11/01/2012

JP Morgan sues London Whale’s boss

JP Morgan is suing the former boss of Bruno Iksil, the trader nicknamed the London Whale because of the size of the bets he made in helping to rack up a $6bn (£3.7bn) loss at the bank.

10/30/2012

FSA sees rise in whistleblowing cases

‘Whistleblowing cases are becoming much more common and they can be hugely significant for companies; we have investigated cases where losses of up to £1 billion have been reported by a whistleblower.'

10/30/2012

Barclays hit by fresh US investigations

Barclays, already rocked by an interest rate rigging scandal, unveiled two new US regulatory investigations into the bank's financial probity on Wednesday and said its profit was hit by charges for mis-selling insurance.

10/25/2012

French prosecutor wants to question Madoff, UBS

France's prosecutor has asked an investigating judge to question jailed swindler Bernard Madoff and Swiss bank UBS as part of a probe of investor losses from Madoff's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, a judicial source told Reuters.