04/24/2017
Italians probe Emirati for alleged insider trading in UniCredit
Prosecutors looking at involvement of a former managing director of Abu Dhabi’s Ipic
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/24/2017
Reward staff who spot cyber attacks
We need to stop using a staff policy as the sole baseline for security training.
04/24/2017
Oil Co. Accuses ABN Amro Of Gaming Loan Repay Model
Totisa Holding SA alleges that the Dutch bank had incorrectly calculated in 2014 how much money would be made available
04/23/2017
Europe’s financial new regulatory environment: Is the Middle East ready?
MiFID ll will have a significant impact on the entire trading life cycle
04/23/2017
PPI compensation bill set to hit £37bn as banks unveil first-quarter results
Britain's biggest high-street banks could see their payment protection insurance compensation bills hit a combined total of £37billion this week, when they unveil their first-quarter results.
04/22/2017
British ministry may join investor suit against state-owned RBS
Lawsuit alleges RBS misled investors over 2008 cash call
04/21/2017
GFSC Publishes its Business Plan for 2017/18
This business plan sets out our programme of work for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.
04/21/2017
Debevoise Advises Adveq in its Sale to Schroders
The Debevoise team advising Adveq was led by New York partner Gregory V. Gooding
04/20/2017
Undoing bank regulation is risk to stability, U.S. stance key - Bank of France
Any temptation to go back on this or to massively deregulate would increase the risk of another financial crisis.
04/20/2017
IMF encourages banks to sack staff amid weakness due to legacy of bad debt
The International Monetary Fund is warning banks to get rid of their staff amid concerns over their assets.
04/20/2017
Evenlode Income to stop charging investors for research
Peters added that trading costs will still be borne by the fund
04/20/2017
Linklaters trials fixed-hours week for German associates
Lawyers signing up for the programme will work to a 40-hour week with exact clock-in times.
04/19/2017
IMF raises doubts on European banks' ability to generate sustainable profits
Overbanking in the industry is one of the main reasons for low margins
04/19/2017
L&G pays out £606m for protection claims in 2016
The average age of claimants was 41 years old.
04/19/2017
Linklaters scraps individual partner targets in effort to boost focus on teamwork
Annual partner reviews to be ditched in favour of more regular feedback
04/18/2017
Watchdog probes risk of fund manager failure
Financial Conduct Authority investigates whether 'disorderly' failure of investment managers could disrupt the financial system.
04/18/2017
City fund manager calls for investigation of performance figures
Alan Miller asks regulator to test if shareholders received ‘misleading’ information
04/18/2017
FCA probes 'disorderly' investment manager failure
The regulator is also examining product design and portfolio oversight, questioning some of the motives behind new products.
04/18/2017
Mifid rules on research payments will harm investment boutiques
Saracen’s Graham Campbell worries about the cost of research for asset managers
04/18/2017
BANK WARNS: Don't get caught out by top scams
It said customers can protect themselves by checking the item description carefully and reading the website's dispute resolution policy before buying.