08/20/2019
Luxembourg’s Transitional Regime For UK Firms In ‘Hard Brexit’ Scenario
Many UK firms currently carry on cross-border services in Luxembourg in reliance on an EU financial services passport
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/20/2019
Corporate Transparency Advances in Three Nations, More Tortoise than Hare
Rather than operating as a passive recipient of data
08/20/2019
Henley & Partners: Rising Anxiety Over Impact of No-Deal Brexit on Britain's Passport Power
As millions return from their visa-free summer holidays abroad, and the more than five million British passport holders living permanently outside the UK anxiously consider their alternative citizenship options
08/19/2019
The LSE must up its game if it is to be a strong symbol of the UK on the world stage
The LSE has somehow clung to UK ownership and, of late, it has even become emblematic of the national psyche.
08/19/2019
Germany may ease fiscal policy but (unfortunately) not now – Danske Bank
Unfortunately, the fact that Scholz says a package is not imminent also highlights the time lag problem with fiscal policy: It takes time for politicians to recognize the need for fiscal easing and vote in favor of a specific package, and hence when it ha
08/19/2019
Ex-Barclays Wealth boss says bank 'scapegoated' him after FCA ban lifted
Andrew Tinney slammed the bank on Friday, following the reversal of the Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to pursue a ban against him.
08/19/2019
Carey Olsen supports Apeiron on sale of prime London student housing accommodation
Working alongside UK counsel Mishcon de Reya, the Carey Olsen team advising Apeiron on the sale of Poland House was led by partner David Crosland, assisted by senior associate Vicky La.
08/19/2019
Named and shamed: The implications of appearing on the EU's sanctions list
The sanctions list represents a vital component of the EU's aim to implement a unified and autonomous foreign policy
08/19/2019
Exceptions to worldwide freezing orders: English High Court confirms it is not for the Court to second-guess directors
The plaintiff objected on the basis that the proposed payment was really an alleged scheme concocted between the respondent and the developer
08/19/2019
CSSF opens online portal for mandatory notifications in relation to Brexit
Any date indicated in the "Brexit Notification" forms is based on the assumption of a withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union without the conclusion of a withdrawal agreement (no-deal Brexit) occurring on 31 October 2019.
08/19/2019
Fitness and Probity in the Central Bank of Ireland's Crosshairs
Throughout 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland has been turning up the dial on the need for Regulated Financial Service Providers to adhere to its fitness and probity regime.
08/18/2019
Standard Chartered faces £10m Treasury fine
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has notified the Liverpool FC sponsor of the proposed fine, Sky News learns.
08/18/2019
Brussels plans to revive money laundering blacklist
Previous bid to name non-EU countries ran into diplomatic row with accused countries
08/16/2019
HMRC waives fines as 120,000 self-employed workers miss digital tax deadline
In total, 1.2 million businesses will be forced to comply with the new regime.
08/16/2019
Russian court puts French investor under house arrests
The criminal case against Baring Vostok, one of Russia’s oldest foreign private equity firms, has sent shockwaves through the Moscow business community
08/16/2019
European Central Bank Breach: ECB Confirms Hack And Shuts Down Website
"The BIRD website provides the banking industry with details on how to produce statistical and supervisory reports," the ECB statement said, "it is physically separate from any other external and internal ECB systems."
08/16/2019
Moscow Court Transfers French Banker To House Arrest
They all deny any wrongdoing and say the case is being used against them in a corporate dispute over the control of a Russian bank.
08/16/2019
Tribunal overturns FCA ban on 'reckless' Barclays Wealth exec
The FCA also alleged that Mr Tinney made false or misleading statements to his colleagues in a response to the US Federal Reserve Bank of New York in November 2012 about the same document.
08/16/2019
Sabbaticals – getting it right for both employer and employee
Three months is often the maximum for formal schemes but there may be other occasions where longer would be appropriate, eg for a career break.
08/16/2019
Milbank Advises Berenberg on Financing of Biotest AG
The company specializes in clinical immunology, hematology, intensive care and emergency medicine.