Barclays planned to pull out of Israel’s bond auctions under activist pressure, FT reports

(Reuters) -Barclays drew up plans to pull out of future Israeli government bond auctions as it reviewed its exposure to the country under pressure from pro-Palestinian activists, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Barclays informed Israeli officials that it planned to continue to work as a so-called primary dealer,…

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    Wall Street firms to pay over $470 million to settle with US regulators over texting

    (Reuters) – Another swathe of broker-dealer and investment advisers have agreed to pay over $470 million to U.S. regulators to settle civil charges they violated recordkeeping rules, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in statements on Wednesday. Toronto-Dominion Bank’s TD Securities, BNY Mellon and Truist were among the among…

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