07/04/2014
JPMorgan Said to Have Unwittingly Helped BNP’s Transfers
The Paris-based bank relied on a legal memo that suggested using a U.S. bank might protect it from sanctions penalties, according to the statement of facts filed by prosecutors in New York.
07/04/2014
Small funds on FCA umbrella platforms could be hit by AIFMD
This is going to pose a challenge for smaller hedge funds
07/04/2014
Regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority has already tasked TABB Group and two other consultant firms with gather data and views from banks, asset managers, exchanges and other market participants about the impact of MiFID II. One of the co
07/04/2014
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm, representing a wide range of clients in transactions and disputes around the world. Founded in 1931, the firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Ho
07/04/2014
Scandal-ridden bank to provide new training to address bad "track record"
07/03/2014
The blow raised speculation that some of its rivals in Europe would be punished, but less severely.
07/03/2014
We are delighted to announce the appointment of four new Partners effective from 1 July.
07/03/2014
Boutique firms CM Murray, Hierons and Maurice Turnor Gardner have joined forces with chartered accountants Buzzacott to go to market as a one-stop-shop for professional practices.
07/03/2014
Foley Hoag bolsters Paris with White & Case hire
Addition bolsters firm’s international commercial arbitration practice
07/03/2014
Borodin and his alleged accomplices face up to 10 years in prison if convicted
07/03/2014
The regulator said on its website on Thursday that in December 2011 BlackRock Investment Management had made an untrue report about its stake in UniCredit, ahead of the launch of a rights issue by the Italian lender.
07/02/2014
Barclays cuts legal roster by 30% in global panel review as American firms find success
The firms that were not previously on the general advisory panel but have been newly-selected as preferred firms, with which Barclays will 'seek to deepen its relationship and concentrate spend over time', include five US firms: Boies, Schiller
07/02/2014
Are Europe's banks being prosecuted - or persecuted?
Even BNP Paribas cannot shrug off a $9bn (£5.1bn) fine.
07/02/2014
BNP Paribas ignored red flags and has paid the price
French bank to pay $8.97bn in fines to US regulators and dispose of senior staff over embargo breach
07/02/2014
He noted that: “Europe is our natural and most significant trade and economic partner.”
07/02/2014
Withers has announced the appointment of seven new partners across the firm's international offices and practice areas. The appointees' new roles took effect from 1 July 2014.
07/02/2014
The Bill will not appear during the current Parliamentary session.
07/02/2014
It’s still possible that manipulation may have occurred, Bailey, director of financial markets infrastructure and supervision at the FCA, said at a U.K.
07/01/2014
The lawsuit listed several problems with the dark pool POOL -1.57% – called Barclays LX (Liquidity Cross) alternative trading system – such as falsifying data about the concentration of high-frequency traders in the private market,
07/01/2014
LAW firm Addleshaw Goddard has established a new leadership role in response to the growing numbers of entrepreneurs who need guidance about succession planning.