03/09/2018
Anthony Collins Solicitors named big winners at 2018 Legal Awards
Practice takes home four awards at Birmingham Law Society's annual celebration of the city's legal sector
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/09/2018
Brussels sharpens focus on ‘sustainable’ investment
Asset managers may soon be forced to consider environmental factors when picking stocks
03/09/2018
Offshore law firm reaches century milestone for London Stock Exchange clients
The Corporate Advisers Ranking Guide also confirmed that Carey Olsen has maintained its long-standing position as the leading offshore legal adviser for AIM-listed clients
03/09/2018
The Bulgarian competition watchdog to launch sector analysis of the banking industry
The CPC carried out a preliminary overview of publicly available information on current interest rates, fees and commissions applied by ABB members
03/09/2018
FBI operation delayed shutdown of defunct British DFM
The actions by the UK watchdog likely resulted in clients continuing to transact with Beaufort, putting their money and assets at risk.
03/08/2018
Jersey: The Capacity And Self Determination (Jersey) Law
It provides a framework that will give people the opportunity to make their own decisions in respect of medical treatment insofar as possible, including advance decisions to refuse treatment.
03/08/2018
Post-Brexit UK financial markets 'offer' for Gibraltar
Gibraltar fears Spain could use this veto to force talks about the Rock's constitutional future.
03/08/2018
Linklaters launches HeForShe initiative to accelerate progress towards gender equality
Male leaders and partners will be joining the UN’s movement, making bold commitments to achieve gender equality in the firm’s global network.
03/08/2018
Veretus Group Formally Launches in Washington, D.C. and London
Global investigations and strategic intelligence firm established to provide corporations, law firms, hedge funds, private equity firms, family offices and high-net-worth individuals with high-quality analysis and intelligence in support of their most cri
03/08/2018
EU aims to boost fintech with crowdfunding "passports"
The draft law is among the measures published by the commission on Thursday to encourage growth and job creation in fintech to wean the region's economy off its heavy reliance on bank funding.
03/07/2018
Auto-enrolment to give savers £5bn pay rise
In 2019 it will increase again to 8 per cent, with the worker paying 5 per cent.
03/07/2018
Carey Olsen advises LeoVegas on the purchase of online casino operator IPS
The Carey Olsen team was led by partner Annette Alexander, with assistance from senior associate Arya Hashemi and associate Felicity White.
03/07/2018
First unexplained wealth orders issued in £22m case
The UWOs relate to a property in London and one in the south-east of England.
03/07/2018
Norfolk brothers plead guilty to £17m fraud against pensioners
Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and will be sentenced next month.
03/07/2018
Court of Appeal Rejects Bank's Attempt to Defeat 'Quincecare' Claim with Illegality Defence
A bank will therefore need to put into evidence the role of any directors or shareholders of the claimant company not directly implicated in the fraud.
03/07/2018
Hargreaves Lansdown denies charging 'rip-off' ISA fees
St James Place could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.
03/06/2018
Fund managers told to ditch abuse-prone companies
Pressure from investors and politicians comes after a wave of misconduct allegations that have toppled senior executives in several industries
03/06/2018
Asset managers pay £34m compensation for closet trackers
The Financial Conduct Authority has ordered asset managers to pay investors £34m (€38m, $46.9m) in compensation after overcharging for “closet tracker” funds, in a move described as “hugely positive” for investors.
03/06/2018
FCA places firms in insolvency
Following an urgent application by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the High Court has appointed Messrs Russell Downs, Douglas Nigel Rackham and Dan Yoram Schwarzmann of PricewaterhouseCoopers as joint administrators of BSL and joint special admini
03/06/2018
FCA fines and bans former Deutsche Bank trader
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Guillaume Adolph £180,000 and banned him from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity.