Deutsche Bank has hit back against a £700 million ($944 million) claim brought by four former executives, denying that it conspired to have them imprisoned in an attempt to conceal its historical accounting errors in one of Italy's biggest financial scandals.
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Deutsche Calls Ex-Execs' £700M Conspiracy Claims Baseless

By Sophia Dourou

Deutsche Bank has hit back against a £700 million ($944 million) claim brought by four former executives, denying that it conspired to have them imprisoned in an attempt to conceal its historical accounting errors in one of Italy's biggest financial scandals.

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Afreximbank Seeks To Recover €25M From Gabon Bank

By Robbie Kalus

The African Export-Import Bank is asking a London court to force AFG Bank Gabon to repay €25 million ($29 million), claiming it failed to honor the terms of a financing agreement.

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Investment Cos. Ask FCA To Toughen Up Listing Rules Reform

By Alex Davidson

The Association of Investment Companies said Thursday it has told the Financial Conduct Authority to toughen up planned reforms of rules for investment trusts to close loopholes recently exploited by U.S. hedge fund Saba Capital.

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Visa, Mastercard Get Joiner Cutoff In Swipe Fees Claim

By Sophia Dourou

Visa and Mastercard have convinced the Competition Appeal Tribunal to restrict the number of claimants ahead of a trial that will determine whether the credit card giants are allowed to rely on legal exemptions for anti-competitive interchange fees.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Gov't Urged To Give Family Courts Access To Pension Portals

By Martin Croucher

British courts should have access to personal pension data on forthcoming online portals as part of new legal rights being considered for cohabiting couples, a trade body has urged.

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UK Finance Plans Projects To Develop Green Finance

By Alex Davidson

UK Finance said Thursday that it was planning initiatives to develop green home finance on a large scale — but it needs the backing of the government and regulators to do so.

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DEALS

Roschier-Led Betting Investor Makes $13.8B Bid For Evolution

By Najiyya Budaly

Cayman Islands-based betting investor Candle Lake Ltd. said Thursday that it has launched a mandatory cash offer for Evolution AB, which values the Swedish gaming technology giant at $13.8 billion.

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Payments Biz Urges Shareholders To Ignore Helios' $297M Bid

By Dawood Fakhir

CAB Payments urged shareholders on Thursday not to respond to Helios' offer of approximately $297 million after the private equity firm said the dividend declared by the cross-border payments company would not affect its bid.

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PEOPLE

Fieldfisher Launches Berlin Disputes Practice With New Hire

By Corey Rothauser

Fieldfisher has added corporate disputes attorney Benny Wünschmann as a partner in Berlin, launching a dispute resolution practice in the German capital as the firm continues to expand its European disputes team.

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