Portfolio managers at BlueCrest Capital Management should be taxed as disguised employees because they don't hold wider legal responsibilities at the hedge fund, Britain's tax authority told the U.K. Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Fund Managers Should Be Taxed As Workers, HMRC Testifies

By Josh White

Portfolio managers at BlueCrest Capital Management should be taxed as disguised employees because they don't hold wider legal responsibilities at the hedge fund, Britain's tax authority told the U.K. Supreme Court on Thursday.

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Barclays Traders' Rate-Rigging Cases Sent To Court Of Appeal

By Christopher Crosby

The watchdog for miscarriages of justice referred the convictions of five former Barclays traders back to the Court of Appeal on Thursday after concluding that the legal errors which led the country's highest court to overturn historical Libor and Euribor prosecutions also undermined their cases.

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Deutsche Bank Probed For Suspected Money Laundering

By Alex Davidson

German prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that they are investigating Deutsche Bank AG for suspected money laundering activity linked to foreign businesses. 

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LITIGATION

Local Authority Settles Claim Over Lost £20M Bond Investment

By Eddie Beaver

A local council in England has agreed to a settlement in its £20 million ($28 million) claim against an investment adviser over allegedly fraudulent misrepresentations that led the now essentially bankrupt authority to invest in high-risk bonds.

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Howard Kennedy's Ex-Client Can't Challenge £196K Legal Bill

By Eddie Beaver

Howard Kennedy LLP has successfully defeated a former client's challenge to a legal bill of almost £196,000 ($270,000) racked up in connection with Financial Conduct Authority proceedings, as a London court ruled that the man was made aware of the costs.

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Ex-LCF Boss Violated Court Order Imposed During SFO Probe

By Ronan Barnard

The former chief executive of London Capital & Finance PLC and his wife admitted on Thursday to breaching a court order imposed during an investigation into the £237 million ($326.8 million) collapse of the company, the Serious Fraud Office said.

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POLICY & REGULATION

FCA, OFSI Team Up To Fight Crypto Abuse, Money Laundering

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority has joined forces with the sanctions policing body, law enforcement agencies and regulators in an information-sharing initiative to tackle the abuse of crypto assets and money laundering.

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'Glimmer Of Hope' In Shrinking UK Race, Gender Pension Gap

By Joel Poultney

Growing levels of employment and qualifications among younger Black and Asian women could lead to improved pension outcomes and narrow a pension gap shaped by gender and race, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP has said.

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Pensions Dashboard Project Floats Updated Reporting Rules

By Tom Fish

The government's pensions dashboard project has proposed revising its reporting standards to shift from on-demand to routine daily reporting of operational data.

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DEALS

Brief

Lloyds Bank Plans £1.75B Share Buyback After Strong Results

By Dawood Fakhir

Lloyds said Thursday that it will return up to £1.75 billion ($2.4 billion) to its investors in a share buyback program as it reported a strong financial performance in 2025.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Federal Reserve System

Financial Conduct Authority

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HMRC

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New York Department of Financial Services

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Serious Fraud Office

UK First-tier Tribunal

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal