07/19/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
ESAs consultations on ITS on mapping of ECAIs' credit assessments under CRR and Solvency II
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/19/2017
PQM Standards Review to Provide Further Boost for UK Responsible Investment
In particular the proposals on extending the standards to include an assessment of scheme approaches to corporate stewardship and environmental, social and governance issues.
07/19/2017
Lombard Risk looks to the future with confidence
The roll out of Lombard’s next generation reporting product, AgileREPORTER, continues to present a broad range of opportunities, both in terms of upgrading existing regulatory reporting clients and accessing new markets.
07/19/2017
Non-bank payment service providers to gain access to settlement accounts at the Bank of England
The FCA is responsible for the regulation of non-bank payment service providers under the Payment Services Regulations 2009 and Electronic Money Regulations 2011.
07/19/2017
Government bans ‘rip off’ credit and debit card surcharges
Local authorities and government agencies also impose ‘handling fees’
07/18/2017
Barclays criminal trial set for 2019
The men made their first appearance at Southwark Crown Court on Monday following a magistrates court hearing earlier this month.
07/18/2017
Qualcomm faces fines after losing court bid in EU probe
Qualcomm could be on the hook for penalties ‘in the range of several millions of euros’ for resisting the call for the data
07/18/2017
BNP Paribas faces $246m fine in currency scandal
Cases against traders are ongoing.
07/18/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
FCA publishes MiFID II passporting application forms
07/18/2017
Building a case for litigation funds
It was one of the highest profile cases yet to be funded through third party commercial litigation funding.
07/18/2017
Record year as Mills & Reeve
We believe we are the only law firm in the UK top 100 to have consistently grown profit and turnover each year since 2002.
07/17/2017
ECB considers special assessment of Deutsche Bank shareholders
Normally it is only carried out if a shareholder holds more than 10 percent.
07/17/2017
Country-by-country reporting: deadline approaching for Cyprus companies
It requires multinational enterprises belonging to a group whose annual consolidated revenue equals or exceeds €750 million to report annually in respect of each tax jurisdiction in which they conduct business.
07/17/2017
FCA sets out scope of Investment Platforms Market Study
To provide investors access to retail investment products and information about these products, platforms interact with other platforms, advisers, asset managers and fund ratings providers.
07/17/2017
FCA to explore platform tech problems
The technology market appears to be concentrated' with only a limited number of providers to choose from.
07/17/2017
HSBC triggers investigation into palm oil company over deforestation allegations
NGOs praise the bank’s move as they step up pressure on investors to stand by environmental and social commitments on palm oil
07/17/2017
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management draw up details of post-merger legal team
Standard Life group GC to take up top legal role at Standard Life Aberdeen next month
07/16/2017
Hermes to stop charging clients for analyst research
UK fund manager says covering research costs itself is the ‘right thing to do’
07/16/2017
UK government bonds remain attractive to major asset managers
The BoE will be able to follow through on their threat to hike.
07/16/2017
Former Barclays Executives Returning to Court; European Bank Chief Will Address News Media
The men are among the most senior bank managers to be charged anywhere in a crisis-era case.