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Bawag pays double in Refco settlement


Austrian bank Bawag has agreed to pay $675m to settle a case brought by Securites and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the bank of aiding and abetting Refco's chief executive Phil Bennett's violations of antifraud and reporting laws.

The figure, double the original loan made by the...

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