US bank Citigroup Inc. I intend to discontinue the US subsidiary Banamex after allegations of money laundering.

Swiss National Bank (SNB) for the I quarter has increased the purchase of Apple shares to $ 1.1 billion. The Swiss National Bank has received a hole in reserves amounting to 32 billion euros, but also interesting is the information that 18% of total assets invested in foreign stocks.

Painting by Pablo Picasso's "Women of Algiers" was sold at Christie's auction for $ 179.4 million, thus this became the most expensive work of art, departed to the new owner at auction.

Deutsche Bank paid a record fine largest financial authorities of the United Kingdom and the United States for accusations of fraud in the interbank interest rate LIBOR.

US bank Citigroup Inc. April 22 sold bonds for $ 5 billion, which was the largest placement of bonds for the Bank from January 2009.

Britain's biggest bank Barclays Plc in the I quarter of 2015 recorded a drop in net profit by 52% due to higher contributions to reserves to cover possible expenses in the case of manipulating exchange rates.

Office of Financial Regulation and Supervision of the UK (Financial conduct authority, FCA) has announced a record fine Merill Lynch International for incorrect data on financial transactions.

Net profit of US bank holding company Morgan Stanley increased by 59% in January-March 2015, through trading with shares and brokerage commissions. Also, the bank received the largest adjusted revenue of more than 5 years.

The net profit of the Swiss financial services company Credit Suisse Group AG increased by 23% in I quarter of the year, as the lender recorded a jump in the investment division and continues to cut costs.

Net income of one of the leaders of the US market of plastic cards - American Express Co. (AmEx) grew up in the I quarter of 2015 by 6.5%, including by increasing consumer spending.