Libyan Investment Authority accuses SocGen of funneling bribes – reportThe Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has turned to London’s High Court to accuse Societe Generale of having siphoned bribes to associates of the son of the country’s deceased leader, Muammar Gaddafi, AFP reported Monday.17:50 31.03.2014
Moscow bankers allegedly launder $730 mln through coin dealersThe police have arrested members of an international crime group that allegedly laundered some 26 billion rubles ($730 million), the Interior Ministry reported Monday.15:49 31.03.2014
Billionaire ex-senator Fetisov to turn to ECHR over detention in RussiaGleb Fetisov, former member of Russia's upper house of parliament and former co-owner of My Bank, which lost its license in February, will file an application with the European Court of Human Rights, (ECHR) challenging the businessman's detention, Fetisov's spokesperson Igor Pylayev said.11:52 31.03.2014
Visa and MasterCard block Rotenberg’s bank operationsVisa and MasterCard payment systems on Friday blocked operations with SMP Bank owned by Russian businessmen Arkady and Boris Rotenbergs added to a list of targeted economic sanctions by the United States on Thursday, according to the bank’s statement.12:14 21.03.2014
Russian bank’s libel suit over damaging internet comment postponedA Moscow bank’s complaint over a negative comment posted online has been adjourned until June 4, RAPSI learned from the Moscow Commercial Court Thursday.17:12 20.03.2014
Bank of St. Petersburg UK trial postponed againThe London High Court of Justice has granted Friday a second adjournment in litigation between the Bank of St. Petersburg and Russian businessman who now resides in France Vitaly Arkhangelsky and his wife, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.16:50 17.03.2014
Former Rosbank CEO's detention in bribery case extended until May 16Moscow's Presnensky District Court on Friday extended the detention of former Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who is accused of bribery, until May 16, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.14:41 14.03.2014
Russian hacker family allegedly steals $58,000 from US bankThe police detained suspected hackers in Russia who are believed to have stolen about $58,000 from client accounts of a US bank, the Russian Interior Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.12:28 12.03.2014
US sanctions may lead Russia to default on US debts – officialAs the US considers imposing sanctions against Russia, concerns loom that Russia may be forced to declare its inability to pay off loans issued by US banks, Presidential aide Sergei Glazyev told RIA Novosti.13:47 04.03.2014
Billionaire ex-senator Fetisov appeals detentionDefense lawyers on Monday will file an appeal against the detention of Gleb Fetisov, former member of the upper house of parliament and former co-owner of My Bank, which lost its license in February, attorney Dmitry Dunayev told RAPSI.13:36 03.03.2014
Billionaire ex-senator detained in MoscowRussia’s Investigative Committee announced on Friday that it had detained Gleb Fetisov, former member of the upper house of parliament and former co-owner of My Bank, which lost its license in February.12:52 28.02.2014
US Treasury calls on banks to monitor Yanukovich’s assetsThe US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a recommendation for financial institutions to closely monitor transactions with accounts connected with ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich.12:49 26.02.2014
Russian police nab two for ‘fishing’ money out of ATMsTwo suspects were detained by the police in the Moscow region town of Ivanovo for ‘fishing’ money out of an ATM in a major mall, regional police reports on Tuesday.14:45 25.02.2014
Lawyers detained in Kazakhstan banking sabotage caseThe individuals who have been detained in the ongoing banking sabotage case were employed by a law firm, a spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kazakhstan told journalists on Thursday.16:45 20.02.2014
UK proceedings launched against 3 ex-Barclays employees in LIBOR probeThe UK Serious Fraud Office launched criminal proceedings Monday against three former Barclays Bank employees based on allegations that they conspired to commit fraud between June 2005 and August 2007 in connection with the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) manipulation scandal.13:41 18.02.2014
Bill on blocking websites with false banking data submitted to DumaLawmakers have submitted to the State Duma a bill on the pre-trial blocking of websites that contain false information on banks and public companies, Digit.ru reported Wednesday.13:17 12.02.2014
Russian banker charged with embezzlement of $55 mln - reportThe investigation has brought final charges against banker Alexander Gitelson regarding embezzlement of $55 million. Gitelson was detained in Austria last April. According to the newspaper, the investigation into the case has been completed.10:22 06.02.2014
Ex-Hellenic Postbank chief arrested at Athens airportFormer head of Hellenic Postbank Angelos Filippidis, whom a Turkish court decided not to extradite to Greece, returned to Athens this Wednesday of his own accord and was arrested in the airport, Athens News Agency reports.13:46 05.02.2014
Ex-director of EBRD bank pleads not guilty to charges of extortionYelena Kotova, Russian former top representative at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) who has been charged with seeking a bribe of $1.4 million, pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday.13:28 05.02.2014
Lebanese bank can be subject to EU’s restrictive measures against SyriaThe General Court of the European Union (GCEU) confirmed on Tuesday that a Lebanese bank can be properly included among the entities subject to the EU’s restrictive measures against Syria, according to a statement released by the court.17:15 04.02.2014