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FSA Challenges Accusations That It Was Slow on LIBOR Scandal

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 2/26/2013

On February 21, the Treasury Select Committee published the FSA’s response in relation to its August 2012 report on LIBOR. The report had criticized the FSA for being behind the US regulator in formally investigating market...more

CFTCs Gary Gensler Continues Crusade For Libor Reform

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/21/2013

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Gary Gensler has stated that the Libor interest rate is not yet free of fraud. Gensler said to the BBC in London that the rate was often “completely made up.” Many...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - February 11, 2013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/14/2013

In This Issue: *RMBS Litigation - Assured Wins $90 Million in Damages in RMBS Breach of Contract Trial - DOJ Brings Civil Fraud Action Against S&P - S&P Seeks Declaration That Credit Ratings Are Immune From...more

Credit Crunch Digest -- January 2013

by Jennifer Quinn Broda, Ryan Chapoteau, Matthew Ferguson, Todd McCormick, Thomas R. Orofino, Eric C. Scheiner | Sedgwick LLP on 2/5/2013

This issue of the Credit Crunch Digest focuses on a potential imminent regulatory settlement involving Royal Bank of Scotland’s role in alleged Libor manipulation; the profits obtained by Deutsche Bank for its investments in...more

DOJ Announces LIBOR-Related Criminal Charges And Penalties, Regulators Announce Parallel Civil Enforcement Actions

by BuckleySandler LLP on 12/26/2012

On December 19, both federal law enforcement and U.S. and foreign regulatory authorities announced that a Japanese bank and its Swiss bank parent company agreed to pay more than $1.5 billion to resolve criminal and civil...more

Four Banks Fined $120 Million For ‘Mis-Selling’ Derivatives In Milan

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 12/20/2012

On Wendesday an Italian court found Depfa Bank, UBS (UBSN.VX), JPMorgan (JPM.N) and Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) guilty of fraud. The banks were found guilty of “mis-selling derivatives” (Reuters) to Milan; the four banks were...more

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