09/18/2015
Germany defies ECB by fortifying national bank control rules
The ECB began overseeing the euro area’s biggest lenders last year
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/18/2015
SABMiller Snubs Long-Time Legal Adviser for Lead AB InBev Role
SABMiller’s general counsel and corporate affairs director, John Davidson, spent his entire career at Lovells
09/18/2015
Successful international arbitration claimants to benefit from certainty of award payment
Companies or organisations engaged in arbitration proceedings against a sovereign state can now eliminate the risk of non or late payment of awards with the launch of a new insurance solution.
09/18/2015
Hedge fund manager says he didn't trade on hacked press releases
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the scheme allegedly resulted in more than $100 million of illegal profit over a roughly five-year period.
09/18/2015
HSBC says tech firms may face more regulation on banking services
Flint said he expects technology firms to play an increasingly significant, and positive, role in banking.
09/17/2015
Eurozone races to restructure Greek banks as bail-in looms
When Eurozone negotiators agreed Greece’s bailout in August, they bowed to insistence of Mario Draghi that bank deposits shouldn’t not be touched
09/17/2015
Faegre Baker Daniels Welcomes Corporate Partner
Costanza brings deep experience with Eastern European clients.
09/17/2015
West Mids "Heavyweight" Law Firms Revealed
The top law firms in the West Midlands have been revealed in the latest edition of the Legal 500.
09/17/2015
Barclays banker in Qatar deal sues over pay
A senior Barclays investment banker, who sources say is one of four people being investigated by Britain’s financial watchdog over a 2008 fundraising involving Middle East investors, is suing the bank in a dispute about pay.
09/17/2015
PRA’s Tortoise-in-Chief should let ringfenced banks shell out
Bank bosses are twitchy about how much cash kraal-dwellers might retain
09/16/2015
Alarm bells ring as ‘dirty cash’ floods UK property market
While some dismissed it as an attempt to create headlines, others saw his remarks as signalling greater scrutiny.
09/16/2015
Octopus’s tentacles spread to form tax-efficiency academy
The Octopus Adviser Academy has been launched on the back of the growing demand for tax-efficient investments.
09/15/2015
FCA should rate firms’ behaviour, says Panel
The emphasis of the Panel's work is on activities that are regulated by the FCA
09/15/2015
Trowers & Hamlins to merge with leading South West firm
In 2011 the firm launched a new Birmingham office and more recently expanded capacity in that office.
09/15/2015
Libor scandal: Tom Hayes begins appeal against 14-year prison sentence
Mr Justice Cooke told London's Southwark Crown Court at Tom Hayes's trial that the jail sentence was intended to send a message to the rest of the banking world
09/15/2015
ABN Amro fires more staffers in Dubai fraud investigation
This brings the total of employees fired from the ABN Amro Dubai office up to nine.
09/14/2015
International law firm strengthens global Employment practice
Her joining follows the recent arrival of Asia-Pacific Employment partners Ying Wang
09/14/2015
Asset managers set for EU pay shake-up
The draft guidelines set out criteria for whether particular aspects of remuneration should be classed as fixed or variable.
09/14/2015
Three More Swiss Banks Have Secured Non-Prosecution Agreements with the DOJ
Since our last update, three more Swiss banks have reached resolutions with the Justice Department under its Swiss Bank Program
09/14/2015
LuxSE and Alfi publish Compilation of Investment Fund Laws and Regulations
The second publication covers alternative investment funds established under Luxembourg law and other investment vehicles which are neither UCITS nor AIFs.