All posts tagged "Barclays"
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420EuropeBanks Scrap Dividends, Buybacks Amid Regulatory Pressure
HSBC and Standard Chartered are among the banks that have scrapped their 2019/2020 dividends and agreed not to buy back shares.
April 2, 2020 -
296Hong KongJapan FSA Grants Client Clearing Licence to HKEX
HKEX has announced that its central counterparty subsidiary, OTC Clear, has received approval to offer client clearing services to banks in Japan.
January 9, 2020 -
603KoreaKorea FSS Pledges to Improve Environment for Foreign FIs
At a meeting with bank and asset manager heads, the FSS promised to lower regulatory and operational barriers for foreign firms looking to enter Korea’s financial markets.
December 3, 2019 -
665Fintech / RegtechAgeing Infrastructure Creating Derivatives Market Inefficiencies: ISDA Chief
Firms still take more than a day on average to resolve reconciliations and disputes caused by a lack of data transparency through the trade lifecycle.
November 11, 2019 -
707EnforcementFive Major Banks Face UK Class Action in FX Rigging Case
The class action, estimated to be worth more than $1.2bn for trades executed in the UK, follows a similar-size fine levied against the banks by the European Commission in May.
July 31, 2019 -
540Capital RegulationUS Regulators Approve 82 Foreign Banks’ Resolution Plans
The Fed and FDIC have accepted the resolution plans of 82 foreign banks, and granted an extra year extension before the next resolution plans need to be submitted.
July 31, 2019 -
1.1KEnforcementFormer Barclays Singapore Director Gets 13-Year Jail Term
The former private banker forged signatures and documents to siphon off $10mn from client bank accounts between 2010 and 2013.
July 5, 2019 -
896EnforcementSwitzerland Fines Five Global Banks Involved in FX Trading Cartel
Adding to the European Commission's $1.2bn fine last month, Citigroup, Barclays, RBS, JP Morgan and MUFG have been fined $91mn by the Swiss Competition Commission.
June 10, 2019 -
806Europe
ISDA CDM Deployed in UK Digital Regulatory Reporting Pilot
The UK initiative is exploring the use of technology to help firms meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of information reported.
May 23, 2019 -
1.3KEnforcementEuropean Commission Fines Five Banks Involved in FX Trading Cartel
Individual traders at Citigroup, Barclays, RBS, JP Morgan and MUFG exchanged sensitive information and coordinated spot FX trading strategies through online chatrooms.
May 20, 2019
