04/13/2018
Mishcon de Reya doubles last year's partnership intake with six making the grade
Two of the six new partners are women, mirroring the number of female partners promoted by the firm last year.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/12/2018
Saudi’s General Investment Authority grants 4 French companies investment licenses
Al-Omar confirmed that SAGIA is working on establishing better practices and techniques that can facilitate the work for investors in the Kingdom
04/12/2018
US imposes sanctions on three Russia-linked Jersey companies
The JEP notes that all three of the Jersey companies are shown in Jersey Company Registry documents to be registered at 44 Esplanade, at the Jersey offices of Intertrust, an Amsterdam-based trust and corporate services provider.
04/12/2018
Bank of France trims first-quarter GDP growth estimate to 0.3 percent
Business leaders expected industrial production to grow at a moderate pace in April, the bank said.
04/12/2018
David Casa asked to testify in Athens in Pilatus Bank whistleblower extradition case
In another case she is charged with making false accusations against three police officers.
04/12/2018
Capita hands £51m to FCA over Connaught
Overall investors lost around £118m in three versions of the Connaught funds when they collapsed.
04/11/2018
Pushing the limits of tax law
As lawyers specialising in professional negligence claims, we have been involved in many cases resulting from tax planning gone wrong.
04/11/2018
Serious Fraud Office fights crime with ‘robo-lawyer’
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cases will benefit from artificial intelligence technology that will allow it to investigate more quickly, reduce costs and achieve a lower error rate, the watchdog said.
04/11/2018
FCA threatened with legal action over fund fees
Judicial review is a type of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body.
04/10/2018
"The Agenda for Europe" - VP's speech on European Banking and Capital Markets Union
This was recognised in the Roadmap agreed by Finance Ministers in 2016 to complete the Banking Union, and we are working on that basis.
04/10/2018
Libyan sovereign wealth fund files lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase
In 2016 the fund lost its legal battle against Goldman Sachs <GS.N> after a seven-week trial relating to nine equity derivatives trades.
04/10/2018
Saracen Fund Managers reduces UK Alpha Fund AMC
TB Saracen UK Alpha Fund invests primarily in small and medium sized UK companies and focuses on long-term capital growth.
04/10/2018
Norway’s wealth fund blocked from investing in private equity
Finance ministry says buyout groups do not suit its model for running $1tn oil fund
04/10/2018
Man Utd and Liverpool stars face £250m film scheme tax bills
A Liverpool player is also believed to have put forward £10.4 million to avoid taxes on his salary.
04/10/2018
Bank Of England To Issue More Cybersecurity Guidelines For UK Banks
Nowhere in the world is there an overarching prudential standard for operational resilience.
04/09/2018
Canara Bank to shut three branches in Leicester, Bahrain and Shanghai
Rakesh Sharma, bank's managing director and chief executive officer, told Business Standard that the board of directors had given a nod for overseas branch rationalisation plan
04/09/2018
Jersey Finance urges sensible debate ahead of 2018 Elections
As the representative body of the finance industry, Jersey Finance is asking those participating in the election process to consider its views and has published a document entitled ‘Working Together for a Better Future’, to highlight its visio
04/09/2018
UK issues guidelines for cryptocurrency derivatives
The MFID 2 is one of many reforms implemented by the European Union in January.
04/09/2018
Smart technology can ease GDPR compliance, says Compendor founder
The regulation will protect EU residents from a range of potentially abusive, manipulative and unsafe uses of their data, which means that companies may be caught out unless they update their practices radically
04/09/2018
Bedell Cristin advises on King's Cross sale
The property comprises 250,000 square feet spread across 30 buildings, including nearly 200,000 square feet of offices, historic warehouses and retail space, adjacent to King’s Cross station.