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Slater & Gordon lines up England cricket captain Alastair Cook as its brand ambassador

Slater & Gordon is set to sponsor England cricket captain Alastair Cook, in a move that will see him act as brand ambassador for the firm.

FCA to probe competition in investment banking and asset management

In the asset management sector, the regulator will look at whether sufficient incentives exist for asset managers to negotiate the best deal for investors

HSH Nordbank executives acquitted for financial crisis wrongdoing

The former directors of German lender HSH Nordbank have been acquitted of charges linked to financial crisis wrongdoings.

Deceptive tranquillity and the threat of reform fatigue - the need for international cooperation

Opening remarks by Dr Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at a joint seminar of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey and the Deutsche Bundesbank, Istanbul, 4 July 2014.

German cabinet clears way for Europe's banking union

The European plans will mean there is one supervisor for euro zone banks, one set of rules to close or restructure troubled banks and one pot of money to pay for everything. To minimise the expense to euro zone taxpayers,

Goodwin Helps Rack Up £400,000 RBS Legal Bill

The bill is being footed by the bank - which effectively means that RBS is being subsidised by taxpayers to fight the case of the bosses who led it into the biggest British state bail-out in history.

Kleinwort Benson bank hires experts after media leak

Forensic experts have been hired by a Jersey bank to investigate how thousands of clients' details were leaked to journalists.

Gibraltar lawyers jailed over £40m client money scam

Three brothers who ran one of Gibraltar’s largest law firms were jailed last week for fraud, four years after their firm, Marrache & Co, was put into liquidation.

Regulators detail new capital buffer for top insurers

Regulators published on Wednesday details of how the world's top nine insurers will calculate their first global capital buffer from 2019 to ensure policyholders are protected in a crisis.

FCA Hires Ex-Lehman Manager to Advise on Investment Banks

Banks face a probe into how they bundle investment services for clients and execute trades as part of the U.K. financial watchdog’s review of competition in wholesale securities markets.

Central banks ending era of clear promises, return to 'artful' policy

Western central banks ditching specific forward guidance

JPMorgan and Danske Among Funds Exposed to Gowex Fraud

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Danske Bank A/S funds are among investors in Letâs Gowex SA, the Spanish Internet startup that’s filing for insolvency after saying it falsified accounts for at least four years.

M&A focus needs to turn to integration, says Eversheds’ Robin Johnson

The consequence of this frenzy will be an increased focus on integration to avoid mistakes from the last boom

Debevoise Names New Counsel in New York and New International Counsel in London

Debevoise & Plimpton has announced that Armando Rivera Jacobo was named Counsel and Alex Parker was named International Counsel to the firm, effective July 1, 2014.

Norton Rose Fulbright hikes salaries to magic circle levels

The rise means that NQ salaries now match those offered by Linklaters and Slaughter and May.

U.S. regulators begin settlement talks with Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank - source

Commerzbank had 934 million euros (741 billion pounds) at the end of 2013 as provision for litigation risks

Keler CCP receives authorization under new European trade execution rules, bringing total to nine

With the authorization of KELER CCP (HU), there are now nine CCPs authorized under EMIR

Ex-JPMorgan trader contests UK regulator's 'Whale' findings

The French national was accused of participating in a conspiracy to hide losses within JPMorgan's Chief Investment Office in London

FCA’s new mandate could be ‘very expensive’ for firms

Law firm partner warns competition regulation and the principles of competition law will be “increasingly important”.

FSCS sounds alarm over pension advice and passporting

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has raised concerns over the increasing number of claims it has received relating to pension advice and passporting.

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