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Citigroup gets subpoena from US attorney in FIFA probe

Washington / Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. said it received a subpoena from the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York regarding the bank’s possible role in bribes paid to international soccer officials. The government is seeking information on banking relationships and transactions tied to FIFA, global soccer’s governing body, New York-based Citigroup said Friday in its annual regulatory filing ...

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HSBC says US ends antitrust probe into metals trading

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc said the US Justice Department shut an antitrust probe into bank’s precious metals trading as prosecutors focus on a criminal fraud investigation. The bank was informed in January that the antitrust division was closing its investigation, while the probe run by the fraud section is ongoing, the company disclosed in a filing. HSBC didn’t immediately comment ...

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MUFG $9.4bn in bonds makes it week’s top global issuer

TOKYO / Bloomberg Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Inc., Japan’s largest bank, sold the equivalent of $9.4 billion in bonds this week to help boost buffers to meet regulatory requirements, making it the biggest issuer of corporate notes globally this week. MUFG offered 300 billion yen ($2.66 billion) in higher-tier capital-counting notes to institutional investors on Friday, in addition to ...

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