05/20/2016
Farrer & Co wins Magic Circle Award
The law firm was also runner up in the London Law Firm of the Year category.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/20/2016
Meeting Investors' expectations - Thematic Review
The main purpose of this Thematic Review is to ascertain whether UK authorised investment funds are being managed in accordance with the investors' expectations as set by marketing and disclosure material.
05/20/2016
ESMA warns EC over bond transparency phase-in
The regime for non-equity transparency is one of three out of 28 MiFID II rules submitted by ESMA that the Commission sent back last month for revision.
05/20/2016
EU confirms one-year delay to MiFID II
This would lead to legal uncertainty and potential market disruption,” ESMA explained.
05/20/2016
Balfour+Manson expands legal team in Aberdeen
This continues our strategy to grow and develop our Aberdeen office.
05/19/2016
JPMorgan, Citigroup Sued in London by Two Currency Traders
The pair of salespeople add to a group of employees on foreign exchange desks who have sued banks in recent months following widespread firings and internal disputes in the wake of the foreign-exchange scandal.
05/19/2016
Ex-Barclays trader tells court Libor rate promise was 'just banter'
As the second defendant to testify in the criminal trial, Contogoulas told the jury that he had been given no impression that asking for Libor rates was wrong or dishonest, that he had never had appropriate training, had not sought to conceal such request
05/19/2016
Aviva launches Insurance Act broker guide
It covers the changes which the Act will introduce including fair presentation of risk, remedies, warranties and conditions, fraudulent claims and contracting out.
05/19/2016
FCA bans Keydata’s former compliance officer
Were it not for Mr Johnson's serious financial hardship, the FCA would have fined him £200,000.
05/19/2016
German top court to rule on ECB's bond buying on June 21
An outright rejection of the programme is not likely after a largely favourable verdict by the European Court of Justice last year, but it would have far-reaching consequences.
05/18/2016
Panel says don’t pin hopes on consumers to drive competition
In other words, producing better value products and services has no competitive advantage.
05/18/2016
Cybersecurity Directive adopted by Council - Herbert Smith Freehills
The Council of the European Union has formally adopted the Cybersecurity Directive. The Directive aims to step up the security of network and information systems across the EU.
05/18/2016
Ex-Barclays Trader Lied to FBI, Changed Story in Libor Case
He was offered a non-prosecution deal by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2011 that prompted him to begin telling the truth, he said on his third day of testimony in a London court.
05/18/2016
Fears scammers could target 'master trusts'
The government will provide new protection to savers in master trust pensions to stop them falling victim to scams.
05/17/2016
Property ownership transparency measures may not catch ultimate beneficial owners, says expert
Plans to force disclosure of the beneficial owners of foreign companies that hold or wish to buy UK property, or to bid for government contracts.
05/17/2016
FEMR implementation report delayed by Herbert smith freehills
The Chairs of the Fair and Effective Markets Review (FEMR) have announced that they will provide a full implementation report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England (BoE) in July 2016.
05/17/2016
Why corporate law may be making Scotland a soft touch for international criminals
Their headquarters, as our sister paper, The Sunday Herald, revealed, turned out to be modest homes in schemes in Edinburgh or Inverness.
05/17/2016
Competition watchdog pushes retail banking reforms
As a result, nearly 60% of personal customers have stayed with the same bank for over 10 years and over 90% of SMEs get their business loans from the bank where they have their current account.
05/16/2016
A watchdog with the ‘right touch’ sounds ominously like one with a ‘light touch’
Regulatory capture is often a prelude to catastrophe, as we saw when the banking industry collapsed in 2008.
05/16/2016
Authorities put Scotland tax haven industry in the crosshairs as concerns rise on Eastern European corruption links
Major Scottish law firms are engaged in the business of creating thousands of shell companies for the eastern European market.