Articles by Jonathan Browning

City Firms Don’t Have an Answer for UK Regulators on Workplace Sexual Harassment

Hundreds of UK banks, brokers and insurers missed a deadline to respond to the financial watchdog’s survey on sexual harassment and bullying in the City, suggesting that firms are struggling to grasp the scale of the problem. In February, the …

Trafigura Staff Tried to Hide Nickel ‘Red Flags,’ Gupta Says in Court Document

Staff at Trafigura Group worked with alleged fraudster Prateek Gupta to ensure that their dealings would not raise the suspicion of key lender Citigroup Inc., according to messages made public in the court battle between the two sides. The revelation …

Hedge Fund Manager Crispin Odey Faces Lawsuit Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Two of Crispin Odey’s alleged victims have filed a lawsuit against the hedge fund manager and his eponymous former firm. Two former employees have submitted a civil claim against Odey Asset Management and the 64-year-old former executive, according to Jill …

Another Metals Trading House Says It Has Been Hit by a Nickel Fraud

Another trading house has been stung after buying a cargo supposedly containing nickel that turned out to be full of near-worthless rubble. The latest example, detailed in lawsuits in London and Singapore, is separate from the $600 million alleged fraud …

Broker Sues Over Unethical ‘Raid’ of 38 Staff in UK Poaching Row

Marsh & McLennan Cos.’s reinsurance broker sued a London rival, saying it secretly planned an unethical “raid” of 38 people across Europe, in the latest lawsuit to pore over clandestine staff poaching allegations. Guy Carpenter & Co. said that its …

Shell Wins Bid to Limit British Suit Over Nigeria Delta Oil Spill

Shell Plc won a bid to limit a British lawsuit over an oil spill off the coast of Nigeria after a judge ruled that a group of thousands of Nigerians couldn’t prove that the disaster continued to wreak devastation on …

Santander Fined £108 Million by UK Watchdog for Lax Money-Laundering Controls

Santander UK Plc was fined £108 million ($132 million) by the UK financial watchdog over repeated anti-money laundering failures that included a series of missteps over its monitoring of hundreds of millions of pounds of suspicious funds. The bank had …

Credit Suisse Clears 1st Hurdle Toward $440M Greensill Lawsuit Against SoftBank

Credit Suisse Group AG cleared the first hurdle toward kick-starting a long-awaited $440 million lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp. stemming from the spectacular collapse of finance firm Greensill Capital. A London judge said Wednesday that the Swiss lender’s supply chain …

Swiss Re Underwriter Wins Sex Discrimination Suit After Boss Joked About Her Breasts

A former Swiss Re AG underwriter won her sex discrimination suit after she was left humiliated by a senior manager who told her “If I had breasts like yours I would be demanding too.” Julia Sommer was unfairly dismissed after …

UK Judges Clear Path for $7B Suit Against BHP Over Deadly Brazil Dam Collapse

UK judges paved the way for a group of more than 200,000 people to bring a suit against BHP Group Ltd. over its role in the deadly collapse of a mining dam in Brazil. The appeal judges overturned a lower …