France warns SocGen predators
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France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.
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Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why the trades were not discovered earlier.
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France is facing a "high and permanent" terrorist threat, the country's interior minister says.
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The board of French bank Societe Generale met Wednesday with its top executive under intense pressure over the loss of $7.09 billion blamed on a rogue trader.
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PARIS, Jan. 25 -- French political figures, shareholders and bank customers on Friday voiced growing criticism and skepticism of banking giant Societe Generale's explanations of one of the largest financial scams in history.
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The risk of terror attacks in Europe is high and is increasing, France's leading anti-terrorism judge said, warning that a recent alliance between al-Qaida and a North African terrorist group poses a grave threat.
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Societe Generale (SocGen) , hit by massive losses it blamed on rogue trades, braced for fresh criticism on Tuesday after a government report highlighted major failings in its risk controls.
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Societe Generale laid out its defense  ahead of a high-profile money laundering trial due to begin in  Paris on Monday, which could put further pressure on the French  bank as it grapples with the effects of a trading scandal.
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Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.
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Societe Generale, the French bank reeling  from a rogue trading scandal, launched a rights issue at a  steep discount on Monday, aiming to raise 5.5 billion euros  ($7.97 billion) to bolster its balance sheet.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy will use a "credit crunch" meeting in London on Tuesday to call for order to be imposed on a financial system that "sometimes seems out of control".
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French police on Friday questioned a share broker over links to rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, whose 4.8 billion euro (7.1 billion dollar) losses nearly brought Societe Generale bank to its knees, justice officials said.
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France's foreign minister warned Monday against a "permanent repentance" for colonialism and said his country should invest more in oil-rich former colony Algeria.
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PARIS -- Some internal controls at Societe Generale failed or were not heeded before the banking giant suffered billions in losses precipitated by a rogue trader, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Monday.
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French bank Societe Generale disclosed one of the biggest alleged frauds in financial history on Thursday, adding to a wave of gloom surrounding world markets battered by credit market losses.
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Societe Generale came under mounting pressure on Friday to give a full account of how a rogue trader managed to dupe his bosses and run up a $7 billion loss -- while his family said he had been made a scapegoat.
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BNP Paribas confirmed on Thursday that it was studying a possible bid for Societe Generale, as its fellow French bank reeled from rogue trading losses and France warned off would-be foreign bidders.