05/22/2017
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management £11bn merger to be probed by regulator
The Competition and Markets Authority opens an investigation which Standard Life says was triggered when it 'filed an application' over the proposed deal
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/22/2017
ESMA clarifies traded on a trading venue under MIFID II
Pre-trade and post-trade transparency requirements on market operators and investment firms operating a trading venue as well as for investment firms (including systematic internalisers) operating over-the-counter (OTC); and transaction reporting obligati
05/19/2017
Europe’s Capital Markets Will See Shift to Single Regulator
As the European Central Bank pushes to accelerate its Capital Markets Union program, fund firms are told to expect a single, cross-border regulator.
05/18/2017
MainstreamBPO expands global footprint
MainstreamBPO chief executive Martin Smith said the strategy will bring "critical mass" to its operational capability and clients within Europe and the Caribbean.
05/18/2017
Wealth firm enters special administration
Strand Capital was bought by Optima Worldwide Group in 2014 for £982,389.
05/18/2017
QNB Suisse SA appoints Societe Generale Securities Services in Ireland for its pioneer UCITS-compliant umbrella fund
SGSS in Ireland will provide a complete fund services offering to support the distribution of the sub-funds to investors throughout Europe.
05/18/2017
Financial adviser and his wife convicted of £1.7m property fraud
The trial at the High Court in Glasgow began in September 2015 and heard evidence for 320 days.
05/18/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
FCA assessing suitability review
05/18/2017
ESMA finds improvements in regulators’ supervisory practices concerning MIFID rules
The Follow-up Report has concluded that the NCAs from Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania have addressed all of the deficiencies previously identified.
05/18/2017
Bitcoin's link to crime is a growing worry, claims bank chief risk officer
Nordea has been investigated by authorities in Denmark and Sweden for its failures to comply with anti-money laundering requirements.
05/17/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
SSM: ECB guidance on leveraged transactions
05/17/2017
Ashurst renews China alliance for six more years
The renewal was signed by Ashurst chairman Ben Tidswell and Guantao managing partner Cui Liguo in Sydney last week.
05/17/2017
Compliance Executives to Increase Investment in RegTech as Geopolitical Risks Heighten
The shifting geopolitical environment has created an additional layer of complexity for tackling financial crime around the world.
05/17/2017
Insurers oppose merger of European regulator
A merger as suggested in the consultation would reduce the effectiveness of consumer protection and prudential oversight, according to Insurance Europe
05/17/2017
Clearing away the cobwebs: The European Commission revisits EMIR
EMIR represents a key element of the EU's efforts to address perceived issues in derivatives markets following the financial crisis.
05/17/2017
Meet the U.S. hedge fund hiring from Citi and MS in London
Earlier this month it registered Daryl Lee, a former FX and rates trader at Morgan Stanley.
05/17/2017
BNP Paribas may move 300 London jobs due to Brexit - source
The largest global banks in London plan to shift thousands of jobs to the continent over the next two years
05/17/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
European Parliament adopts FinTech resolution
05/16/2017
Anti-trust regulator fines Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas
The company invited only Germany’s Deutsche Bank and France’s BNP Paribas.
05/16/2017
Banker loses case over £57k taken under UK-Swiss tax agreement
A Swedish banker who had £57,000 taken from her bank account by Credit Suisse to comply with the requirements of the former UK-Swiss tax cooperation agreement has lost a claim in the High Court for a refund of most of the levy from HMRC on the groun