08/24/2018
Senior executives and the ongoing battle for equal pay
Equal pay claims can be brought in the civil courts up to six years after the employment ends so both current and former employees may have relevant information.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/24/2018
FCA innovation dept grows 350% to keep up with robo-advice services
As a result, the FCA has required many of the robo-advisers which took part to make “significant changes” to their businesses.
08/24/2018
Linklaters settles dispute with former Arsenal investor
Professional services firm Deloitte, which was also targeted in the case, has been contacted for comment.
08/23/2018
Senior bond’s €750m boost to Bank of Ireland
“The high quality of investor demand for this five-year senior unsecured bond strongly underlines the group’s ability to access funding from international capital markets,” Bank of Ireland said.
08/23/2018
The BOE's got no problem
UK labour market stats since then indicate that it doesn't have to wait until 2019 for that slack to close.
08/23/2018
ESMA defines disclosure standards under Securitisation Regulation
These TS contain detailed arrangements to implement the new European regulatory framework for securitisations, which is intended to promote simple, transparent and standardised securitisations.
08/23/2018
FCA wins case over register 'inaccuracy'
The original complaint related to an adviser and his wife who were directors of one firm which was an appointed representative of an another until 2004.
08/23/2018
Fintech Without Borders: Regulators Consult on Global Financial Innovation Network
The Consultation builds on the FCA’s proposal earlier this year to create a “global sandbox” for innovative financial services firms.
08/23/2018
Ignition Select declared in default by FSCS
At the time it appointed Begbies Trainor as administrator.
08/23/2018
Corporate compliance in Ireland is easy – but not complexity free
While Ireland is leading the way for ease of corporate compliance, the country is not complexity-free.
08/23/2018
Fieldfisher has expanded its Chinese operations
The new partners include Zhongran Lian who specializes in commercial arbitration and litigation with over 30 years of experience advising both state owned and private companies.
08/22/2018
Legal tech project recruits big City firms
Among other participants are nine small and medium-sized local law firms, two corporate counsel and nine legal tech companies.
08/22/2018
Allianz Life announces partnership with Envestnet
We have consistently heard from advisers that they want to offer more holistic solutions to help their clients achieve their financial goals."
08/22/2018
Navigating conflicts between Mifid II and GDPR
GDPR somewhat contradicts Mifid II when it comes to personal data, according to Teleware chief executive Steve Haworth
08/22/2018
FCA CP on CMCs: Recovering the costs of regulation and the FOS
This paper sets out our proposals for recovering the costs of regulating claims management companies when applications open for temporary permissions on 1 January 2019.
08/22/2018
Fraud and scams: a moving picture
This makes it harder for us to reach an answer both sides are happy with.
08/22/2018
Is naming and shaming tax defaulters an effective tax evasion deterrent? Sarah Saunders and Mike Down
Despite concerns from some Conservative MPs, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond seems to be ruling out reforms to business rates although arguably these could have a greater influence on high streets up and down the country than the ‘Amazon
08/22/2018
Business connected to chartered firm declared in default
The two firms also share a number of members of staff, some of whom are still involved with Greystone Financial Services, according to the Financial Conduct Authority's register.
08/22/2018
Former UBS rogue trader avoids immediate deportation
Adeboli is currently involved in lecturing and mentoring projects
08/22/2018
GDPR – 28% of organisations still not prepared
“The deadline has now come and gone, yet the study shows that many organizations aren’t sure they have achieved GDPR compliance,” said Terry Ray, CTO of Imperva.