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Trader on trial over £1.4bn loss

The trial of a former trader accused of causing the largest unauthorised loss in British history - £1.4bn at UBS - will start later.

 

Rogue trader suspected in $2 billion loss at UBS

Rogue trader suspected in $2 billion loss at UBS

Swiss banking giant UBS said Thursday that a rogue trader has caused it an estimated loss of $2 billion, stunning a beleaguered banking industry that has proven vulnerable to unauthorized trades. Police in London said they arrested a 31-year-old UBS trader, Kweku Adoboli, in the alleged fraud. UBS declined to confirm his name.

 

European countries extend short-selling ban as they try to tame markets

Several European countries that banned short-selling have extended the prohibition until the end of September. When concerns about European banks’ exposure to Greek debt sent their stocks plummeting two weeks ago, market regulators in Belgium, France, Greece, Italy and Spain stepped in to prohibit traders from betting on the decline in a share’s price.

 

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