Forex trading probes | Financial Times

Friday, 12 March, 2021

Citi heading to trial with forex trader

New York judge rules lawsuit against bank alleging malicious prosecution is arguable in court

Monday, 23 November, 2020

UK financial regulation

Forex broker TFS-ICAP fined £3.4m for misleading clients

FCA imposes penalty for encouraging trading with fake reports over 7-year period

Thursday, 30 January, 2020

Markets

FCA probes sterling spike ahead of UK rates decision

Bank of England makes second referral in two months to financial regulator

Tuesday, 7 January, 2020

Insider trading

Former Goldman banker pleads guilty to insider trading

US prosecutors case against Bryan Cohen outlined global ring reaping tens of millions

Wednesday, 11 December, 2019

Banks face fresh collective action over forex manipulation

Specialist litigation firm Hausfeld latest to launch suit on behalf of investors

Friday, 15 November, 2019

Rohan Ramchandani

Central bank trades prompted rival FX traders to share info

Rohan Ramchandani tribunal hears central banks were ‘unprofessional’

Thursday, 12 September, 2019

Banks

Former HSBC forex chief loses appeal over US conviction

Case revolved around $3.5bn transaction for energy group Cairn Energy

Thursday, 12 September, 2019

Former HSBC trader’s fraud conviction upheld in US court

Monday, 29 July, 2019

Five banks face civil lawsuit in London over forex dealing

Case follows €1bn European fine for manipulating currency rates

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Thursday, 6 June, 2019

Swiss regulator to fine banks $91m over forex cartel

Traders at Barclays, JPMorgan, Citi and RBS found to have rigged currency markets

Thursday, 16 May, 2019

EU fines five banks €1bn over foreign exchange cartel

Traders at RBS, Barclays, Citi, JPMorgan and MUFG used chat rooms to rig forex spot trading

Wednesday, 6 March, 2019

Financial fraud

UK’s poor record on corporate crime comes under attack

Corruption report says companies breaking law in US more likely to be penalised

Tuesday, 22 January, 2019

Lawyers for ex-HSBC trader attack ‘ever-shifting’ case

New legal filings show US appeal will seek to have rate-rigging verdict overthrown

Monday, 26 November, 2018

News in-depth

Cleared British traders put US justice on trial

Staff in London and elsewhere are vulnerable to legal forays, lawyers for trio warn

Friday, 26 October, 2018

Bank traders acquitted in forex manipulation trial

Price fixing case against London-based trio was brought by US prosecutors

Tuesday, 23 October, 2018

Forex traders wrap up defence in price fixing trial

Government’s star witness testified they did not think they were cheating anyone

Wednesday, 10 October, 2018

Accused UK traders were only kidding, US jury told

Prosecutors allege executives in London fixed prices in global foreign exchange market

Sunday, 7 October, 2018

Forex scandal comes down to case against the ‘Cartel’

Three British traders deny chatroom banter amounted to price fixing in US trial

Tuesday, 31 July, 2018

Former HSBC trader wins extradition appeal against US

Stuart Scott was accused by US authorities of forex-rigging

Sunday, 29 July, 2018

Barclays FX trader seeks to dismiss US charges over HP deal

Lawyers argue bank had no ‘fiduciary’ duty to US tech group on Autonomy acquisition

Friday, 26 January, 2018

BNP Paribas’ US unit pleads guilty to FX conspiracy

Bank to pay $90m criminal fine and become the sixth big lender to admit wrongdoing

Friday, 26 January, 2018

Currencies

BNP Paribas unit pleads guilty, pays $90m in US forex case

Six major banks have pleaded guilty in ongoing US probe

Thursday, 18 January, 2018

HSBC agrees to $101.5m US forex settlement

Deferred prosecution agreement makes bank one of last financial groups to settle

Thursday, 18 January, 2018

HSBC agrees to $101.5m penalty in settlement of FX rigging case

HSBC settles with US DoJ over attempts to manipulate FX markets

Friday, 8 December, 2017

Companies

UK court rebukes HSBC over missing forex trading records

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