli loss
    • Sunday, 28 April, 2013
      European companies
      Control: Tighter rules fall short of halting rogue traders’ pursuit of profit

      Criticism of institutions continues over lack of supervision, reports Jane Croft

    • Wednesday, 13 March, 2013
      US & Canadian companies
      Citigroup risk chief at odds with dealers
    • Friday, 1 March, 2013
      Banks
      Adoboli appeals on fraud conviction
    • Wednesday, 27 February, 2013
      High frequency trading
      Goldman electronic trade head to join Getco
    • Thursday, 21 February, 2013
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Ex-UBS Adoboli supervisor goes to Getco

      DiBacco to become head of global equities

    • Tuesday, 5 February, 2013
      LexBanks
      UBS: cracking the egg

      Swiss bank has work to do if it is to become less of a curate’s egg

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