From Dealbook: Barclays seems to be facing the wrath of several regulatory
agencies in the United States. Four
months after reaching a $453 million settlement with American and British
regulators over manipulating the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is seeking a $435 million civil penalty
over accusations that the bank manipulated energy prices in and around
California.
The bank has also disclosed that the Justice Department and
the Securities and Exchange Commission are examining whether payments related
to raising capital from investors in the Middle East during the height of the
financial crisis violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act……
Wait, wait...there's more, much more at http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/a-triple-whammy-for-barclays/
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