Barclays, JP Morgan among banks facing UK class action over forex-rigging

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 Barclays (BARC.L), JP Morgan (JPM.N), RBS (RBS.L), UBS and Citigroup (C.N) are being sued by investors over allegations they rigged the global foreign exchange market, in a test of U.S.-style class actions in Britain.The claim, estimated to be worth more than 1 billion pounds, was filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) on Monday, U.S. law firm Scott + Scott said.JP Morgan, RBS, UBS, Barclays and Citi declined to comment.Some of the world’s biggest investment banks have already paid more than a combined $11 billion in fines to settle U.S., British and European regulatory allegations that traders rigged the currency markets.Litigators have long hoped to replicate in Britain the success of U.S. class action claims against banks, including Goldman Sachs (GS.N), HSBC (HSBA.L) and Barclays, that have resulted $2.3 billion in settlements for big investors.In May the European Union fined five banks a combined 1.07 billion euros for forex rigging through cartels of traders known as “Essex Express” and “Three Way Banana Split”.The lawsuit is being led by Michael O’Higgins, the former chairman of British watchdog the Pensions Regulator, and is being funded by litigation finance group Therium.O’Higgins told Reuters the total value of the claim would depend on the number of forex trades executed in London for UK-domiciled units - which will be automatically included in the action - and the proportional impact of rate rigging on these.Given the size of London’s forex market, O’Higgins said the total value would likely exceed a billion pounds.

“Even on a relatively conservative assumption it’s certainly a billion pounds and possibly several,” O’Higgins said.“Markets should be fair as well as free and in this case the markets weren’t fair.”

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Pair jailed for killing RAF cadet

Pic-Braeden Henry and Sean Obazee were sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday/wp/ebc

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Two men convicted of shooting an RAF cadet dead as he sat on a wall after asking him where he came from have been jailed for life.

Abdul Mayanja was seen as an "easy target" when shot in east London in 2017, the Old Bailey heard.

Judge Nigel Lickey QC said the motive for the killing "may never be known".

Sean Obazee, 25, from North Kensington, and Braeden Henry, 25, from Silvertown, were jailed for a minimum of 30 and 31 years respectively for murder.

The court heard the 19-year-old former school head boy was giving friends a lift home on 25 August 2017 when a female passenger felt ill, prompting them to stop in Well Street, Stratford.

As Mr Mayanja and his friend sat on the wall, they were approached by the pair who asked "What ends you from?".

Mr Mayanja was then shot in the back from about 6.5ft (2m) away. He later died in hospital.Sentencing, the judge said: "He was an easy target, not someone who would resist or fight back.

"The actual reason for this senseless killing may never been known.

"To ask a man where he was from suggests some territorial rivalry.

"That might explain why he was shot - because he was somewhere he was not supposed to be."

Angry scenes

Both Obazee and Henry denied being present, but were placed at the scene by mobile phone data, the court heard.

During sentencing, Henry told the judge: "I'm innocent, mate," while Obazee sarcastically said: "Yeah, this is justice."

This prompted angry comments from the public gallery, directed chiefly at the judge, who cleared court 12 before later returning to pay tribute to the victim's family and the work of the police.

39-year-old man have been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Sheffield.

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A 16-year-old boy and a 39-year-old man have been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Sheffield.

The teenager, who cannot be named, and Scott Winter, of Southey Avenue, will appear before magistrates in connection with the death of Lewis Bagshaw, 21.

Police were called to Piper Crescent in Southey at about 22:15 BST on Sunday after receiving reports a man had been stabbed in the chest.

Mr Bagshaw was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards.

Mr Winter and the teenage boy are due to appear before Sheffield Magistrates' Court later.

A 24-year-old who was arrested on suspicion of assault has been released under investigation.

Det Ch Insp Jade Brice, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "This was a targeted attack, so I would like to reassure the community that we will continue to investigate and take positive action to bring all those involved to justice."

Boris Johnson backs high-speed Leeds to Manchester rail route

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to fund a new high-speed rail route between Leeds and Manchester.

In a speech in Manchester later, Mr Johnson will give his backing to the trans-Pennine transport link to "turbo-charge the economy".

It is claimed the scheme would cut journey times on the 36-mile (58km) route from 50 minutes to under 30.

The full details of the route are expected to be published in the autumn following the review into HS2.

It is thought the new route will be part of Mr Johnson's wider commitment to deliver a high-speed railway link across the north of England, which would cost about £39bn.

The previous government supported the project in principle but had not committed to investing in it.

But Labour cast doubt on Mr Johnson's pledge - saying he had failed to deliver on infrastructure as mayor of London.

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The idea of a high-speed, east-west rail connection in northern England was first announced in 2014 by the then chancellor George Osborne as part of his Northern Powerhouse strategy.

He claimed it would allow cities from Liverpool to Hull "to take on the world", but since then little progress has been made despite swathes of reports, announcements and pledges.In 2016 a report for the National Infrastructure Commission found the scheme needed "kick-starting" and concluded a concrete plan should be in place by 2017.

In 2017, Mr Osborne claimed Theresa May's government had made a "systematic attempt" to "eradicate all mention of the initiative".

The Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry replied that the scheme "would happen", but failed to provide any details of when.

In 2018, a £70bn master plan announced by Transport for the North (set up to co-ordinate transport across the north of England) included HS3 in its plans for a new rail network, called Northern Powerhouse Rail. It was met with a mixed response.

Last month, the Department for Transport would not confirm when a decision on the rail line will be made, but did estimate it could cost up to £39bn.Labour's shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald said the project had been "announced time and time again by the Conservatives".

"With Boris Johnson's staggering failure to build a bridge across the Thames and an estuary airport I'm not confident he'll be able to deliver better train services between Leeds and Manchester," he added.

"What we really need is Labour's Crossrail for the North, from Liverpool to Hull and up to the North East to unleash the economic potential of the region.

"Just upgrading the rail between Leeds and Manchester - the same distance as the Central line on the London Underground - won't achieve that."

London Stock Exchange in talks to buy Refinitiv for $27 billion

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The London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE.L) said on Friday it was in discussions to acquire financial data analytics provider Refinitiv Holdings Ltd for $27 billion, including debt.

The deal would come less than a year after buyout firm Blackstone Group Inc (BX.N) acquired a majority stake in Refinitiv from Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.TO), valuing the company at the time at $20 billion including debt.

LSE said it would pay for the deal with newly issued LSE shares as currency, turning Refinitiv’s existing investors into LSE shareholders who would own about 37% of the combined company and hold less than 30% of the voting rights.

Thomson Reuters, a professional information company that is the parent of Reuters News, currently holds a 45% stake in Refinitiv. It confirmed the negotiations in a statement and said it will own a 15% stake in LSE if the deal is completed.

Based on the valuation the deal would assign to Refinitiv, Blackstone will have roughly doubled the value of its original investment in the company, according to a person familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity because the private equity firm keeps that number confidential.

Refinitiv had $12.2 billion in debt as of the end of December as a result of its leveraged buyout by Blackstone, which LSE would assume under the proposed deal.

LSE and Thomson Reuters both cautioned that there is no certainty that discussions between the parties will progress or that a transaction will be forthcoming. A person familiar with the matter said on Friday that if the negotiations conclude successfully, a deal could be agreed next week.

Refinitiv did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while Blackstone declined to comment.

Refinitiv bonds rallied on the prospect of a deal.

Thomson Reuters shares hit a record high to end trading on Friday up 4.5% to C$92.74 in Toronto after the Financial Times first reported on the deal talks. The stock is up 62% since the end of January 2018, when Blackstone and Thomson Reuters announced the deal for Refinitiv.

A merger would significantly expand LSE’s information services business, which the bourse operator has been building as a more stable source of cash flow than its primary transaction-reliant businesses.

“The global exchanges are focusing more and more on data and technology as revenue drivers, and less on the actual matching of buys and sells,” said Kevin McPartland, head of market structure and technology research at Greenwich Associates.

LSE operates equity and derivatives markets that include the London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana, MTS and Turquoise. It is also the majority owner of LCH, which dominates euro swaps clearing. Its information services business includes financial indexing, benchmarking and analytics services.

The company has a market value of about 19.3 billion pounds ($23.9 billion) and net debt of about 1 billion pounds.

LSE Chief Executive David Schwimmer is a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) banker of 20 years who has raised expectations of big deals.

The LSE has failed several times to merge with rival Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1Gn.DE). Schwimmer was appointed CEO last August after the LSE’s most recent attempt to do a deal with Deutsche Boerse failed.

Buying Refinitiv could help soften the blow for LSE from a bout of market volatility that is expected should Britain leave the European Union by an Oct. 31 deadline without an exit deal.

Schwimmer said last month that LSE was “very prepared” for Brexit. The exchange has had to open an EU base in Amsterdam for Turquoise, its London-based pan-European share trading platform.

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London-based Refinitiv provides financial markets data and infrastructure to more than 40,000 clients in over 190 countries, according to its website.

It caters to traders and investment professionals, who also use LSE’s exchanges. It is the biggest client for news of Reuters News under a 30-year contract signed last year.

Thomson Reuters said in its statement on Friday that this contract will continue if Refinitiv’s ownership changes.

Under Blackstone’s majority ownership, Refinitiv has been shedding non-core assets. In April, it launched an initial public offering of Tradeweb Markets Inc (TW.O), an electronic trading platform for bonds and derivative instruments.

It has also been in talks with Deutsche Boerse about selling its foreign exchange electronic trading platform FXall.Private equity firms such as Blackstone aim to buy businesses so they can subsequently sell them at a profit, typically between three and five years later.

A deal with London Stock Exchange for Refinitiv so soon after the carve-out from Thomson Reuters could prove to be a quick, profitable flip for Blackstone, which last week said its assets reached a record $545 billion.

Blackstone’s consortium that holds a 55% stake in Refinitiv includes Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd.

Britain's new PM must focus on getting small firms ready for no deal - Brexit minister

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Britain’s new prime minister will have to work to help smaller companies prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Sunday, describing the sector’s preparations as less advanced.

“There is a difference between the preparation of many large firms and the current position of many of the smaller, medium-sized firms,” he told Sky News.

“Many small businesses hear members of parliament ... (saying) that no deal will be taken off the table and therefore assume that they don’t need to prepare.”

Coventry McDonald's 'drive-by' attack: Teenage boy shot

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A 15-year-old boy is being treated for potentially life-changing injuries after he was shot outside a McDonald's.

Police believe shots were fired from a motorbike carrying "a number of people" on Cross Cheaping in Coventry city centre at about 23:10 BST on Saturday.

Detectives are investigating links to two other incidents at about the same time after a knife was recovered from a Cosy Club bar nearby.

West Midlands Police is treating the shooting as attempted murder.

The force said a second person, believed to be about 20, who was standing near the shot teenager was also hurt but not seriously.

"This was an appalling and reckless attack in a part of the city centre which was busy with people enjoying nights out," Det Insp Harjit Ubhi said.

In a third incident, an 18-year-old man was robbed a five minute walk away outside The Litten Tree pub on Warwick Road.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, in connection with the knife that was recovered from a bag in Cosy Club on Cathedral Lanes about 20 minutes after the shooting.

Police said there would be an increased presence in the city centre to reassure people.

Detectives are examining CCTV and have appealed for any witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage to contact them.

'G4S made £14m profit from immigration centre'

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G4S made profits of more than £2m per year for running an immigration centre where detainees were filmed being mistreated by staff, a report says.

The National Audit Office found the security firm made £14.3m profit running Brook House from 2012 to 2018.

The findings raise serious questions about the Home Office's handling of sensitive contracts, MPs said.

The Home Office said it had been working to improve leadership, management and training at the centre.

Panorama footage broadcast in September 2017 showed alleged assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at the centre, near Gatwick Airport.

At least six staff members were dismissed by G4S.

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The NAO report found G4S has been making "significant profits" on the Brook House contract.

Between 2012 and 2018, G4S made £14.3m gross profits, (before deducting a share of company overheads, such as human resources), with gross profit rates of between 10% and 20% each year.

It also pointed to the fact that under the terms of its contract G4S cannot be penalised if staff use excessive force or inappropriate language.

Labour MP Yvette Cooper, chairwoman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said the findings raised "serious questions" about the Home Office's handling of sensitive contracts and claimed the department's monitoring should have picked up problems sooner.

She said: "For G4S to be making up to 20% gross profits on the Brook House contract at the same time as such awful abuse by staff against detainees was taking place is extremely troubling.

"Given that profits reduced when G4S had to increase staffing and training after the Panorama programme, this raises very serious questions about G4S's running of the centre to make higher profits whilst not having proper staffing, training and safeguarding systems in place."

She confirmed that the committee will further pursue both G4S and the Home Office.

Despite the problems, the NAO found that G4S "broadly delivered" on the terms of the contract.

Serious sexual assault at Henham Park event

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A serious sexual assault has taken place at the Latitude musical festival in Suffolk.

Police said it happened in the red camping area in Henham Park, between 22:00 and 23:00 BST on Saturday.

The female victim, whose age has not been revealed, is being looked after by specially trained officers as inquiries continue.

The four-day festival, which attracts about 40,000 people, was headlined this year by the Stereophonics.

Royal Society medal, award and prize winners-->2019/20

The Royal Society has announced the winners of 24 medals and awards. The annual prizes recognise exceptional researchers who make outstanding contributions to science.

Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, said:

“The Royal Society gives an array of medals and awards to scientists who have done exceptional, ground-breaking work. This year, it is again a pleasure to see these awards bestowed on scientists who have made such distinguished and far-reaching contributions in their fields. I congratulate and thank them for their efforts.”

Royal medals

Dame Carol Robinson DBE FMedSci FRS receives the Royal Medal for her pioneering work on structural biology improving the understanding of proteins, their interactions and functional regulation. The Royal Medals are one of the Royal Society’s premier awards and are made on behalf of the Queen each year. Awarded annually since 1825, this year’s recipients of the Royal Medals join the ranks of Fred Sanger, Francis Crick, and Mary Lyon.

Dame Carol Robinson DBE FMedSci FRS said:

“I am truly delighted to be acknowledged with this award. Over the years, I have watched a number of Royal Society Medal Award ceremonies and have always been very impressed by the recipients. I am delighted to be joining this distinguished crowd.”

Also receiving the Royal Medal is Dr Michel Goedert FMedSci FRS for identifying and characterising key molecules and showing that they form the inclusions of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

Dr Michel Goedert FMedSci FRS said:
“I am honoured to receive the Royal Medal and feel humbled when I read the list of previous recipients. My work on neurodegenerative diseases would not have been possible without the support of Aaron Klug, the international culture of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the contributions of a number of close collaborators.”

Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS received the third and final Royal Medal for her leading research on the reduction of combustion, aerodynamic noise and the design of aircraft, and her distinguished services to engineering.

Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS said:
“I am surprised, delighted and very honoured to be awarded the Royal Medal and it is humbling to see the previous recipients. I have been lucky to work with some brilliant colleagues and students and this award recognises their achievements as much as it does mine.”

Croonian Medal

The Croonian Medal and Lecture is awarded to Professor Edward Boyden for his inventions that expand our understanding of the brain and allow therapeutic development including the co-invention of optogenetics, a technology that has revolutionized neurobiology.

Bakerian Medal

Sir James Hough OBE FRS is awarded the Bakerian Medal and Lecture for his world-leading work on suspensions systems for the test masses used in laser interferometry, pivotal to the successful detection of gravitational waves.

Sylvester Medal

The Sylvester Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding researcher in the field of mathematics, this year to Professor Peter Sarnak FRS for transformational contributions across number theory, combinatorics, analysis and geometry.

Rosalind Franklin Award

The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award is awarded annually to those who raise the profile of women in STEM in their host institution and/or field of expertise in the UK. This year it is awarded to Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, Professor of Nanomaterials at the University College London, for her achievements in the field of nanomaterials and her impactful project proposal.

The full list of winners is available below:

Premier Awards

Copley Medal (announced in May 2019)

Professor John Goodenough ForMemRS in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the science and technology of materials, including his discovery that led to rechargeable lithium batteries.

Royal Medals

Dame Carol Robinson DBE FMedSci FRS

For her pioneering work on structural biology improving the understanding of proteins, their interactions and functional regulation.

Dr Michel Goedert FMedSci FRS

For identifying and characterising assembled tau protein and alpha-synuclein and showing that they form the inclusions of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS

For her leading research on the reduction of combustion, aerodynamic noise and the design of aircraft, and her distinguished services to engineering.

Croonian Medal and Lecture

Professor Edward Boyden

For his inventions that expand our understanding of the brain and allow therapeutic development including the co-invention of optogenetics, a technology that has revolutionized neurobiology.

Bakerian Medal and Lecture

Sir James Hough OBE FRS

For his world-leading work on suspensions systems for the test masses used in laser interferometry, pivotal to the successful detection of gravitational waves.

Medals

Buchanan Medal

Professor Gillian Griffiths FMedSci FRS

For establishing the fundamental cell biological mechanisms that drive cytotoxic T-cell killing, laying the foundations for informed application of cancer immunotherapy.

Darwin Medal

Professor Peter Holland FRS

For his work with many organisms and genes elucidating key aspects of how changes in the genome influence evolution of animal development.

Davy Medal

Professor Varinder Aggarwal FRS

For his ground-breaking methods coupling boronic esters creating 3-D architectures with full control over shape and functionality with broad ranging applications across the sciences.

Gabor Medal

Professor Alison Noble OBE FREng FRS

For developing solutions to a number of key problems in biomedical image analysis and substantially advancing automatic extraction of clinically useful information from medical ultrasound scans.

Hughes Medal

Professor Andrew Cooper FRS

For the design and synthesis of new classes of organic materials with applications in energy storage, energy production and energy-efficient separations.

Leverhulme Medal

Professor Frank Caruso FRS

For driving the application of engineered particles in biology and medicine through nanoscale materials engineering.

Rumford Medal

Professor Miles Padgett FRS

For world leading research on optical orbital momentum including an angular form of the Einstein-Padolsky-Rosen paradox.

Sylvester Medal   

Professor Peter Sarnak FRS

For transformational contributions across number theory, combinatorics, analysis and geometry.

Prize lectures

The following medals are also awarded an associated prize lecture, which will be delivered at the Royal Society in London:

Clifford Paterson Medal and Lecture

Dr Jacqueline Cole

For the development of photo-crystallography and the discovery of novel high-performance nonlinear optical materials and light-harvesting dyes using molecular design rules.

Ferrier Medal and Lecture

Professor Ray Dolan FMedSci FRS

For his work charting the brain activity related to fundamental aspects of human conduct and behaviour.

Kavli Medal and Lecture

Professor Ian Chapman

For his scientific insight that has illuminated the complex physics of confined plasmas and prepared the way for fusion burn.

Leeuwenhoek Medal and Lecture

Professor Geoffrey Smith FMedSci FRS

For his studies of poxviruses which has had major impact in wider areas, notably vaccine development, biotechnology, host-pathogen interactions and innate immunity.

Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture

Sir Martyn Poliakoff CBE FREng FRS

For his exemplary work to promote chemistry to an international audience via YouTube in a way that is understandable to viewers of all ages.

Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture

Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh

For her achievements in the field of nanomaterials and her impactful project proposal.

Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture

Dr Cordelia Schmid

For her work in computer vision and her fundamental contributions to the representation of images and videos for visual recognition.

Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture

Professor Simon Schaffer

For transforming understanding of the intellectual history of experimental science and his excellent communication of science in all media.

Awards

Royal Society Africa Prize

Dr Henry Mwandumba

For his novel work in description of the TB phagosome in HIV infected alveolar macrophages and his leadership in the College of Medicine in Malawi.

Royal Society Mullard Award

Professor Hagan Bayley FRS

For the invention of stochastic nanosensing, a generalized sequencing method for biopolymers which has delivered ultrarapid, distributable, wide-scale, 'long-read' genome sequencing.

SOURCE-The Royal Society-ENGLAND