02/01/2017
Net closes on Barclays chiefs over £7bn deal involving glamorous financier Amanda Staveley
There are also questions over £322million in advisory fees paid to Qatar at the same time.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
02/01/2017
EU Watchdog Wants Trade Repositories To Face Stiffer Fines
Trade repositories collect and maintain the records of derivatives.
01/31/2017
FCA fines Deutsche Bank £163 million for serious anti-money laundering controls failings
As a consequence of its inadequate AML control framework, Deutsche Bank was used by unidentified customers to transfer approximately $10 billion, of unknown origin, from Russia to offshore bank accounts in a manner that is highly suggestive of financial c
01/31/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
MiFID II
01/31/2017
Allegations pile up against hedge fund
Ebullio adversaries push to prove losses were not high risk investments gone wrong, but deception.
01/31/2017
Ex-UBS and Citigroup trader jailed over Libor seeks review of case
Tom Hayes, serving an 11-year sentence, claims he felt under pressure to admit guilt in order to avoid being extradited to US
01/31/2017
Tunisia to issue $ 2.85 billion Eurobonds and $ 500 million in Sukuk this year
A government source said last Thursday Tunisia would start a roadshow on Feb. 5 for a 1 billion Eurobond.
01/30/2017
King & Wood Mallesons Collapse Kept Recruiters Busy
Our priority has been trying to find partners and staff new firms.
01/30/2017
CIO of £12bn pension pot threatens to cull external managers
It is hard to imagine that many chief investment officers across London would so easily shrug off such an uncomfortable office environment.
01/30/2017
King & Wood Mallesons Collapse Kept Recruiters Busy
It has been a very good year for headhunters I can’t ever remember the market being so busy.
01/30/2017
Active managers accuse FCA of using flawed data
UK regulator’s damning report on competition in industry lead to ‘heated’ discussions
01/30/2017
Leading Law Firm Mason Hayes & Curran Announces 7% Increase In Turnover To €77 Million For 2016
Commenting on the results, the firm’s managing partner, Declan Black said “The firm experienced record growth levels in 2014 and 2015 so we are pleased that the firm has continued to grow in the more challenging trading conditions experienced
01/27/2017
Central bank of France pleads for the cyber insurance market's development in the EU
Insurers should be able to meet demands of cyber risk
01/27/2017
UK watchdog does not want to 'overload' financial institutions with industry guidance
Senior FCA official says it wants to change the perception that regulation stifles innovation.
01/27/2017
EU trade barriers 'significant risk' to Welsh economy
The prominence of manufacturing and farming in Wales heightened the economy's vulnerability to trade barriers.
01/27/2017
Could Brexit Britain become 'Europe's cold, wet Cayman Islands'?
Lawyers discuss dual track regulation, equivalence and the potential to streamline the UK's financial regime.
01/27/2017
Qatar Investment Authority said to seek further $2bn deal with Russia
Sovereign wealth fund bought a 19.5 percent stake in oil giant Rosneft this month
01/27/2017
Former banker ordered to hand over foreign pension income to ex-wife in landmark divorce ruling
Legal experts said that the case was a landmark judgment
01/27/2017
Think tank calls for UK long-term investment vehicles
Double voting rights exist in some other European countries.
01/27/2017
Agreement on global banking rules only "once dust settles" in U.S. - EU presidency
It is not that we want to delay, but things are changing rapidly