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South Korean politicians back short selling ban extension. Bezos is latest to show disregard of corporate governance standards. Bank of England governor criticises European Commission. Credit Suisse finally resolves crisis legal case. UK’s PRA prepares to break from EU capital...

Starting 2021 with a Brexit ‘no deal’ on financial services. TP ICAP unable to use pandemic disruption as an excuse. Deutsche agrees $125m settlement over fraud and bribery allegations. Thousands join group privacy claim against BA. Saudi targeting regional HQs....

The formalisation of Brexit. Wirecard Bank’s inappropriate corporate governance. South Korea threatens jail for short sellers. Robinhood accused of treating trading ‘like a game’. Credit Suisse charged in Switzerland over anti-money laundering failings. Thirty-seven FCA conduct investigations under the SM&CR...

Vatican invested donations in CDSs. Concerns re tax bills on staff working from holiday villas. Cyprus suspends ‘golden passports’ scheme after media sting. Retirement scheme freezes new investments with Apollo over Epstein links. Morgan Stanley commodities traders lose job over...

ESMA criticises Germany’s BaFin over Wirecard. Barclays forced to repay millions on timeshares. EY to be sued over NMC Health audit failure. Vanguard sent out inaccurate data to clients on money market yields. Hong Kong privately clears banks to apply...

More problems for EY over Wirecard. Consumers still confused by FCA rules. Yorkshire property developer settles with NCA over unexplained wealth. UK FCA bans crypto derivatives sales to retail customers. Danske axes staff in wake of money laundering scandal. KPMG...

Deutsche agrees to $150m fine for compliance failings in dealing with Epstein. Grant Thornton fined £3m over ethical and objectivity failures. Barclays boss accused of making sexist remarks. Twitter hack generates more than $100,000 for scammers. McDonald’s sues former boss....

H2O funds suspended by French regulator. Thirteen sued over £178m alleged fraud at LCF. Insurers lose FCA Covid 19 legal case. Deloitte fined for audit lapses. Big four in joint ESG reporting initiative. FinCEN SARs leaked. JPMorgan Chase agrees a...

Second Wirecard Executive held on suspicion of fraud. Deutsche agrees to $150m fine for compliance failings in dealing with Epstein. Trump imposes sanctions on China. Singapore charges businessman over Wirecard fraud. Former Coutts banker found guilty of breaching AML laws....

Deadline missed for Brexit parallel equivalence assessment. US Supreme Court ruling on disgorgement. Big four accountants given UK audit split deadline. Deloitte faces fine for audit failings at Autonomy. Four Wirecard executives held on suspicion of fraud. Grant Thornton fined...

Insurance and the pandemic. Expenses scandal and conflict management at the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund. Potential for backlash for big US groups. Judge rules in favour of LSE over manipulation claim. Softbank CEO says he is misunderstood – just...

FCA to bring test case on business interruption wordings. HSBC and StanChart facing difficulties over supporting Beijing security law. Barclays facing latest battle over crisis fundraising. Simon Property Group claims material adverse change to drop $3.6bn deal. FCA hits Lloyds...