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The article discusses emails written by suburban London, England, futures market trader Navinder Sarao to the British agency the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) concerning his use of intuition instead of technical manipulation to earn about $40 million in profits from possibly manipulative practices. According to the article, the emails were released by the U.S. agency the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The article states that German bank Deutsche Bank AG was prepared to pay a settlement of over $2.15 billion to U.S. and British regulators following allegations that Deutsche Bank employees attempted to manipulate the London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR). According to the article, the settlement would end investigations by regulators representing the U.S. government, New York State, and the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The article discusses reciprocity agreements in which banks agree to give each other business. Deutsche Bank AG' s selection of 25 banks to help it raise capital in the summer of 2014 was based, in part, on a desire to reward certain banks including Nomura Holdings Inc. for past business they had given Deutsche. Reciprocity is said to be more common among European Banks than U.S. ones. Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority is looking into the practice.

The article discusses how Jonathan Burrows, a fund manager at BlackRock Inc. in London, England, was caught evading paying his train fare and was subsequently banned from working in the financial industry. Topics include how train fare works in England, the Financial Conduct Authority's reviews of his case, and the amount back pay he was ordered to pay.

The article reports several large banks reached settlements related to manipulation of foreign-currency markets with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the British Financial Conduct Authority, and Swiss regulator Finma. Citigroup Inc. and J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay over $1 billion apiece. Other banks settling included UBS AG, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, and HSBC Holdings PLC.

The article reports that regulators in the U.S., Great Britain, and Switzerland are set to announce settlements with large banks of alleged wrongdoing in foreign-exchange markets. Britain's Financial Conduct Authority is expected to announce its terms with several banks including UBS AG, Barclays PLC, and Citigroup Inc. The Swiss financial regulator known as Finma (Finanzmarktaufsicht) will also disclose a settlement with UBS. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is among U.S. regulators to be heard from as well.

The article reports that large banks in the U.S. and Europe are collectively reserving billions of dollars in anticipation of a possible settlement of charges that they manipulated foreign-exchange markets. Citigroup Inc. has set aside an additional $600 million, while Barclays PLC has added $800 million to its reserves for legal costs. Agencies trying to reach a quick settlement involving multiple banks include the U.S. Federal Reserve and British Financial Conduct Authority.

The article discusses Lloyds Banking Group PLC's July 28, 2014 settlement with Britain's Financial Conduct Authority and U.S. regulators of allegations that it had manipulated interest rates. Lloyds admitted it had rigged the so-called BBA repo rate and agreed to compensate the Bank of England about $13.6 million for revenues its actions cost the bank. Lloyds also admitted wrongdoing in connection with the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR).

The article reports on the investigation that will be conducted by the British Financial Conduct Authority on Lloyds Banking Group PLC on the possibility of market rigging.

The article reports on fines imposed by the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against banking firm Barclays PLC after it failed to conduct its anti-money laundering controls.

The article reports on the failure of trade commodities to adequately monitor the risks of market abuse, according to Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority.

The article reports on the British Financial Conduct Authority's decision not to fine Co-operative Bank for misleading investors and not being open with regulators in the period before its near collapse in 2013.

The article reports on the survey of Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from August 2014 to June 2015 and was released on July 29, 2015 which showed that some companies have a problem defining what a benchmark actually is, which covers a range of prices, estimates, rates and indices.

The article reports that Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stopped investigation against trader Bruno Iksil who was accused of misconduct in the U.S. financial market.

This section offers news briefs on the financial services industry as of March 25, 2015 including the bids received by Novo Banco, a Portuguese bank created out of lender Banco Espirito Santo SA, and the scrutiny to be conducted by Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority on asset-manager fees.

In this article the author discusses the decision by British bank Barclays, led by chief executive officer (CEO) Antony Jenkins, to opt out of a settlement discount offered by Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) related to its role in the manipulation of foreign-exchange markets.

The article discusses British regulators' plans for a potential settlement of an investigation into currency market manipulation, focusing on a meeting between Britain's Financial Conduct Authority and executive from banks including Citigroup, Barclays, and Royal Bank of Scotland.

The article reports that the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC has been fined $24 million by Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority for various shortcomings when giving advice to customers including failing to have taken budget information into account when making mortgage recommendations.

The author discusses concerns surrounding the issuance of contingent-convertible bonds (co-cos) by banks as of August 2014, including Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority's restrictions on the distribution of co-cos to retail investors and the European Securities and Markets Authority list of risks posed by co-cos.

The article states a number of major banks are seeking to simultaneously settle probes by the British Financial Conduct Authority into allegations that foreign exchange rates were being rigged and mentions since 2013 authorities in Asia, Europe and the U.S. have investigated possible misconduct in the foreign-exchange market.