03/17/2017
Theresa May rejects calls for pre-Brexit Scottish referendum
I suspect history will look back on today and see it as the day the fate of the union was sealed.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/17/2017
Appleby advise Tritax big box reit plc on £90 Million loan facility and restructuring
The Facility is secured against a portfolio of three standing assets and one forward funded asset.
03/17/2017
The Bank needs a reboot to cope with Brexit
Hogg’s appointment as deputy governor ended in farce and exposed a lack of radical thinking in Threadneedle Street
03/17/2017
Can the FCA make IPOs honest?
This in turns leaves investors at the mercy of connected analysts within banks.
03/17/2017
Irish banking watchdog has regained trust since financial crisis
But it wasn't in financial services.
03/16/2017
Streamlined funds regime welcomed as enhancing Jersey’s competitiveness
The framework ensures continued compliance with international standards by requiring the appointment of a Jersey-based administrator.
03/16/2017
Swiss Supreme Court rules on stolen data in international tax assistance procedures
In the present case, the bank data were collected by former UBS employees in France who wanted to put an end to illegal tax practices of the bank.
03/16/2017
Andorra bank seeks probe after U.S. Treasury forced closure for 'money laundering'
The USA Patriot Act, passed in response to the 9/11 attacks, gives FinCEN the power to label companies as aiding and abetting money launderers without going through a court process.
03/16/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
MLD 4/WTR – HMT consultation on Money Laundering Regulations 2017
03/16/2017
Self-styled King of Germany sentenced to almost four years in prison
The prosecution had accused him of spending around 1.3 million euros for his own purposes.
03/16/2017
Caxton Associates is one of the few hedge funds expanding in London
Caxton Associates has been hiring in senior employees over the past few months.
03/16/2017
JFSC launches Jersey Private Fund Guide to modernise Island’s funds regime
The launch of Jersey’s new single private fund product will see the phasing out of all other Jersey private products although existing private funds will be able to continue to operate until the end of their natural life.
03/16/2017
Van Lanschot releases annual report for 2016
The annual report also notes the impending name change of the group later in the year.
03/16/2017
Norway makes big money on sanctioned Russian bank
Value of the Norwegian Oil Fund’s investment in Sberbank has doubled over the last year.
03/16/2017
G-20 Spa Trip Offers Bank-Rule Opening If U.S. Comes to Deal
A second opportunity will follow quickly at a meeting in Basel itself.
03/16/2017
Dovish rate rise from the Fed as Bank of Japan holds
The Fed indicated it is happy to see headline inflation run above 2% for a period.
03/16/2017
Old Mutual Int’l focuses on ‘select group’ of Swiss-based IFA
This has involved not accepting certain lines of business, with a greater emphasis on advisers with high net worth clients, the spokesperson added.
03/15/2017
Banks start cutting lending to riskier European real estate
Lenders are prepared to offer less credit than before, particularly on riskier properties.
03/15/2017
EU Regulations Triggering Global Changes in Equities
The research provisions of MiFID II seek to separate or unbundle trading and research costs.
03/15/2017
Who are the world’s top private client and trusts lawyers?
The initiative will be supported by ALM’s stable of market-leading legal titles, including The American Lawyer and China Law & Practice.