03/02/2018
At the end of 2017, the corporate world was rocked by allegations of sexual assault and misconduct, with serious accusations being leveled at major senior figures across multiple industries.
03/02/2018
The FCA has also imposed requirements on the firms, with immediate effect, requiring them to cease all regulatory activity and not to dispose of any firm or client assets without the regulator's consent.
03/02/2018
Competition in Financial Services - Carole Begent, BLP
To date the PSR has taken enforcement action in respect of one of the 2015 directions.
03/02/2018
EIOPA advises to further simplify calculations for natural, man-made and health catastrophes, in particular fire risk and mass accident.
03/02/2018
The Financial Conduct Authority has declared discretionary fund management firm Beaufort Securities and its clearing arm, Beaufort Asset Clearing Services, insolvent.
03/01/2018
He has even observed in the past that the reason for that is the fact the negotiations between unions and employers base their agreements for wage increases on past data of subdued inflation rates.
02/28/2018
The ECB didn't want to give it any more funds, because to do so would simply encourage more deposit flight - and in this bank’s case, there are good reasons not to allow deposits to run. So it closed it down.
02/28/2018
The rules include forcing companies to start communicating with customers when they have been in persistent debt — defined as when their minimal repayments are being outweighed by interest and charges — for over 18 months.
02/28/2018
Merger creates new global law firm
The merger brings together two organisations widely recognised for their innovative approaches to client service, into one global, fully financially integrated law firmers involve a Swiss verein structure, whereby firms share branding but keep their profi
02/28/2018
In arbitration, disputes are resolved with binding effect by a person or persons acting in a judicial manner in private, rather than by a national court of law
02/28/2018
The new rules come into force on 1 March 2018
02/28/2018
The FCA found that the firm breached Principle 6 (Customers' interests) & 7 (Communications with clients) of the FCA Principles for Businesses.
02/28/2018
Requirement to apply Enhanced Due Diligence for higher risk jurisdictions
02/27/2018
EU rules have been blamed for Permanent TSB's decision to offload 18,000 'non-performing' mortgages.
02/27/2018
Our API allows organisations to extend these analytics insights across the company to combine with other data sources.
02/27/2018
Under Basel III, minimum capital requirements are increased by 50 per cent, requiring banks to increase their risk-based capital ratios
02/27/2018
In a feedback statement published in connection with the final regulation, the ECB said that, from the outset, it paid attention to the issue of containing costs.
02/26/2018
IOSCO is proposing everything from new leverage limits, minimum margin requirements and a host of other measures for products like binary options and contracts for differences.
02/26/2018
Although parties have a duty to provide full disclosure of their assets in a divorce, the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies potentially make them a safe haven for spouses wishing to hide their money from a warring partner.
02/26/2018
Later this year, the Financial Conduct Authority will consult on proposals to make information available on a wider range of individuals at authorised firms.