01/13/2014

Madoff Trustee Case Against Banks Draws U.S. High Court Inquiry

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in an appeal by the liquidator of Bernard Madoff’s firm, asking the Obama administration for advice on suits seeking $8 billion from banks alleged to have helped funnel money into his Ponzi scheme.

01/08/2014

Swiss Court Blocks Julius Baer Client Data Transfer to U.S.

Switzerland’s largest federal court told the nation’s tax authority not to disclose data about the bank account of a client of Julius Baer Group Ltd. to the U.S., after the Internal Revenue Service made an invalid request.

01/07/2014

J.P. Morgan Officials Excluded from Penalties in Madoff Deal

The decision contrasts with the approach taken last year in the case of J.P. Morgan's "London whale" trading debacle, where two former traders were charged with hiding losses on runaway bad bets that cost the bank more than $6 billion.

01/07/2014

Royal Bank of Scotland hit with $50m fine

The subsidiary pleaded guilty last April to wire fraud and admitted its role in manipulating the Japanese Yen London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR.

12/24/2013

U.S. Bank Group Threatens Lawsuit Over Volcker Rule

The American bankers Association on Monday said it would mount a legal challenge to the "Volcker rule" unless U.S. banking regulators softened a provision of the rule that restricts bank ownership of certain investments.