Law & Society

A high-profile U.S. senator said on Tuesday she has launched an investigation into 15 major annuity providers amid concerns about the perks they offer to brokers who peddle the products to retirees.

The defense attorney for a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programmer accused of stealing the investment bank's high-frequency trading code has asked a Manhattan judge for a mistrial.

Three men appeared in a London court on Wednesday charged with using inside information to trade in technology company Logica shares during its Canadian takeover in 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said.