Tuesday, November 6, 2012

A Triple Whammy for Barclays




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……

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