UniCredit Bank AG urged an appeals court Tuesday to overturn an order blocking a Gazprom joint venture from bringing a €450 million ($467 million) claim against it in Russia under bond guarantees linked to an aborted gas plant project.
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UniCredit Bids To Undo Ruling Blocking Gazprom Unit's Claim

By Sophia Dourou

UniCredit Bank AG urged an appeals court Tuesday to overturn an order blocking a Gazprom joint venture from bringing a €450 million ($467 million) claim against it in Russia under bond guarantees linked to an aborted gas plant project.

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Barclays Poised To Slash Former Staffer's Racism Claims

By Jamie Lennox

Barclays has won a key decision as it looks to beat a former employee's race discrimination case, convincing a tribunal that he brought the vast majority of his claims too late.

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MPs Launch Inquiry Into AI Use In Financial Services

By Alex Davidson

A cross-party group of members of Parliament has started an inquiry into the use of artificial intelligence in financial services, after recent revelations about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek showed the market's volatility.

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POLICY & REGULATION

FCA Warns Smaller Payment Firms Of Consumer Duty Failings

By Alex Davidson

The City watchdog has warned smaller payments firms that they sometimes fail to act in the best interests of customers and have weaknesses in their financial crime controls.

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Sustainable Growth Must Take Pensions Priority, LCP Says

By Joel Poultney

Government plans to drive growth in the U.K. through redirected investment from retirement savings schemes must prioritize environmental concerns and sustainability, a consultancy said Tuesday.

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DEALS

3 Firms Advise On £25M Pension Deal For Redress Program

By Martin Croucher

The U.K.'s financial compensation scheme has passed £25 million ($31 million) of its staff pension liabilities to Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, the insurer said, in a deal guided by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Eversheds Sutherland and Arc Pensions Law LLP.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

What To Know As EU Urges Outbound Investment Reviews

A recent European Commission recommendation urges European Union member states to review outbound investments in certain critical technologies sectors, but does not clarify the next steps for states once information on relevant transactions in third countries is received, say lawyers at Cleary.

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