11/28/2019
Mourant advises on co-living world first
The Collective has announced two London co-living buildings near North Acton and Canary Wharf.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/28/2019
Robeco to cease investment admin services
Participants invest either through a standard lifecycle in funds selected by their pension scheme, or in individually picked funds through an opt-out offering.
11/28/2019
Council of EU proposes new mechanism for out-of-court enforcement to prevent accumulation of NPLs
The stock of EU's non-performing loans is at its lowest since the financial crisis, thanks to the more favourable economic situation and a number of measures taken to eradicate them from banks' balance sheets.
11/28/2019
STM Warns On Profit Amid Sluggish UK Pension Sector, Carey Issues
In the firm's half year report in September, STM Chief Executive Alan Kentish said he was expecting top line growth and a rise in profit for 2019.
11/28/2019
Former Deutsche Bank Executive Who Oversaw Trump’s Loans Dies by Suicide
Another source who has knowledge of Deutsche Bank’s internal structure said that Bowers would have been the gatekeeper for financial documents for the bank’s wealthiest customers.”
11/28/2019
Former Freshfields lawyer arrested over German tax scam - sources
Johannemann, who resigned from the international law firm this month, has been in custody since Friday because he was deemed a flight risk, the two sources told Reuters.
11/28/2019
Yorgen Fenech’s 61 connected companies under scrutiny
Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit launches hunt for money laundering
11/27/2019
ECB speech on European retail payments market
Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Joint Conference of the ECB and the National Bank of Belgium on “Crossing the chasm to the retail payments of tomorrow”
11/27/2019
BCBS and BCG joint statement on proportionality
The Basel Framework envisions a range of approaches, from simpler standardised approaches to advanced approaches.
11/27/2019
FSB publishes updated report on regulatory framework for haircuts on non-centrally cleared SFTs
The framework aims to address financial stability risks associated with SFTs.
11/27/2019
Exclusive: FCA chief rules out ‘best endeavour’ leeway on P2P rules
The FCA on Tuesday announced a ban on mass-marketing of mini-bonds, following the collapse of London Capital & Finance this year that left thousands of everyday investors out of pocket.
11/27/2019
GDPR breaches in 2019 lead to €402.6m in fines
The UK’s data protection authority, ICO, fined the British airline after the Magecart group used card skimming to collect the personal and payment information of up to half a million their customers.
11/27/2019
Global Risk-Taking Binge Gives Central Banks Cause to Shudder
The danger is that such risk-taking recreates a backdrop similar to that preceding the global financial crisis a decade ago.
11/27/2019
The Rise of Digital Services Taxes
Governments are coming after online businesses. Multinational clients that provide online advertising services, sell consumer data, or run online intermediary platforms should prepare themselves for the imminent arrival of digital services taxes (DSTs) on
11/27/2019
European Central Bank now investigating CBDCs to bolster central bank money
Cœuré also revealed that the central bank will continue to monitor and explore how new technologies change payment behavior in the Euro area
11/27/2019
FCA gets £290k confiscation order against convicted fraudster
‘The FCA will continue to take steps to ensure that proceeds of criminal activity are confiscated from the criminals we prosecute so that victims can be compensated as far as possible.’
11/26/2019
Switzerland pushes for more financial transparency
The Swiss parliament is likely to examine the proposal for the first time in the 2020 spring session.
11/26/2019
FCA policy statement on changes to DEPP and EG regulatory guides
We are setting out changes to our DEPP and EG regulatory guides and processes now that we have new powers to discipline and investigate proxy advisors.
11/26/2019
Swiss bankers fined over 1MDB dealings
1MDB is at the centre of money laundering probes in at least six countries, including the United States, Switzerland and Singapore.
11/26/2019
Despite Scandal, Cyprus Will Keep Selling Golden Visas, EU Passports
In an interview with the Greek newspaper Kathemerini, Petrides said Low – one of those whose visa, including an EU passport, was stripped – would not have been given a passport under today’s criteria despite reports it was still too leni