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Latest News in Financial Services UK

  • July 03, 2026

    Why Tonzip Is Notable In English Sanctions Law Development

    The Court of Appeal's ruling in Tonzip Maritime Ltd. v. 2Rivers Pte Ltd., the latest in the English law of sanctions ownership and control, confirms that where a contract refers to sanctions exposure, the relevant question may be whether there is a real and objectively reasonable risk, not whether a sanctions breach has already been proved, say lawyers at Michelman Robinson.

  • July 02, 2026

    BNP Paribas Exits Fed's 2017 Forex Trading Consent Order

    The Federal Reserve has freed BNP Paribas from a 2017 consent order tied to its foreign exchange trading operations, ending an enforcement action that came with a more than $246 million fine and was one of several to target big banks over past price-fixing concerns.

  • July 02, 2026

    SFO Ends Signature Group £140M Property Fraud Probe

    The Serious Fraud Office said Thursday that it had closed its investigation into property manager Signature Group over a suspected £140 million ($187 million) investment fraud after concluding that there was no realistic prospect of conviction.

  • July 02, 2026

    Moody's Germany Fined €2.1M For Misreporting To ESMA

    Moody's Germany has been fined €2.1 million ($2.4 million) for repeatedly providing incomplete and inaccurate regulatory data to the European Union's financial markets watchdog, including incorrect information on credit ratings, rating outlooks and historical performance, as well as deficiencies in its reporting controls.

  • July 02, 2026

    Forvis Mazars Fined £577K Over Botched Retailer Audit

    Forvis Mazars LLP has been fined £577,000 ($771,000) and one of its partners £33,000 by the U.K. accounting watchdog over serious failings in its audit of a digital catalog retailer's 2021 financial statements, conducted about eight months before the company collapsed.

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