11/17/2014
FSCP: The 'radical' cost reforms needed in fund management
The Consumer Panel has highlighted a number of flaws in fund management costs and charges in a disussion paper on the industry.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/17/2014
HSBC Unit Charged by Belgian Prosecutors in Tax Fraud Probe
“More than 1,000 Belgian taxpayers could be affected over amounts involving several billions of dollars that were invested, managed and/or transferred between 2003 up to the present day,” prosecutors said in the statement.
11/17/2014
ECB's Mersch Says Bank Has No Balance Sheet Target
Executive board member says he will not support further easing measures yet
11/17/2014
Chase de Vere fined £560k for Keydata sale failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Chase de Vere Independent Financial Advisers Limited (Chase de Vere) £560,000 for failures surrounding the sale of Keydata products.
11/17/2014
HMRC cranks up the heat on law firms with increase in disclosure notices
HMRC has doubled down on accountancy and law firms, issuing 1,502 disclosure notices in the last year for information on clients that are subject to criminal tax investigations. HMRC issued 1,502 disclosure notices to professional services firms for info
11/17/2014
Business optimism soars among law firms despite growing competition
Confidence in the future of the legal profession is at an eight-year high in a marked about-turn from the gloom of the past few years, new research has found.
11/17/2014
FCA told to get tougher over hidden investment fees
Consumer panel says investors are still in the dark about the full cost of funds
11/17/2014
Jeremy Hoyland Elected as Managing Partner for Second Term
International law firm Simmons & Simmons today announced that Jeremy Hoyland has been re-elected as the firm’s Managing Partner.
11/17/2014
Meeting of the Crown Dependency Regulators
The Boards of the financial services regulators in Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey met on 5 November 2014.
11/17/2014
Worldwide: (More) Business As Usual
When it comes to new regulations, Guernsey is offering optionality to overcome 'fortress Europe', according to Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance.
11/17/2014
Momentum building for fund charges reform
Groups should absorb running costs themselves and charge one fee
11/17/2014
Consumer Panel calls for higher all-in fund charges
Panel calls on fund groups to levy a single charge and stop taking additional investment expenses from funds.
11/17/2014
Trade bodies lobby ESMA over ‘absurd’ Mifid trusts label
The Wealth Management Assocation and the Association of Investment Companies are lobbying to prevent a new European directive labelling investment trusts as “complex” instruments, which they say would reduce investment into the vehicles.
11/14/2014
Stephenson Harwood brings in Wragge’s corporate head
He specialises in corporate finance, M&A, joint ventures and equity capital markets-related work and has particular experience in the energy and natural resources, and insurance sectors.
11/14/2014
The banking industry's bill for bad behaviour: $300b
And that's just from expected fines.
11/14/2014
What managing partners really, really hate
High up on many a managing partner’s list is the fact that every other senior stakeholder in the business will want to have their say on how the firm is run.
11/14/2014
HSBC loses 2.7mn users’ data in Turkey cyber attack
The hack resulted in the theft of data on cards and related bank accounts, Europe’s biggest lender said in an e-mailed statement.
11/14/2014
Barclays did not join FX settlement due to NY regulator: sources
Barclays is overseen in New York by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), unlike five other banks which settled with British, U.S. and Swiss regulators.
11/14/2014
The three most common tax traps for US persons moving to the UK - Withers
This article discusses the three most common tax traps that we see on a day-to-day basis when people move to the UK without taking proper tax advice.
11/14/2014
Who's afraid of FATCA? by Withers
We are now firmly in the FATCA era and moving on to the post FATCA era.