09/01/2017
Former Arsenal shareholder Lady Bracewell-Smith sues Linklaters
Magic circle firm faces professional negligence suit from former Arsenal shareholder
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/01/2017
FCA bans compliance officer over convictions
During the interview, Mr Lancelot stated that he deliberately failed to disclose the November 2006 and July 2012 convictions in the December 2015 and February 2016 application forms
08/31/2017
Donald Trump’s debt to Deutsche Bank
As others shied away, the German bank lent money for several projects. But the president and lender face increased scrutiny over their ties
08/31/2017
Brexit regulatory ‘logjam’ draws fund manager concern
Very soon what we’ll have is a regulatory logjam.
08/31/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
FCA webpage on position limits for commodity derivative contracts
08/31/2017
Briton accused of cyber attacks extradited from Germany
The attack featured distributed denial of service assaults - when multiple infected computers bombarding a system to overwhelm its security and access information.
08/31/2017
Law Firm Expands Southeast Asia Presence
Stephenson Harwood is committed to Southeast Asia, and to growing our practice there.
08/31/2017
MiFID Leaves Researchers Scrambling for Growth That May Not Come
Researchers face unprecedented competition from banks
08/31/2017
EU facing 51 lawsuits worth BILLIONS of pounds for shutting down Spanish bank
The EU’s regulation agency forced the sale of the lender, then the sixth largest in Spain, to bigger rival Santander for the nominal price of one euro.
08/31/2017
German watchdog demands on-the-ground management for banks post-Brexit
Fearing a threat to financial stability, regulators want to prevent banks currently in London from setting up mere shells here that would allow them to be licensed for operating in the European Union.
08/31/2017
Consultative document on the implications of fintech for banks and supervisors issued by the Basel Committee
Banking standards and supervisory expectations should be adaptive to new innovations
08/30/2017
Advisers warned to face reality of tough new tax evasion law
If the senior management were uninvolved or unaware of the illegal activity.
08/30/2017
Mifid II will deliver long-overdue value for money
New EU rules are great news for pension funds and retail investors, says Norma Cohen
08/30/2017
UK companies face shake-up over risk managers
New rules aim to strengthen further the role of internal auditors
08/30/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
FCA impact assessments
08/30/2017
Senior Managers And Certification Regime: Implications For Fund Manager
This will have significant implications for all UK authorised firms. This client alert considers the effects on UK fund managers.
08/30/2017
New Libor charges on French pile pressure on senior City bankers
The charges mark a significant escalation in the Libor investigation, which has till now focused on more junior employees and the manipulation of global borrowing rates to boost trading profits.
08/30/2017
Luxembourg regulators urged to increase supervision of fund industry
Luxembourg's investment fund industry is the world's second largest by assets under management
08/30/2017
Buyer snaps up section of collapsed former QS firm
Metamorph confirmed the Gregsons conveyancing team, led by Edwina Homfrey-Davies, will become part of its Linder Myers brand, based in its Chester office.
08/30/2017
British banks edge closer to painful PPI clarity
The biggest UK lenders charged with mis-selling so-called Payment Protection Insurance - Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and HSBC