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Volta Finance says process of admission on LSE is progressing well

The Board believes that this may also lead to the ability to raise fresh capital for the Company in the future

Banks With Most Equity Penalized as Sweden Girds for TLAC

To protect its economy, Sweden three years ago began imposing on its banks some of Europe’s toughest capital requirements, including orders to fill buffers largely with equity.

Swiss charge ex-HSBC staffer with industrial espionage

Switzerland has charged a former computer analyst at HSBC's private bank in Geneva with industrial espionage and breaching the country's secrecy laws for passing confidential client data to foreign authorities.

Withers Regulatory Watch News - December 2014

Welcome to the December issue of Withers' Regulatory Watch.

Former Swiss Banker to Stand Trial Over WikiLeaks Data

Prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of three and a half years for Elmer, 59, who embarked on a whistle-blowing campaign after leaving the bank more than a decade ago.

ECB considering tighter rules for emergency funding

This could go some way to assuaging German concerns about the ECB embarking on a round of sovereign bond purchases -- a possibility it is considering.

Tycoon impaled on Marylebone railings was in £20m divorce battle

Scot Young, 52, and his former wife fought Britain's most high-profile divorce

StanChart sets up financial crime committee after U.S. scrutiny extension

The new committee will assume responsibility from next month for policies, procedures, systems and controls for anti-money laundering

Two of UK's oldest private client law firms to combine

‘It is our responsibility to keep evolving so that we continue to be a leading Lincoln’s Inn law firm for many generations to come.

Eversheds boosts real estate team with lateral hire

She has negotiated the final suites of property agreements arising from successful bids including transferring offshore transmission assets to Offshore Transmission Operators.

FCA publishes the Davis Review and the FCA Response

The FCA has today published Simon Davis’s review (Davis Review) in full and the FCA’s formal response.

Penningtons Manches Opens Overseas Office In San Francisco

This builds upon the firm's considerable network of clients and contacts in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

FCA supervision - Thematic reviews - Withers

The FCA has published the findings of its thematic review concerning complaint handling which identified four main barriers within firms that in the FCA’s view, prevents effective complaints handling under DISP:

Square One Law Attracts London Lawyer Back To The North East

Square One Law’s new partner, Francesca Angelucci, talks about her return to Newcastle and the opportunity of leading the firm’s experienced private client services team.

Square One Law's Property Team Attracts New Talent

Commercial law firm Square One Law has recently completed the expansion of its property team after a series of experienced, senior appointments.

Malta completes its Securitisation Cell Company regs, ready for ILS

Malta, a domicile targeting the insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bond and reinsurance convergence sector, has now completed its Securitisation Cell Company regulations which bring together the special purpose reinsurer concept with protected cells

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