Germany’s second-largest lender Commerzbank AG  is being investigated by the Manhattan U.S. attorney for alleged violations of money-laundering laws, the Wall Street Journal reported.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/27/uk-commerzbank-fraud-idUKKCN0HM00N20140927

Lloyds Banking Group has dismissed eight staff members following an investigation into the manipulation of some key interest rates set in London. . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29410742#

A US judge has ruled that the Republic of Argentina is in contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to repay the debt it owes to two US hedge funds. . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29415608#

The European Union’s top regulator is poring through bankers’ contracts as it polices the bloc’s new bonus caps, according to two people familiar with the matter. . . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-22/banker-contracts-under-scrutiny-as-eba-polices-bonus-cap.html

UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, must pay a 1.1 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) security deposit required by French investigators, a Paris court ruled . . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-22/ubs-loses-court-appeal-of-1-4-billion-french-bail-demand.html