Investigations have been launched after a report that thousands of confidential  files with Barclays Bank customers details had been stolen and sold. . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26106138#

The monthly report incorporates results of surveys from the CBI, the Bank of  England’s Agents and data from business information providers, Markit. . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26110928#

When Europe’s leaders set out in June 2012 to break the “vicious circle” between banks and sovereigns, they left rules for treating government bonds untouched, an oversight that may subvert their drive to prevent a recurrence of the debt crisis. . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-10/eu-banks-risk-free-debt-addiction-threatens-ecb-led-overhaul.html

The world’s biggest banks exceed or comply with capital levels under regulators’ Basel 3 proposals five years before deadline, according to Fitch Ratings. . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-29/biggest-banks-seen-meeting-basel-rules-five-years-ahead-of-time.html

Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) co-Chief Executive Officer Anshu Jain said he plans to deal with most of the bank’s legal costs by the end of the year, after the expenses contributed to lower pay for its investment bankers. . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-29/deutsche-bank-cuts-investment-banker-compensation-23-.html

Barclays has appointed Mike Roemer as Group Head of Compliance.  Roemer, who is currently Barclay’s Head of Internal Audit, will join the Executive Committee immediately and report directly to the Group Chief Executive, Antony Jenkins. . . .

http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/01/31/barclays-appoints-new-group-head-of-compliance/

In this Policy statement (PS) we publish our rules on the statutory regime for Primary Information Providers (PIPs).

We also publish our feedback on the responses received to CP13/8 – Arrangements for the Disclosure of Regulated Information. Feedback on CP12/3, CP13/5 and CP13/6 and supplementary consultation (August 2013). . .

http://www.fca.org.uk/news/firms/ps14-02-incoming-statutory-regime-for-primary-information-providers

State Street UK has been fined £22,885,000 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). State Street UK’s Transitions Management (TM) business had developed and executed a deliberate strategy to charge clients substantial mark-ups on certain transitions, in addition to the agreed management fee or commission. These mark-ups had not been agreed by the clients and were concealed from them. . .

http://www.fca.org.uk/news/state-street-uk-fined-transitions-management-failings

The ECB’s Working Paper Series NO 1629 / january 2014 . . .

http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpwps/ecbwp1629.pdf

The volume presents and summarises the proceedings of the high level seminar jointly organised by the Bank of Russia and the Bank for International Settlements in Moscow on 18-20 July 2013 during the G20 meetings. . .

http://www.bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap75.htm