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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
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
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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

Analysis
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

Banks
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

Companies
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

Markets
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

Banks
UK court rebukes HSBC over missing forex trading records
Friday, 24 November, 2017

Banks
HSBC ordered to hand over records in ‘front-running’ case
ECU claims its suspicions supported by recent conviction in US of trader
Sunday, 19 November, 2017

Banks prepare to settle over Brussels forex probe
Fines of billions of euros likely on 8 lenders for allegedly rigging $5.3tn market