03/21/2012

CC and White & Case join advisers on £500m-plus GlobeOp bidding

Clifford Chance, White & Case and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have won roles on the bidding battle for hedge fund administrator GlobeOp, after US software company SS&C Technologies last week trumped an earlier offer from buyout house TPG

03/20/2012

Ashcroft's BCB breached rules of Stock Exchange

Mr Ashcroft replaced his father on the board of BCB Holdings, the peer's AIM-listed Caribbean banking business, last year and the company was required to disclose all other current and recent board memberships at that time.

03/20/2012

Thomas Eggar ranked in Top 25 Most Admired

Thomas Eggar’s expert private client team provides a broad range of specialist legal and tax support to individuals in areas including family, wealth planning and tax & trusts.

03/19/2012

Linklaters is double winner at Chambers Global Awards 2012

These awards, based on research conducted for the Chambers Global 2012 directory, recognise law firms' pre-eminence in key practice areas and reflect outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service over the preceding 12

03/16/2012

EU watchdog allows U.S. ratings use in Europe

The decision is a relief for banks in Europe, large users of ratings from the United States, which feared big costs from having to find alternative ratings for calculating their regulatory capital buffers.

03/15/2012

IOSCO outlines requirements for mandatory clearing

Banks and clearing houses should work together to decide which products should be centrally cleared, according to a new report from the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

03/14/2012

Ex-HBoS executive admits FSA 'worries'

One of HBOS's most senior former executives has admitted he is "worried" he could become embroiled in the City watchdog's investigation into the failed bank.