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UK banks to ramp up data sharing in dirty money crackdown

Lloyds, NatWest among major banks involved in trials -sources

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Jeffrey Epstein got $300 mln tax breaks, paid US Virgin Islands police, JPMorgan says

NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. Virgin Islands gave Jeffrey Epstein more than $300 million in tax incentives and waived sex offender monitoring requirements, shielding the disgraced late financier as he gave cash and gifts to top officials.

UK's Hunt says banks must honour commitments on mortgage help

LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday that mortgage lenders had to live up to their commitments to help borrowers struggling with higher interest rates.

Dimon may have ordered JPMorgan's review of Epstein ties, Virgin Islands says

NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon may have ordered a 2019 review of the bank's relationship with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. Virgin Islands said.

Deutsche Bank's new retail boss primed for sector shake-up

New retail boss to assume job July 1, earlier than planned

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UK's Hunt to meet lenders to discuss mortgage forbearance

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday said he would meet major lenders later this week to ask them to show forbearance towards households who struggle to pay rising mortgage bills.

No new questioning of JPMorgan CEO Dimon in Epstein case -US judge

NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, will not have to sit for a second deposition in the U.S. Virgin Islands' lawsuit over the bank's work for Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and sex offender.

No new questioning of JPMorgan CEO Dimon in Epstein case -US judge

NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, will not have to sit for a second deposition in the U.S. Virgin Islands' lawsuit over the bank's work for Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and sex offender.

JPMorgan says one deposition of Jamie Dimon in Epstein case is enough

NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase urged a federal judge to reject the U.S. Virgin Islands' demand that Chief Executive Jamie Dimon sit for a second deposition for its lawsuit about the bank's long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Europe mixed after ECB hike and hawkish Fed

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 closed higher, though equities in mainland Europe weakened, after both the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank both hinted that they are not done with rate hikes.

WH Smith completes refinancing with GBP400 million facility

(Alliance News) - WH Smith PLC on Wednesday said it has completed its refinancing, with a GBP400 million revolving credit facility.

BBVA tests post Credit Suisse demand for euro-denominated AT1 bonds

BBVA sells 1 bln euros in AT1s, demand of 3.1 bln euros

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Egypt invites banks to pitch for role in AlexBank stake sale

June 13 (Reuters) - Egypt's Ministry of Finance has invited banks to pitch for an advisory position on the sale of its 20% stake in Bank of Alexandria, a subsidiary of Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Spain's BBVA launches first AT-1 bonds issue since Credit Suisse crisis

MADRID, June 13 (Reuters) - Spain's BBVA said on Tuesday it reopened the market with the issuance of the first contingent convertible bond (Coco) since the rescue of Credit Suisse in March 2023.

JPMorgan settles with Jeffrey Epstein victims for $290 million

NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay about $290 million to settle a class action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein's victims, resolving a large part of litigation over the bank's relationship with the disgraced financier.