Deutsche Bank AG

SINGAPORE (Jan 18): Two former currency traders from Deutsche Bank AG and HSBC Holdings Plc admitted to cheating the banks by making false trades.

(Dec 23): Deutsche Bank AG said it reached a US$7.2 billion ($10.4 billion) agreement to resolve a years-long US investigation into its dealings in mortgage-backed securities, removing a legal hurdle that fuelled investor angst.

NEW YORK (Oct 11): Freepoint Commodities LLC is planning a push into Asia, seeking to hire metals and energy traders from Singapore to Shanghai as it moves into the gap left by rival trading houses and the retreat of big banks.

LONDON (Aug 31): Investment bankers at Europe’s biggest securities firms are watching their bonuses melt.