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Pair charged over phishing scam

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Two men are charged over a £1m email scam that took money from the bank accounts of hundreds of students who had government loans.

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Germany finds an extra 55bn euros

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Germany finds itself 55bn euros richer after discovering an accounting error at Hypo Real Estate, the bank it nationalised in 2009.

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UBS CEO Oswald Gruebel resigns over $2.3 billion rogue trading loss

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

GENEVA — UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel has resigned over a $2.3 billion rogue trading loss, the bank said Saturday. It said Gruebel’s decision was an attempt to allow UBS to start afresh following the latest major scandal to hit Switzerland’s biggest bank. UBS Europe chief Sergio P. Ermotti will take over immediately as interim chief executive until Gruebel’s replacement is appointed, the bank said. Read full article > >

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UBS trader is charged with fraud

Friday, September 16th, 2011

The UBS trader alleged to have lost the bank £1.3bn in unauthorised trading appears in court charged with fraud and false accounting.

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UBS trader is charged with fraud

Friday, September 16th, 2011

The UBS trader alleged to have lost the bank £1.3bn in unauthorised trading appears in court charged with fraud and false accounting.

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Tesco bank accounts still locked

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Some customers of Tesco Bank are still locked out of their accounts, four days after a the bank’s computer systems crashed.

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HSBC faces investor anger on pay

Friday, May 27th, 2011

HSBC bosses face shareholder anger over lacklustre returns and high executive pay, at the bank’s annual general meeting.

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Citigroup earnings fall 32 percent

Monday, April 18th, 2011

The third-largest U.S. bank reported a drop in first-quarter earnings as the bank reduced reserves for future losses.

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Citigroup earnings fall 32 percent

Karzai blames foreigners for problems at Kabul Bank

Monday, April 11th, 2011

KABUL–Officials responsible for the near- collapse of Afghanistan’s largest bank last year will be prosecuted, President Hamid Karzai said Monday. He laid a significant portion of the blame for the collapse on Western advisers, saying they should have alerted his government earlier to the bank’s problems.

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DealBook: Goldman Unit Passed on Earlier Facebook Investment

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, a powerful unit at the bank that manages pensions and money for prominent clients, chose not to invest in the site before the recent deal came together.

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Citibank boss blamed over ‘scam’

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Citigroup boss Vikram Pandit and 10 other executives is named in a complaint about an alleged scam at an Indian branch of the bank, police say.

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European Central Bank to Double Its Capital Reserves

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The step had been expected as a way for the bank to maintain its integrity as its holdings in European government bonds increase.

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HSBC announces new UK management

Friday, November 26th, 2010

HSBC names its new UK management team as part of a reshuffle at the bank under incoming group chief executive Stuart Gulliver.

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Roadworks lifted for bank holiday

Friday, August 27th, 2010

More than two-thirds of all roadworks on main roads in England will be lifted for the bank holiday, the Highways Agency says.

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