09/26/2018
European countries have been 'oblivious' in fighting money laundering, says Latvian minister
The Latvian ABLV, the Danish Danske Bank and the Dutch ING have all recently been involved in scandals over money laundering and financial crime.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/26/2018
ECB speech on interest rate benchmark reform
Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the ECB’s Money Market Contact Group meeting, Frankfurt am Main, 25 September 2018
09/25/2018
EU lawmakers move to tighten rules on London-based investment banks
The proposed new rules would reduce the scope of the so-called equivalence regime, which allows foreign financial firms to operate in the EU without branches there if regulations in their home countries are seen as equivalent to those in the EU.
09/25/2018
Deutsche Bank warned over money-laundering as auditor appointed
German watchdog brings in KPMG to ensure the bank does more to uncover hidden cash
09/25/2018
Tesco Bank faces huge fine as FCA gets tough over cyberattacks
The banking arm of Britain's biggest retailer is contesting a proposed £30m-plus fine from the City watchdog, Sky News can reveal.
09/25/2018
EBA launches its 2018 EU-wide transparency exercise
In 2018, the sample of banks will be aligned with the one used for the 2018 EBA RAR and the exercise will be based exclusively on supervisory reporting data.
09/24/2018
Services to asset managers are now the biggest growth driver.
On the regulatory side, things have changed as well over the past years.
09/24/2018
Regulator says scandal bank board 'heads are on the block'
CEO Thomas Borgen, 54, has resigned and Chairman Ole Andersen says that several employees have been reported to the police.
09/24/2018
Former Deutsche Bank trader said arrested in Italy
“We confirm Andreas Hauschild was arrested on a European arrest warrant last month in Italy."
09/24/2018
Maples and Calder in Jersey becomes TISE Listing Member
This new membership serves as a welcome addition to Maples and Calder's provision of specialist listing services for the Cayman Islands and Ireland.
09/21/2018
GDPR made it impossible for banks to provide advisory services
GDPR has forced banks to reconsider the data they collect and how it’s being used.
09/21/2018
Digital wealth manager launches partnership with venture capital firm
Tiller Investments, the online wealth manager, has struck an agreement with West Hill Capital.
09/21/2018
Dutch asset managers join class action against Volkswagen
Other Dutch pension funds and providers declined to state whether they were among the litigants.
09/21/2018
Murder for £10 BILLION fortune
Janowski allegedly spent €250,000 to hire contract killers
09/21/2018
FCA bans advice firm chief executive
The FCA found Mr Burns had not identified, and TMI had failed to manage, this conflict of interest.
09/21/2018
ICO fines Equifax for data breach
Credit reference agency Equifax fined for security breach
09/21/2018
Outcome of BCBS meeting
The Committee exchanged views on emerging conjunctural and structural risks.
09/21/2018
IOSCO issues policy measures to protect investors of OTC leveraged products
The measures in the three toolkits draw largely on IOSCO members’ experiences and practices.
09/20/2018
New trustee licensing requirements on the horizon
The act will fundamentally overhaul the existing financial services regulatory framework and create a new supervisory regime governing all financial institutions.
09/20/2018
Third Belgravia fraud suspect back in Jersey to face charges
From the Philippines to the Channel Islands