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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 that on March 20, 2014 Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Mark Stevenson, a former trader for banking company Credit Suisse AG, $1.1 million for having allegedly tried to manipulate the market for British government bonds. The FCA charged that Stevenson tried to sell the Bank of England over one-billion British pounds worth of bonds after having driven their prices up through vigorous trading.

The article reports that in September 2012 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York made inquiries into how a foreign-exchange benchmark known as the "WM/Reuters fix" was determined each trading day, but took no further action. That benchmark later became the target of probes by the British Financial Conduct Authority and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission that have resulted in some 25 currency traders being either suspended or fired by their employers.

The article discusses an initiative of the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate suspected financial violations and insider trading in Great Britain as of January 2014, focusing on the potential damage that can be caused to hedge funds such as Lodestone Investment Partners LLP when investors such as Carl Linderum and Carl Esprey are investigated. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is mentioned.

The article presents developments in probes by several regulatory bodies including Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority into possible manipulation of foreign-exchange markets. An internal investigation by banking company Barclays PLC is looking into whether the firm's salespeople may have been involved. In November 2013 semiconductor maker Simmtech Co. Ltd. sued Barclays and several other banks in connection with alleged manipulation.

The article reports that several large banks including Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Standard Chartered PLC, and Citigroup Inc. have suspended over a dozen currency traders amid an investigation by regulators including Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority into alleged rigging of foreign-exchange markets. Authorities have recovered transcripts of discussions among traders in online chat rooms that are suggestive of wrongdoing.

The article reports that an investigation by Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority into the possible manipulation of currency markets is focusing on the behavior of J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. trader Richard Usher when he was with his previous employer, banking company Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. Of particular interest are efforts to influence a set of prices for various currencies posted each day.

The article reports that in October 2013 Swiss markets regulator Finma said it is cooperating with authorities in other countries on an investigation into possible manipulation of foreign-exchange markets. The probe is said to focus on the daily simultaneous disclosure of exchange rates for multiple currencies. In June 2013 the British Financial Conduct Authority disclosed it was investigating the same issue.

The article reports that in late September 2013 brokerage firm ICAP PLC is expected to pay a fine to under $100 million to settle investigations by the British Financial Conduct Authority and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission into ICAP's alleged efforts to manipulate interest rates including the London interbank offered rate (Libor). ICAP continues to be investigated by the U.S. Justice Department.

The article reports that banking company J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. is expected to agree to pay $800 million or more in fines in a settlement with various regulators including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the British Financial Conduct Authority related to trading losses that exceeded $6 billion at Morgan's London, England office. Morgan, which will be cited for lax internal controls and faulty disclosure, will also admit to wrongdoing.

The article reports that brokerage firm ICAP PLC is in talks with the British Financial Conduct Authority, the U.S. Justice Department, and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to settle allegations related to alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate (Libor). Banking companies Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS AG, and Barclays PLC have previously reached settlements with authorities regarding interest-rate manipulation.,

The article profiles British bank Barclays, with a focus on how the company plans to increase its capital levels by nearly 20 billion dollars after concerns about the company's strength. Topics include chief executive officer Antony Jenkins' attempt to improve the company's reputation after an interest-rates rigging scandal, the British Financial Conduct Authority's plans to issue fines and penalties against the bank, and the volatility of Barclays' stocks.

The article reports that both the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have taken action against high-speed trading firm Panther Energy Trading LLC for alleged manipulation of commodities markets. The FCA fined Panther chief executive Michael J. Coscia over $900,000, while the CFTC fined Panther $1.4 million and ordered it to give back profits on certain trades.

The article discusses ongoing investigations in the U.S. and Great Britain into alleged attempts to manipulate the London interbank offered rate (Libor), and reports that prosecutors from both countries are expected to file criminal charges against two unnamed former employees of banking company Barclays PLC in connection with the matter. Investigating bodies include the U.S. Justice Department, and Britain's Serious Fraud Office and Financial Conduct Authority.

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.

The article reports that a unit of the financial firm Credit Suisse Group and the Yorkshire Building Society were fined by the British Financial Conduct Authority for misleading investors.

The article reports that the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was investigating the London, England-based division of Russian financial group Renaissance Capital concerning transaction reporting errors stretching back to 2009 and mentions the FCA has fined several companies concerning transaction reporting errors.

The article reports that, as of May 24, 2014, the financial firm Barclays PLC has been fined for failing to manage conflicts of interest between itself and its customers and permitting a trader to manipulate a gold benchmark, by the Financial Conduct Authority of Great Britain.

The article states that the British Financial Conduct Authority and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission levied around 2.2 million dollars in fines to the brokerage R.P. Martin Holdings Ltd. for attempted manipulation of benchmark interest rates.

The article explores how cuts to legal aid for defendants is undermining Great Britain's efforts to prosecute insider trading and other financial offenses focusing on fraud cases being prosecuted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

The article states the British Financial Conduct Authority banned financial services company USB AG trader John Hughes from performing any function in any regulated activity in financial services for failings related to the 2.3 billion dollars in unauthorized trading losses caused by trader Kweku Adoboli.

The article reports that British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne expressed concerns over the irregular release of market-sensitive information by the Financial Conduct Authority in March of 2014 and instructed that the regulator's chairman, Andrew Tyrie, conduct a thorough and objective review as soon as possible.

The article reports that, as of October 2013, the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is focusing their investigation into the potential rigging of currency markets on an electronic chat room used by several high-level traders at financial institutions.

The article reports that several financial regulators including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and British Financial Conduct Authority are preparing to fine banking company J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. over $900 million in connection with a trading loss that exceeded $6 billion at the bank's London, England office.

The article reports that British regulators from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have accused the banking firm Barclays PLC of improper conduct in relation to the firm Qatar Holding LLC, which bought a significant stake in Barclays during 2008.

The article discusses the Great Britain Financial Conduct Authority's determination that a dozen British banks and credit-card companies may be required to pay nearly two billion dollars to compensate customers who were wrongfully sold credit-card and identity-theft insurance as of August 2013.

The article discusses the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) interest rate as of July 5, 2012, focusing on the Great Britain Financial Conduct Authority's chief executive-designate Martin Wheatley and his review of the setting of Libor, as well as the troubles surrounding any changes to Libor.