07/27/2020
Germany to toughen financial regulation after Wirecard scandal
BaFin, the financial regulator, is to be equipped with “sovereign powers” to intervene “directly and immediately” in public companies
07/27/2020
BaFin, the financial regulator, is to be equipped with “sovereign powers” to intervene “directly and immediately” in public companies
07/27/2020
The longevity risk has been transferred to the reinsurer via a Guernsey-based captive insurance company fully owned by the trustee of the Scheme, established under Willis Towers Watson Guernsey ICC Limited.
07/26/2020
The FCA has published a template version of a 'Dear CEO' letter sent to firms acting as brokers in wholesale financial markets
07/26/2020
Both Ireland and the taxpayers concerned appealed the decision to the General Court, which has now overturned the European Commission’s decision.
07/24/2020
Our Funds & Investment Management quarterly update considers recent legal, regulatory and tax developments in Ireland and Luxembourg.
07/24/2020
The latest amendments to German foreign trade law underline the general national and European trend to tighten investment control regulations
07/24/2020
In February, the watchdog revealed it had refused to authorise a CMC amid concerns about how defined benefit file reviews were checked.
07/24/2020
Given as part of the CFO Virtual Agenda
07/24/2020
The severe economic ramifications of Covid-19 are being, and will be, felt across all areas of industry and society for some time to come.
07/24/2020
Many commentators sought further reassurances regarding access to information held on the TRS.
07/24/2020
The letter sets out the FCA's view of the key drivers of harm to consumers and/or markets posed by debt advice firms.
07/24/2020
Castaldi and Enzo Ceravolo, a director of the company involved, gave a London address when setting up the business, but it was a forwarding address with no sign of the pair using it to live in.
07/24/2020
The island was one of the first jurisdictions to be approved by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to provide third-country passporting without conditions.
07/24/2020
Mr Okusanya said: “Of course, advisers will ultimately pass on the fees to clients, but there’s a limit to that.
07/24/2020
As reported, the case relates to bond sales that Goldman Sachs arranged and underwrote for 1MDB, from which the US Justice Department alleges $4.5bn was stolen to which the bank said the charges were "misdirected".
07/23/2020
Appleby is the only firm which offers restructuring and insolvency capability across all three Crown Dependencies.
07/23/2020
Austrian activist’s triumph over Facebook opens door for US expats to continue their legal fights
07/23/2020
While no legislation has been enforced with regards to the updated framework, the MFSA has already laid out some of the changes that it wishes to implement.
07/23/2020
Overall, the group’s revenue jumped 5 per cent to £28.8m in the year to March, while its Ebitda rose by nearly a quarter (24 per cent) to £1.8m.
07/23/2020
White collar crime law expert David Hamilton of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law, said the response would be welcomed by many firms, including insurance and pension providers.