07/06/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
HMT response to consultation on creating a single financial guidance body
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/05/2017
Germany buys Panama Papers for $5.7m
The list of names included politicians, their families and close associates from around the world.
07/05/2017
EU markets directive to reshape global alternatives
This survey shows not only that a substantial amount of uncertainty remains but also that the industry is working hard to meet the January 2018 deadline.
07/05/2017
Ramon Vega’s asset management firm forced to refund £60k of fees
Vega Swiss has only paid part of that sum.
07/04/2017
Barclays defendants released on bail
The case relates to the actions of Barclays after the financial crash of 2008.
07/04/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - MiFID II: FCA PS2 and CP6 on implementation
The FCA has published its second policy statement (PS2) on implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) (PS17/14). PS2 sets out the FCA's final rules of most relevance to consumer
07/04/2017
Ogier in Luxembourg advises on £260 million acquisition of Soho's Ampersand Building
Partners Fabien Debroise and Bertrand Geradin led the Ogier teams in Luxembourg
07/04/2017
FCA publishes proposals on staff incentives and performance management in consumer credit firms
The FCA is consulting on a package of rules and guidance to help consumer credit firms identify and manage their risks effectively.
07/03/2017
Lodders merge with Birmingham based Divorce and Family Law Practice
Lodders has merged with one of Birmingham’s leading family and divorce legal practices, adding to its Midlands office network and taking a foothold in the city.
07/03/2017
Film scheme fraudsters ordered to repay over £2m
They were fraudulently underpinned by false documents, making them tax evasion.
07/03/2017
Ogier Jersey advises Workspace Group on the £158.7 million acquisition of City office building
Workspace, which provides flexible office space throughout London, purchased the building for £158.7 million.
07/02/2017
Investment consultants plan to fight UK competition probe
UK regulator rejects reforms proposed by Aon Hewitt, Willis Towers Watson and Mercer
06/30/2017
UK Litigation Funder Expands in US After Launch Last Year
At Therium's U.S. operations, Weisman joins CEO Eric Blinderman, who left Proskauer last year to launch the financier's American offshoot.
06/30/2017
FCA report offers light relief in City
Instead of imposing new regulations, a period of further consultation was announced.
06/30/2017
Asset managers ripping off customers is nothing new
The FCA’s report is a travesty that is bereft of remedies, writes Gina Miller
06/30/2017
BNP Paribas accused of complicity in Rwandan genocide
The groups note that a United Nations arms embargo was in effect at the time.
06/30/2017
FCA announces the names of firms who have participated in the Advice Unit and publishes the FAMR baseline report
There have been two cohorts of firms who have participated in the Advice Unit so far.
06/30/2017
Information request to with-profits firms - FCA
The information request is designed to help us identify the most appropriate areas to focus on in the review.
06/30/2017
Examining the charges of fraud against Barclays
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has also recently reopened its own separate investigation into the dealings.
06/29/2017
BVI and Cayman companies and UK property investments – a perfect match?
The drivers for doing so vary from client to client and our guide aims to pull together some of the common threads for both private and commercial investors in the UK real estate sector.