06/08/2018
Italy Banks From UniCredit to Intesa May Face Costly Ringfencing
The so-called ringfencing in the U.K. imposed heavy costs on the country’s biggest lenders.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
06/07/2018
Bank of Portugal sees risks from incomplete EU banking union
Under plans so far agreed, the euro zone’s agency for troubled banks, the Single Resolution Board, will be given a clearer mandate to set the level of capital buffers that banks should hold against the risk of failure.
06/07/2018
Ex-Anglo Irish Bank chief convicted of fraud
Bailing out Anglo was to cost taxpayers billions of euro.
06/07/2018
Ex-Everton manager sues IFA
Former Premier League football manager Walter Smith is seeking £320,000 from his ex-financial adviser over investments made during the time he was in charge of Everton.
06/07/2018
Deloitte Will Acquire Part of US Law Firm in New Legal Venture
Alliance supports global businesses in staying ahead in a rapidly-changing global immigration environment
06/07/2018
Law No 972 on money laundering
Last week Thomas Brezzo has been appointed to report back to the National Council on Draft Law No 972, which strengthens the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and corruption.
06/07/2018
Ex-Rangers boss sues his wealth advisers
The court has previously said it will not force Smith to hand over the documents.
06/07/2018
Clients of fraudster IFA brothers receive £5m compensation
In April 2018, Suffolk Police contacted clients of Taylor & Taylor Associates and the Vantage Investment fund in relation to a confiscation order secured against the guilty parties
06/07/2018
Clients of fraudster IFA brothers receive £5m compensation
Taylor & Taylor Associates and Vantage Investment Group update
06/07/2018
New boss at Sheffield law firm Lupton Fawcett hails record growth
Mr Oxley won promotion after a hustings and vote at the firm.
06/07/2018
New boss at Sheffield law firm Lupton Fawcett hails record growth
The firm is also spending close to £1m on a new IT system to allow seamless communication with its offices in Leeds and York.
06/07/2018
SocGen executives ordered Libor rigging, US prosecutors believed
Two senior bank executives were named in 2015 letter to French authorities
06/07/2018
ESMA speech on the role of regulation and supervision in a single European financial market
CIRSF Annual International Conference 2018 - Lisbon
06/07/2018
EU banks watchdog probes Malta agency over anti-money laundering at Pilatus bank
EBA Chair Andrea Enria said in a letter to the European Union’s executive European Commission that he has decided to open a formal “breach of union law” investigation in relation to FIAU
06/06/2018
AJ Bell starts fee cuts on passive multi-asset range
AJ Bell has also fixed its annual management charge at 0.15%.
06/06/2018
UK broker commissions tumble as Mifid II bites
This represents a sharp decrease from Q1 2017, when commissions stood at 8%.
06/06/2018
STCPartners Becomes Andersen Tax & Legal in France
Andersen Tax & Legal in France is a law firm specializing in private equity and offering tailor-made and innovative services to its clients.
06/06/2018
Russia central bank wants assets of troubled banks' owners to compensate for bailouts
In an interview with Reuters, Nabiullina said the central bank injected 758.3 billion rubles to boost the capital of the three banks, while another 1.86 trillion rubles was provided in deposits.
06/06/2018
Evaluation of the Bank of England’s resolution arrangements - June 2018
Banks, building societies and major investment firms
06/06/2018
FCA fines and imposes a restriction on Canara Bank for anti-money laundering systems failings
Between 26 November 2012 and 29 January 2016, Canara failed to maintain adequate AML systems and failed to take sufficient steps to remedy identified weaknesses, despite having been notified of shortcomings in its AML systems and controls.