08/08/2017
EU parliament makes futile attempt to legislate interbank FX out of London. Not a chance…..
Clearing of derivatives will never be pushed out of its natural home by bureaucrats.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/08/2017
Law firm merger to create 'legal powerhouse'
Turnover for the combined mid-market firm will exceed £30m in 2017/18, two thirds of which will be in Sussex and Surrey.
08/08/2017
Hill Dickinson, Xyone Cyber Security and The Compliance Foundation combine forces
Our new partnership with The Compliance Foundation and Xyone Cyber Security gives businesses the legal, compliance and IT tools to meet this challenge all in one place.
08/08/2017
The MLI’s impact on alternative investment funds
Countries have started sharing their treaty choices with the OECD.
08/08/2017
British banks' turnaround plans frustrated by US justice delays
For Barclays , RBS and Standard Chartered , hopes that their unresolved cases in the United States can be settled this year have been clouded by delays in appointing key staff at the DoJ since Donald Trump became president.
08/07/2017
Divorcees in dash to grab partners' pensions as court orders jump 43pc
One reason is soaring share prices across many of the world's major stock markets.
08/07/2017
UK fights rearguard action on EU financial laws before Brexit
European Union overhauls financial-services rules that will affect firms in London even after UK leaves
08/07/2017
US haul from credit crisis bank fines hits $150bn
Reckoning continues 10 years after housing downturn became market meltdown
08/07/2017
MiFID II may end up aiding active management firms
It's going to accelerate the winner-take-all dynamic in the industry.
08/04/2017
Fidelity and Investec sign LGPS code of transparency
It comes after funds encountered difficulties in getting such data from asset managers.
08/04/2017
Dunstan Thomas launches new MiFID II reporting solutions
Dunstan Thomas is now able to provide asset managers with new ‘Ex-ante’ point of sale illustrations.
08/04/2017
BNG Bank turns to BearingPoint for RegTech
The product will also be used for SFTR (Securities Financing Transactions Regulation) reporting.
08/04/2017
High level moves at DMH Stallard
All are valued highly by our clients and colleagues alike.
08/03/2017
UK watchdog appoints funds critic to come up with fee disclosure format
We want to see more consistent and standardised disclosure of costs and charges to institutional investors.
08/03/2017
RPA technology and AI will enhance hedge fund client relationships
This means that users can now download global financial data for pricing for all security types, benchmark yield downloads and corporate actions.
08/03/2017
New beneficial ownership regime takes effect
The agreement modernises the way in which the BVI competent authorities may gain access to beneficial ownership information of BVI companies.
08/03/2017
Big asset managers struggle to meet Mifid II deadline
Large investment houses yet to decide how they will pay for investment research
08/03/2017
Steven Cohen’s Point72 faces regulatory rebuff in UK
FCA indicates family office would not receive regulatory approval
08/03/2017
New technologies and anti-money laundering compliance report
The report includes respondents’ views about what UK public bodies could do to foster new technologies.
08/03/2017
Freshfields and Linklaters lead on private equity sale of security fencing company
Magic circle firms advise on Carlyle's bid to acquire Praesidiad from CVC