Mark Johnson
There is so much happening at the moment it’s hard to know where to start, so let’s kick off with the good, before moving to the cynical. First up, hearty congratulations to Martyn Mead, who left Barclays, and, I understand, the FX industry, last week after four decades, the majority of which he spent at […]
I am writing this sitting in a US airport awaiting my flight home – that airport is JFK in New York and, thanks to a short delay, I cannot help but think that just a few years ago it was here that Mark Johnson was arrested and commenced a period of hell that few, if […]
In this week’s podcast Colin Lambert and Galen Stops pick through the big talking point of the week, Citi’s reported decision to cut the number of platforms it connects to in the FX market. Once he can stop him being smug about predicting such a thing two months ago, Stops asks Lambert whether he thinks […]
And so, Mark Johnson’s battle to have his conviction overturned moves onto the next chapter with a petition for either a re-hearing by the original appeal court panel or by the entire appeals circuit bench – and it is to be hoped that enough of the judges concerned see the absolute need for such a […]
Mark Johnson’s legal team has filed a petition to have his appeal reheard or reheard “en banc”, before the entire bench of active appeal circuit judges, as he seeks to have his conviction for wire fraud overturned. In September Johnson lost an appeal in front of three appeal court judges, however his team has filed […]
This column is going to sound like it was written for a journal offering something to the left of Stalinism, but some things need to be said and asked. So let’s ask the question – is the UK’s Serious Fraud Office’s dropping of the Libor investigation yet another example of how senior managers are getting […]
So the wait is over for Mark Johnson, his family and friends, and the news is not good, as we reported last week. There is not a lot to say about this from his perspective, thankfully most, if not all, of us have no idea what it is like to be incarcerated, we can only […]
Although there was plenty of news for Profit & Loss’ managing editor, Colin Lambert, and editor, Galen Stops, to get their teeth stuck into this week, the duo focused on just three main stories. First of all, they discuss the news that former HSBC head of cash FX trading, Mark Johnson, has lost his appeal […]
It’s been a busy 20 years since Profit & Loss launched. Colin Lambert and Galen Stops have picked out 20 key events or trends during that time and asked senior industry figures for their perspective on them – here’s numbers 15-11. 15. Last Look “Last look is a cancer at the heart of the foreign […]
In what may be a significant decision for the foreign exchange industry, former HSBC head of cash FX trading Mark Johnson has lost his appeal to have his conviction and sentence overturned in the US. In their decision, justices Calabresi, Lohier and Donnelly, say: “We conclude that there was sufficient evidence to convict Johnson on […]
