02/08/2017
EU Presidency releases plan to prevent multinational tax avoidance
Attention will also be focused on the improvement of EU dispute resolution mechanisms.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
02/07/2017
Minister Panton In London, Brussels
The perceptions of Cayman are shifting positively because of the work that has accelerated during this administration.
02/07/2017
MPs press Lloyds to compensate HBOS fraud victims
The bank has always claimed to be a victim of this crime.
02/07/2017
European investigators visit troubled Spencon after shareholder war
The Inspectorate General’s Fraud Investigations Division is currently looking into a complaint concerning ECP Africa and Spencon.
02/07/2017
Margin requirements for uncleared derivatives
We have produced a video that provides a more in-depth overview of the margin requirements under EMIR.
02/07/2017
FCA considers thematic review into DB transfer advice
The alert raised particular concern that advice firms are recommending DB pension transfers simply based on the critical yield
02/07/2017
How to address the FCA's suitability concerns
The regulator judged a file as ‘unclear’ where it contained insufficient, inconsistent or confusing information.
02/06/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
HMT response to consultation on pensions advice allowance
02/06/2017
AIMA publishes guide to MiFID2
MiFID2 represents the most significant overhaul of European securities trading rules of recent years.
02/06/2017
Government's cloak and dagger tactics masks alarming rise in debt
The Government currently takes 14 months to produce WGA.
02/06/2017
Fund managers plan executive pay crackdown to avert need for government intervention
The fund managers agreed to the plans in the context of Theresa May’s plans to crackdown on fat cat pay
02/06/2017
Citizenship for sale controversy
The Cyprus property market could be hit by a fall in property prices if investors granted a Cypriot passport under the citizenship-for-sale scheme decided to sell their property after three years.
02/06/2017
Wealth management rivals team up to promote active model
The formation of the alliance comes against a backdrop of increased interest in low-cost index funds
02/05/2017
DeVere unit stops assisting on UK pension transfers overseas
A spokesman for deVere and Partners (UK) said the consultancy had initiated contact with the FCA, as it looked to comply with new regulatory requirements
02/03/2017
EU Securities Watchdog Updates Derivative Reporting Rules
The bloc’s rulebook for derivatives markets.
02/03/2017
More than £100bn lost through investing in cash ISAs
Money invested in cash individual savings accounts over the last 10 years would be worth £110bn more if it had been put into multi asset funds instead.
02/03/2017
Bird & Bird launches tax disputes practice with five-lawyer team hire from PwC
Bird & Bird has hired a five-lawyer team including one partner from PwC's legal arm
02/03/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
PSD2 – HMT consultation on implementation
02/03/2017
A Question of Honour for UBS
She penned a book about the bank's alleged tax offenses in 2014, which fed France's investigation into UBS.
02/03/2017
Banks advance bond ‘bail-in’ plans under new European rules
Bank of Ireland, AIB to set up holding companies to cushion depositors and taxpayers