04/18/2017
Bank Brexit exodus seen hastened by close regulator scrutiny
The risk is that there may not be any clarity until after the German elections in September.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/18/2017
FCA flags concerns about advice suitability and cost
Conflicts of interest in vertically integrated firms
04/16/2017
Asset management staff brace for bonus cuts into 2017
Disappointing investment performance has driven remuneration down at fund houses
04/13/2017
Obtaining Cypriot citizenship by investment
Cyprus is at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, making it ideally suited for inward investment.
04/13/2017
Credit Suisse faces pay fight
Institutional Shareholder Services urges investors to reject excessive packages for executives at annual meeting
04/12/2017
TISE gains recognition from German regulator, BaFin
The application to BaFin was supported by the German Investment Funds Association, BVI (Bundesverband Investment und Asset Management).
04/12/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
FCA/HMT progress report and consultation on FAMR
04/12/2017
Appleby advise PraxisIFM on its listing on The International Stock Exchange
The transaction is an excellent example of the expertise of our pragmatic, client-centric and solution driven cross jurisdictional team.
04/12/2017
Advisers warned of FCA action on contingent charging
“There is talk that the FCA will remove it.”
04/12/2017
France's Societe Generale plans to leave Montenegro
The profit of Societe Generale banka Montenegro rose by 23% in 2016, reaching 7.8 million euro ($8.4 million).
04/12/2017
Credit Suisse may seek full Irish licence as Brexit looms
Swiss banking group opened trading floor in Dublin last year for prime services business
04/12/2017
Ghana, Czech sign Double Taxation Agreement
It will also eliminate the incidence where income from both countries are taxed twice and as well as increase Ghana’s Exchange of Information network
04/11/2017
Winners and losers of inheritance tax rule change
However, the new tax exemption has drawn criticism for favouring traditional family units over others.
04/11/2017
UK supported-living sector attracts US family office capital
Two US family offices are providing a further £7m each.
04/11/2017
Innovating for the future: the next phase of Project Innovate
Speech by Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, delivered at the Innovate Finance Global Summit.
04/11/2017
Hong Kong regulator fines Coutts for breaching anti-money laundering rules
Has ordered Coutts Hong Kong to pay a pecuniary penalty of 7,000,000 Hong Kong Dollars.
04/11/2017
FCA revokes wealth manager's permissions over late payment
The decision followed an earlier warning it issued to the business in mid-February.
04/11/2017
The Brevan Howard injunction case - claiming confidentiality in investor documents
The judgment, which for obvious reasons contains limited specific detail, provides interesting commentary on the importance of asset managers being able to communicate with investors candidly even in the context of public interest journalism.
04/11/2017
Handelsbanken chairman says target of bribery probe, denies wrongdoing
I was notified of suspicion before being questioned. This may seem to be the wrong order of doing things, since it is only during the questioning that the prosecutor can obtain information and responses to key questions.
04/11/2017
Time to close down Gibraltar, major part of criminal network
A glance at the map immediately reveals the strategic value of the tiny territory, especially to an empire like Britain’s