Santander told an appeals court Tuesday it should not pay out £670 million ($896 million) AXA lost when dealing with mis-sold payment protection insurance claims, arguing an earlier judge wrongly found it was liable irrespective of when the policies were sold.
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Santander Says £670M AXA PPI Indemnity Isn't Retroactive

By Sophia Dourou

Santander told an appeals court Tuesday it should not pay out £670 million ($896 million) AXA lost when dealing with mis-sold payment protection insurance claims, arguing an earlier judge wrongly found it was liable irrespective of when the policies were sold.

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Fintech Says Deutsche Bank Shouldn't Escape Blacklist Suit

By Katryna Perera

A self-described barter-based payment platform alleging it was improperly placed on an industry blacklist by Deutsche Bank has urged a New York federal judge not to grant the bank's dismissal bid, arguing the German lender has constructed an "unpled 'if ... then' scenario" and asks "the court to assume that it is factual."

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London Aims For Global Appeal With Continuous Trading

By Najiyya Budaly

The London Stock Exchange said Tuesday that it will allow worldwide investors to trade on its platform continuously from Monday to Friday to boost its appeal across global time zones.

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LITIGATION

Austrian Bank Sues Italian Province In €19M Swaps Dispute

By Robbie Kalus

Austrian banking group Bawag is pursuing an Italian province for damages in England, claiming that the province breached a jurisdiction clause in an interest rate swap deal by suing the bank in Italy.

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Orrick Beats $74M Negligence Claim Over Carlyle Deal Advice

By Eddie Beaver

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP defeated a Nigerian tourism company's $74 million professional negligence claim over legal advice on an investment deal with The Carlyle Group, as a London judge ruled Tuesday that the claim was time-barred.

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Ex-HBOS Manager Can't Boost £10K Discrimination Award

By Jamie Lennox

Halifax Bank of Scotland has persuaded a tribunal not to increase a £10,000 ($13,400) payout to a former manager who lost her job after returning from maternity leave.

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POLICY & REGULATION

New Chancellor Faces Pressure To Remodel Consumer Credit

By Alex Davidson

A trade association for British consumer lending businesses called Tuesday on newly appointed Chancellor John Healey to follow through with plans of his predecessor Rachel Reeves to revise the Consumer Credit Act to encourage more investment in the economy.

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Pension Scams Body Seeks Changes To Gov't Transfer Rules

By Martin Croucher

The government's plan to overhaul rules on pension scams should be tweaked to avoid unnecessary delays to fund transfers, an industry counter-fraud body warned Tuesday.

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Gov't Warned Of Trade-Off In Pensions Saving Reform

By Martin Croucher

The government's flagship pension review faces a tough decision in balancing higher long-term retirement savings against lower monthly paychecks for workers, a think tank warned on Tuesday.

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DEALS

Sackers Steers £760M Pension Deal For Engineering Group

By Joel Poultney

M&G said Tuesday that it has taken on £760 million ($1 billion) of pension plan liabilities from a retirement savings program sponsored by FTSE 100 engineering business Smiths Group, in a deal steered by Sackers.

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Nabarro LLP

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Quinn Emanuel

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

Banco Santander SA

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Deutsche Bank AG

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Institute for Fiscal Studies

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

MasterCard Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

Smiths Group PLC

The Carlyle Group Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Department for Work & Pensions

Financial Conduct Authority

Food and Drug Administration

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

UK Court of Appeal

UK High Court