01/09/2017

German banks stiffen opposition to risk weightings

They passionately argue the case of internal assessments being tough enough with their principal banks set to be impacted by a proposed global standard for how banks calculate the capital they need.

01/09/2017

Focus On Europe Trust Litigation In Switzerland

This raises a number of practical issues for Swiss judges and prosecutors, as they have to juggle both the rules governing the trust, and their own potentially conflicting legal and procedural concepts.

01/09/2017

Zurich pays up over misleading IHT investment advice

A Zurich spokesman said: ‘Zurich notes the judgment delivered by the Manchester High Court. The events which formed the subject of the claim took place nearly 16 years ago, and Zurich ceased operating a network of advisers over 10 years ago. Zurich

01/06/2017

Portugal's BPI cedes control of Angola's top bank

The 28 million euro ($29.7 million) sale of the two-percent stake allows BPI to reduce its exposure to Angolan government debt, which the ECB deemed too risky under new European banking laws that came into force in 2015.

01/06/2017

Deutsche bank said to eye private equity help in settlement

One option it’s reviewing is to instead lend to firms like Lone Star Funds, which specialize in buying bad mortgages from government auctions and lowering consumers’ obligations. Amanda Williams, a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bank, declined to co

01/05/2017

Should MiFID II be your New Year’s Resolution?

Each of these regulations is complex and will demand a great deal of time and resources to achieve compliance within the strict deadlines imposed by the various regulatory bodies.