01/24/2017
Private equity firm backs Halesowen insurance firm's management buy-out
Tim Smallbone and Jonathan Ma will join MyPolicy's board on completion of the deal.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/24/2017
Pension scheme operators are at risk from smarter scams
We want firms to be aware of the current threats and encourage them to review the effectiveness of their systems and controls.
01/24/2017
Advising on pension transfers – our expectations
Transferring pension benefits is usually irreversible.
01/23/2017
108,000 Expats Have A QROPS, So Why Haven’t You?
QROPS rules can facilitate this with the help of an estate planning lawyer.
01/23/2017
Northern Trust: Asset Owners are Caught in a "Liquidity Conundrum"
Northern Trust's white paper, which details the challenges and unintended consequences from a number of regulations and profiles the impact of market uncertainty and a difficult macro-economic environment for cash investors, also calls for action.
01/23/2017
Royal Bank of Scotland Rights Issue Litigation
The Court also refused to treat the interview notes as working papers of the lawyers.
01/23/2017
EU watchdog tells FS firms to focus on blockchain security risks
A World Economic Forum report reveals that over one billion euros are invested in blockchain technology startups.
01/23/2017
Walkers Advises Listed Bank on the Launch of New Private Equity Fund
The fund will focus on private equity investments aimed on high growth technology companies in Russia and elsewhere.
01/23/2017
Greece-US deal on tax compliance and foreign bank accounts
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt signed on Thursday a bilateral agreement to improve international tax compliance and the implementation of the law on Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
01/23/2017
Broker note for troubled IFA at odds with FCA notice
Earlier this month, Cheltenham-based Bank House was told by the FCA it must not carry out any regulated activity after it failed to comply with earlier voluntary restrictions to stop Sipp switches.
01/20/2017
State-backed British bank rebuffs government push to boost Iran trade: sources
In recent months British officials have sought to boost business ties with Iran
01/20/2017
Investors win first trial of class action suit against Deutsche Bank
The investment product was linked to the performance of underlying shares of KB Kookmin Bank and Samsung Electronics.
01/20/2017
Linklaters and Sidley step up for roles on Bank of Cyprus London Stock Exchange listing
Magic circle firm leads for HSBC on Bank of Cyprus London IPO
01/20/2017
Deutsche Bank Sued in U.S. by Jewish Trust Over $3 Billion
All proceedings initiated against Deutsche Bank in this matter have been decided in favor of Deutsche Bank.
01/20/2017
KWM arises from the ashes in Europe
All seven of the partners who will head up KWM Global’s London office have been retained from the now defunct legacy SJ Berwin business.
01/20/2017
The FCA's asset management market study: investment consultants and competition
The Financial Conduct Authority has set out its concerns about the way in which investment consultants operate and their impact on competition as part of the interim findings from its market study of asset management.
01/20/2017
Bucharest Court rejects merger of Patria Bank, Carpatica Commercial Bank
The merger process of the two banks received the approval of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) already on 29 November 2016.
01/20/2017
Brussels races to amend rules that hurt pensions industry
EU derivatives regulations scheduled for 2018 set to strain occupational schemes
01/20/2017
MannBenham Advocates have been voted Law Firm of the Year
Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards were established to highlight the excellence of the advisers and managers in the private wealth sector
01/20/2017
Wealth Manager Sanctioned For Breaking SIPP Promise
The FCA says the advice firm failed to declare all the transfer to SIPPs and recommended five other customers to transfer to two other AIPP providers in the same period.