10/04/2016
PRA regulatory digest
The PRA has published its regulatory digest for September 2016, summing up the main regulatory developments from the past month.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/04/2016
Royal Bank of Scotland to Restructure Business Operations
The bank’s Corporate and Institutional Banking business will be called NatWest Markets Plc and will be the non ring-fenced entity
10/04/2016
Offshore Update – Bermuda, BVI and Cayman are now ‘white-list’ jurisdictions for Italian tax purposes - Harneys
In April 2015 the BVI, the Cayman Islands and certain other jurisdictions were removed from Italy’s blacklist of jurisdictions.
10/03/2016
Eversheds advises CDB on financial aspects of Hinkley Point C
It is expected to provide seven per cent. of the UK’s electricity needs and operate for 60 years.
10/03/2016
Offshore firm boss to file multi-million euro lawsuit over boardroom ban
David Cosgrove's company, Belvedere Management Limited, had its management licence revoked by the financial regulator in Mauritius
10/03/2016
Former top managers at Italian bank to face trial
An examining magistrate in Milan set the date for the start of the trial as December 15, Ansa news agency reported.
10/03/2016
EU Regulators To Shine A Light On Shadow Banking
The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a paper on draft technical standards regarding the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation
10/03/2016
CMA launches market study into digital comparison tools
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into digital comparison tools (DCTs) to see how they are working for consumers, business and the economy. T
10/03/2016
Tesco faces UK legal action over accounting scandal
Tesco declined to comment on the case.
10/02/2016
Bank of Portugal forces banks to report offshore operations in 2017
The Bank of Portugal will be responsible for issuing and updating a list of relevant offshore locations based on the information regularly provided by the banks and other institutions
09/30/2016
UBS Warns Negative Rates Could Hit More Depositors
UBS holds around 400 billion Swiss francs in cash deposits with roughly half in its wealth management business
09/30/2016
Denmark Receives Panama Papers Data to Fight Tax Dodging
The taxation authorities had received information containing legal documents, agreements, and correspondence,
09/30/2016
Revenue to receive details on thousands of offshore account
It is the first time the Revenue has had a window into what is going on offshore
09/30/2016
FCA & Cambridge University Partner to Review UK Alternative Finance
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has been the global leader in research on disruptive finance publishing multiple reports spanning the world.
09/30/2016
Brexit: 20 law firms back opinion on UK’s UPC membership
For the UK to continue to participate in the unitary patent, it would have to secure an “international agreement
09/30/2016
Brabners Announces latest round of Promotions Appointments
He undertakes commercial litigation work on a national and international basis, with an emphasis on sports and media disputes.
09/30/2016
Ex-BlackRock Fund Manager Mark Lyttleton Charged With Insider Trading
Mark Lyttleton, who previously ran a £2bn fund for the asset manager’s UK unit, has been charged with three counts of insider dealing
09/30/2016
Debevoise Advises MBIA in the Sale of its UK Subsidiary to Assured
Employment advice was provided by London associate Christopher Garrett.
09/29/2016
Eureeca Opens European Hub in Amsterdam
Eureeca is seeking to expand its services and investment offerings across Europe
09/29/2016
Some banks 'obscuring' who is accountable if things go wrong, says FCA
The FCA said that most firms provided statements of responsibilities identifying who was ultimately accountable