06/06/2012
A lawyer was sacked from her £200,000 a year job with a City law firm after she blew the whistle on corruption in the firm’s African section, a tribunal heard.
06/06/2012
Barclays is entitled to recover roughly $1.8bn of disputed assets and interest related to Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, a US federal judge said, reversing a decision by a federal bankruptcy judge.
06/05/2012
The report provides the first post-crisis, detailed governance action plan to come from the private sector and outlines how all stakeholders must reassess their approach to corporate governance and take meaningful steps to make it stronger.
06/04/2012
British finance minister George Osborne is suing the European Union over plans to ban the short-selling of financial products, arguing it would be overreaching its powers, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Thursday.
06/04/2012
The UK financial watchdog is to carry out spot checks on City firms’ reporting of suspicious trades, as part of its broader crackdown on market abuse, the Financial Times has learnt.
06/01/2012
The partner duo, both of who focus on M&A and joint ventures, are joining Hogan Lovells' Milan base alongside of counsel Luca Magrini.
05/29/2012
He is also chairman of National Australia Group Europe, which owns the Clydesdale and Yorkshire bank brands, and will retire from both positions on 26 July.
05/29/2012
The regulator says Leavey was carrying out a significant influence function without FSA approval, failing to oversee the segregation and protection of client money and approving misleading financial promotions.
05/29/2012
Based on search warrant applications, the SFO conducted no raids for the year to 31 March, compared to 47 in the previous year.