03/01/2016
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pushed Lloyds Banking Group Plc to give bondholders more details on the terms of its buyback offer as the British bank prepares for a legal battle with creditors in the U.K. Supreme Court
02/29/2016
The use of trusts is under attack in a number of European jurisdictions, and the OECD's Common Reporting Standard poses significant further threats to their use.
02/29/2016
Latest accounts for Mrs Blair's law firm show massive cash boost amid deals to advise autocratic regimes in Kazakhstan and Maldives
02/29/2016
Lobbyists defend the interests of corporates against disruptive technologies, writes Paul Marshall
02/29/2016
Currently, pension fund charges are subject to both UK and EU regulatory requirements
02/29/2016
Pease, who joined Henderson following its acquisition of New Star
02/29/2016
The news comes after a six-partner team from Kirkland announced they would exit the firm to set up a City private equity team at Sidley Austin.
02/26/2016
A statement from prosecutors said: "The Swiss bank is suspected of having directly, and not via its Belgian subsidiary, approached Belgian clients to convince them to set up constructions aimed at evading taxes."
02/26/2016
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Barclays Plc and Deutsche Bank AG have shuttered activities in the country.
02/25/2016
The scenario implies negative growth in the EU’s gross domestic product in 2016 and 2017 of, in the worst case, minus 1.3 per cent
02/25/2016
A lawyer for Lloyds told a pre-trial hearing that the note, written by former Lloyds board director Archie Kane on Oct. 10, 2008
02/24/2016
The hearing is expected to run for four or five days, although the judgment may not come in the same week.
02/24/2016
MiFID II, the European regulatory framework designed to improve the transparency and oversight of financial markets, is moving responsibility to understand the distribution chain
02/24/2016
Banks accused of mis-selling of interest rate swaps may escape having to pay out more in redress to clients after a High Court in London on Wednesday dismissed an application to review the handling of the compensation process.
02/24/2016
In an ideal world, the final rules will protect members against weak or fraudulent trusts
02/23/2016
The FCA found that between 1 January and 19 June 2013, WHI failed to ensure it had the proper systems and controls in place to prevent market abuse being detected or occurring. WHI's failings, which amounted to a breach of Principle 3, included:
02/23/2016
The very fact that Cryan felt the need to make such a statement was seen as a sign of weakness.
02/23/2016
The new firm also features a strong focus on key global sectors to provide clients with in-depth experience and expertise specific to their industries, including advanced manufacturing, energy, financial services, infrastructure, life sciences, natural re
02/23/2016
An ongoing divisional restructure is set to deliver big changes to the Hong Kong-based firm's practice groups in the UK and EMEA region.
02/23/2016
Failing to prioritise 'critical' regulation