09/23/2020
Danish watchdog tells Handelsbanken to improve customer oversight
Handelsbanken said in a statement that it “works continuously to improve our monitoring system and procedures together with our IT supplier.”
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/23/2020
FCA sets out proposals to tackle concerns about general insurance pricing
The FCA is seeking views on its proposals by 25 January 2021.
09/23/2020
Expected bank merger wave puts Deutsche Bank on stand-by
“The train left the station in that sense, and consolidation is inevitable,” Ermotti said, adding that Europe faced the risk of its banks becoming too small to survive or compete.
09/23/2020
German Regulator looks to open probe into Grenke’s accounting
A BaFin spokeswoman declined to comment. DPR didn’t respond to requests for comment.
09/23/2020
FCA final report and consultation on GI pricing practices
Feedback on the proposals is requested by 25 January 2021.
09/23/2020
With money laundering red flags going up, football clubs may have to step up
A Europol report on money laundering recently identified football as a money laundering paradise for organised crime networks
09/23/2020
Hatstone’s Jersey team advises on a Sharia’a compliant refinancing for BLME
We are pleased to have worked with BLME and Hatstone on this transaction.
09/23/2020
Mayer Brown named “European Law Firm of the Year – Transactions”
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09/23/2020
FCA launches consultation on the regulation of international firms
The FCA expects a firm seeking authorisation to have an active place of business in the UK to enable us to effectively supervise its UK activities.
09/23/2020
MPs question regulators after money laundering leak
The FinCEN files are made up of more than 2,500 documents, most of which were sent to the US authorities by banks between 2000 and 2017.
09/23/2020
UK regulator bans financial adviser over £2.3m fraud
After he was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment in 2017
09/22/2020
Axa to appeal Paris court ruling over pandemic payouts
French insurer Axa will appeal a Paris commercial court ruling ordering it to pay five restaurant owners who had to close during coronavirus lockdowns.
09/22/2020
ING bank worked for russian money laundering network
ING’s Polish subsidiary executed transactions for two Dutch bank clients: Schildershoven Finance BV and Tristane Capital BV.
09/22/2020
European Regulators Failed to Spot Suspicious Money Flooding Through Latvia’s Banks
FinCEN’s move to sanction two Latvian banks in 2005 was aimed at ending their use of U.S.-registered shell companies for money laundering.
09/22/2020
Adapting English law for the digital revolution
The work on digital assets will ensure that the law is capable of accommodating electronic documents, cryptoassets and other digital assets in a way which allows the possibilities of technology to flourish.
09/22/2020
Britain Plans Law to Safeguard City of London's Global Standing
The reference to world leading prudential standards will reassure regulators in Britain who have cautioned about being given a formal remit to maintain the competitiveness of London as a global financial centre when writing new rules, fearing it would wea
09/22/2020
Liverpool boutique launches £50m fund backed by Therium Capital Management
Former DLA Piper partners reignite relationship with Therium in latest law firm portfolio deal
09/22/2020
BME partners with CSS to strengthen its regulatory service suite
Financial services clients will benefit from an integrated solution that seamlessly captures, consolidates and reports all data required for compliant transaction reporting.
09/22/2020
Inside scandal-rocked Danske Estonia and the shell-company ‘factories’ that served it
The FinCEN Files reveal how a handful of secretive agencies mass-produce U.K. shell companies owned by criminals and launderers from former Soviet states.
09/21/2020
HSBC fund chief on re-energising a business in the Covid era
Nicolas Moreau faces multiple challenges in transforming the asset manager while the parent bank undertakes restructuring