JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) Andrea Enria and Vice President of the ECB Luis de Guindos Friday criticized proposed EU banking regulations in a joint publication. It is responsible for creating standards on international banking cooperation and supervision.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Pacifici highlights news, government reports, NGO/IGO papers, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2022

Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on recent changes to laws affecting the banking and financial sector of Afghanistan. The Taliban-led Central Bank of Afghanistan has established a committee to review and amend the Central Bank Law and the Banking Law of Afghanistan.

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JURIST

AUGUST 27, 2024

Head of Libya’s unrecognized government Osama Hammad announced on Tuesday the suspension of the country’s oil exports in response to attacks and kidnappings of employees of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) amidst a broader struggle for control between rival factions.

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JURIST

JANUARY 15, 2024

Tang Shuangning, the former Chairperson of state-owned Chinese banking behemoth Everbright Group, was arrested on charges of embezzlement, accepting bribes and “ privately reading publications with serious political problems, ” China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate said on Monday.

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JURIST

JUNE 27, 2024

The Bank of Italy identified over 150,000 suspicious transaction in 2023, including possible illegal transactions to Russia, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) said in its 2023 annual report posted publicly on Wednesday. The post Bank of Italy reports possible illegal transactions to Russia appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 14, 2022

Meet Michelle Banks. Michelle Banks. Michelle Banks took a huge leap early in her career when she accepted an assignment in Tokyo as the only woman lawyer in a company’s legal department. The post Q&A With Michelle Banks: A Pioneering Personality appeared first on Attorney at Work. Senior Advisor. BarkerGilmore.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Israel Sunday agreed to halt new settlement construction projects in the West Bank, according to a joint statement issued after a summit in Aqaba. The agreement is significant, as Israel’s recent retroactive approval of further construction and expansion in the West Bank has been widely criticised. There is and will not be any freeze.”

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2024

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Tuesday the imposition of asset-freeze sanctions against Israeli settlers involved in violent acts against Palestinians in the West Bank. The European Union Council has also approved sanctions against violent Israeli settlers and activists in the West Bank.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2025

The announced measures will freeze the assets of 11 individuals and 29 entities from the Russian Federation, as well as three Russian banks and one Georgian bank, which will become subject to a permission system for conducting payments and capital transactions.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In January Owens allegedly involved Jackson council President Aaron Banks and former council vice president Angelique Lee. Banks ultimately received $25,000 from agents, as well as payments for a protective detail and employment for a family member. … That’s why we have a business, [t]o clean money, right?”

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2024

Rights groups Access Now and the Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) called for the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) to halt its public shaming campaign in an open letter on Wednesday.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The post ABA Calls For Supreme Court Ethics Rule While Clarence Thomas Laughs All The Way To The Bank appeared first on Above the Law. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.

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JURIST

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced on Sunday the suspension of its operations after the abduction of a bank official, adding that activities will remain halted until the official is released. The post Central Bank of Libya suspends operations after abduction of official by armed groups appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JUNE 11, 2023

The Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria’s top intelligence agency, announced Saturday that Governor of the Nigerian Central Bank Godwin Emefiele was arrested. ” The post Nigeria intelligence agency arrests country’s Central Bank Governor appeared first on JURIST - News.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) mandated the transfer of R$18,350,000 to the national treasury from funds previously frozen in the bank accounts of X (formerly Twitter) and Starlink. On September 12, banks Citibank S.A. and Itaú Unibanco S.A.

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2025

The post Kirkland’s Equity Partners Are Making Bank appeared first on Above the Law. Hint: The firm is the richest by gross revenue by a hefty margin, so it’s not surprising they also clocking with the highest PEP in Biglaw. See the answer on the next page.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

The agreement at issue compels Canadian banks to share financial information, including names and account numbers, of US citizens living in Canada with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US’s taxation agency. The banks are required to do this in order to avoid a hefty 30 percent tax penalty on their US holdings.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2023

First docketed May 17, 2022, the case originated from the criminal prosecution of the Turkish state-owned bank HalkBank by the US for its alleged involvement in aiding Iran to evade financial sanctions. ” The post US Supreme Court considers legality of Türkiye state-owned bank criminal prosecution appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 7, 2025

An ex-information technology employee at Computacenter has sued his former employer Deutsche Bank and his ex-supervisor for $25 million in New York state court alleging he was fired for blowing the whistle on a security breach in which his colleague's girlfriend purportedly accessed private client information.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

“Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethical code, committee says; A judicial conduct panel is recommending that Justice Catherine Connors, a former private attorney who represented banks, be sanctioned for not recusing herself from 2 cases that upended the state’s foreclosure process”: Hannah LaClaire of The Portland Press (..)

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

Call Your Bank to Add Your New Name to Your Accounts 4. Call the Bank Again 7. Go to the Bank to Add the Trade Name DBA to the Accounts 8. Receive the Response from the Bank 9. Call the Bank a Third Time 10. Go Back to the Bank One Last Time It Takes Patience and Perseverance to Change Your Law Firm Name.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

To ensure transparency, the $50 million allocated for electrification will be managed through a World Bank trust fund, subject to rigorous oversight, auditing, and public reporting. The remaining $2.88 million will support Nigerias contribution to the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ).

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If Fed governors and regional bank chiefs can profit from what they know, why can’t Robert Brian Thompson? The post Fed Bank Examiner Allegedly Gave Himself A Little Bonus appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Gardner had the funds deposited into her personal bank account and then used them for her own personal expenses. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office to issue checks to her from public funds held in the Circuit Attorney’s Office Contingent Fund Account” as reimbursement for Gardner paying court fees and costs against her.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 22, 2025

The post Law Firm Making Bank By Lobbying appeared first on Above the Law. 2024 was a good year for lobbying.

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LLRX

APRIL 30, 2025

Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AIs fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will review a conviction of several climate activists for protesting on Swiss bank Credit Suisse’s grounds. This situation has complicated relations between Roger Federer and Swiss bank Credit Suisse. The bank has been Roger Federer’s sponsor for more than ten years.

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APRIL 18, 2025

moved Friday to spare large banks from certain requirements for what should go into the next version of their so-called living wills, saying it wants to put more emphasis on planning for quicker, potentially weekend sales of failing banks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The post Biglaw Partners Are Making Bank, ‘Very Satisfied’ With Their Pay appeared first on Above the Law. Biglaw partners seem to be pretty pleased with their financials.

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2024

billion takeover of Suncorp’s banking division on Friday. Introduced in 2022, the proposal sought to integrate Suncorp’s banking operations into ANZ’s portfolio, allowing Suncorp to focus on its insurance business. Australia Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers approved ANZ’s $4.9

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2025

Since his deception had involved banks and investors in the US, diplomatic and court battles began between Mozambique and the United States to determine who had jurisdiction of his case. The $2-billion fraud case led to Chang’s 2018 arrest and detention in South Africa.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, more than 1 billion and 700 million USD have been received in cash, according to an official statement by the Taliban Central Bank. Due to the country’s inadequate banking system and the failure of all banking activities, Afghan citizens have restricted access to banking services.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of a former Chicago alderman, who served four months in a federal prison for lying to federal financial regulators about loans he took out from a local bank and failed to pay. The bank did not request any additional payments. He made only one payment on the loans — $389.58

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2022

PNF began the investigation in 2016 when it suspected Credit Suisse of helping account holders avoid taxes and allowing clients to harbor undeclared, untaxed foreign bank accounts. The Swiss bank will pay 238 million euros, disgorging them of 65.6 million euros, with an additional penalty of 57.4 million euros.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 21, 2024

This is not the first time he has been involved in a corruption case, as he was previously one of the defendants responsible for the financial collapse of Bankia, one of Spain’s largest banks. This was part of a massive corruption scandal that implicated multiple other bankers and politicians.

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