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Barclays PLC Dark Pool Penalty Could Hit £ 2 Billion: SocGen

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New York Attorney General sued Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) (LON:BARC) for its alleged mismanagement of its dark pool, though the amount of damages and restitution remain unstated.

Andrew Lim and team at Societe Generale in their report dated June 26, 2014 on the title: “Litigation Monitor-Updated for ‘dark pool’ exposure” notes the magnitude of litigation risk is hard to gauge.

Barclays PLC staring dark pool penalty

As reported earlier, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman accused Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) (LON:BARC) of fraudulently portraying its dark pool as safe, when really they were subject to ‘predatory’ and ‘toxic’ trades. The lawsuit charged the bank that it grew its dark pool into one of...

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Mani is a Senior Financial Consultant. He has worked in Senior Management role in large banking, financial and information technology organizations. He has provided solutions for major banking and securities firms across the globe in the area of retail, corporate and investment banking. He holds MBA (Finance) and Professional Management Accounting Qualifications. His hobbies are tracking global financial developments and watching sports