12/01/2011

Former UBS employee gets jail time for gambling fraud

FINRA initiated a regulatory investigation, which resulted in Reilly being suspended in July 2011 for failing to respond to requests by the regulator for information. In October 2011, FINRA converted the suspension to a bar.

11/29/2011

Swiss not aware of US accusation details - Pictet

Swiss banks need to know what the U.S. is accusing them of to be able to negotiate a solution, Nicolas Pictet, president of the Swiss private banking association and a managing partner at Pictet & Cie. told Aargauer Zeitung in an interview.

11/10/2011

Chicago lender plays role in MF Global mess

The hunt for the missing $600 million in customer money at MF Global Holdings Ltd may begin with Harris Bank, a Chicago-based lender that often holds client money for many large futures brokerage firms.