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Fed drops investigation into ‘London Whale’ trader

US regulator shelves investigation into the trader at the centre of $6.2 billion losses at JP Morgan in 2012

Fed drops investigation into ‘London Whale’ trader
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The US Federal Reserve has quietly shelved its threat of legal action against Bruno Iksil, the former JP Morgan trader at the centre of the 2012 “London Whale” saga.

Under US law, the Fed had until the end of March to press ahead with legal proceedings against the French trader for his role in the scandal that led to more than $6 billion in losses at the Wall Street bank.

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