05/05/2016
Bonham Carter: Why QE is a form of 'methadone' failing to re-animate Europe
"Europe has been in a period of no growth or very low growth for a long time now, and this can only be exacerbated by the slowdown in China."
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/04/2016
Revealed: UK Banks And Firms Handled £20 Million Connected To Russian Fraud Case
The case is especially politically contentious following the 2009 death in a Russian prison of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer investigating the alleged fraud on behalf of Hermitage.
05/04/2016
Deutsche Bank and UBS schemes - Supreme Court finds in HMRC’s favour
The Supreme Court held that it was capable of applying a purposive interpretation to the relevant ITEPA rules and that, in doing so, the shares were not “restricted securities”.
05/03/2016
DLA Piper doubles City promotions amid 48-strong round
DLA Piper has announced that 48 lawyers have been promoted to its partnership. The promotions are effective as of 1 January 2016 in the United States and 1 May 2016 for EMEA and Asia Pacific. The promotions were made across a wide spectrum of practice are
05/03/2016
EMSA Amends MiFID II Derivatives Standards
ESMA proposes to revise the RTS on non-equity transparency which includes requirements in respect of bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances and derivatives and the RTS on the methodology for the calculation and application of position lim
05/03/2016
Troubled law firm avoids bankruptcy after reaching deal with lenders
This ensures their loans do not have to be repaid until May 2018.
05/03/2016
Barclays France Faces Money Laundering Accusation
Barclays last week said it had entered into exclusive talks with AnaCap Financial Partners over the sale of its French retail banking operations
05/02/2016
Banker who sold 'Belfry' in €50m suit against AIB
Former private banking manager is one of almost 350 suing AIB over its 'Belfry' funds
05/02/2016
ECB’s Coeuré Defends Bank’s Policies to German Audience
Says it would also be detrimental to renounce inflation target
05/02/2016
UK Financial Conduct Authority Trade Association Roundtable on MiFID II Implementation
The FCA confirmed that for existing regulated activities and investment types, it is aiming to open the authorizations gateway by the end of 2016.
05/02/2016
Deutsche Bank Said to Be Faulted by FCA Over Lax Client Vetting
The FCA outlined lapses in the U.K. within two parts of the company -- the global markets division and the corporate and investment banking business.
05/02/2016
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Probes into 1MDB Investigations
The bank is also cooperating with the regulators in other countries on the same accounts, to culminate in the inquiry.
05/01/2016
FCA Policy Statement on UK implementation of the EU Market Abuse Regulation - Herbert Smith Freehill
The FCA has published its Policy Statement (PS 16/13) on the UK implementation of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the final rule changes for the FCA Handbook. In this ebulletin we summarise the points made in the Policy Statement and also the issues ra
04/29/2016
Eversheds makes up 26 partners as TLT names four in reduced round
The company commercial practice group promoted 15 new partners – the highest in the practice groups in the firm, while litigation and dispute management and human resources made up four each, with three in real estate.
04/29/2016
Swiss Regulator Probes Coutts in International Investigation
Switzerland has attracted unprecedented scrutiny from foreign authorities in recent years
04/29/2016
Debevoise Advises CD&R in Acquisition of Kalle
Debevoise advised CD&R on financing and tax aspects of the deal.
04/29/2016
Bhs has lessons for the state of pension regulation
The BHS schemes are now unsecured creditors in the insolvency process, with a whopping £571m claim against BHS’s corporate assets — the largest by a long way — but, as most assets are secured, they will receive virtually nothing.
04/29/2016
CMS announces 31 partner and two director promotions globally, alongside key management changes
CMS has added 31 partners across 22 offices globally, in addition to two director appointments in Scotland. Women represent over 39% of the firm’s promotions, spread across a number of practice areas and jurisdictions
04/28/2016
UK's big four banks face £19bn in compensation, fines and legal costs
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS expected to pay out sum by end of 2017, taking total since 2011 to £75m, says Standard & Poor’s
04/28/2016
EU defines high-frequency trading
The European Commission has given details of how it will define high-frequency trading as part of its new approach financial markets regulation, the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.