11/30/2015
German Private Enforcement Pioneer Christopher Rother to Head Hausfeld Berlin Office
Christopher has practiced for over 25 years and is among the most experienced and renowned competition lawyers in Germany.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/30/2015
King & Wood Mallesons triumphs at Legal Week's British Legal Awards
The judging panel, made up of senior general counsel and other business figures, described this year’s competition as “fiercer than ever”.
11/30/2015
Elder law newsletter | November 2015 - Withers
In this issue, we review the Public Guardian's updated version of its guidance on LPA's and discretionary investment management, summarise latest cases from the Court of Protection (including those on foreign issues) and examine LPA's in re
11/30/2015
Improper delegation of authorised activities - a notice for financial adviser firms and their advisers
The financial adviser remains responsible for all decisions, actions and potential harm resulting from regulated activities provided in their name and the associated liability for providing unsuitable advice.
11/30/2015
Bank stress test results: Britain's seven biggest lenders including Standard Chartered, HSBC, Lloyds and Barclays, under pressure from regulators
The tests assessed how the banks would withstand risks from emerging markets, including a sharp slowdown in China and other emerging markets alongside falling oil prices and a strengthening US dollar.
11/30/2015
International Law Firm Boosts Private Client Team
joins the firm as Head of Contentious Trusts from Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
11/30/2015
FCA warns of 'serious implications' in pension switching referrals
Firms have been referred to enforcement
11/30/2015
Swiss banks face uncertainty on ECB move
Earlier this year, housebuyers in Switzerland thought they had hit the jackpot.
11/29/2015
Exhaustion of austerity meets maxed-out monetary policy
There won’t be any press conferences, fireworks or tears to mark its passing, but the latest wave of austerity worldwide may well have had its day.
11/29/2015
Incoming Barclays boss needs to ensure the gung-ho era is past
The case involved a secret transaction worth an eye-watering £1.9bn
11/28/2015
Alliance Trust restructuring unravels
The Dundee-based group, which has been looking after people’s cash since 1888
11/27/2015
Slovenia's central bank sees risks to exports and growth forecast
The bank continues to expect GDP growth of 2.6 percent this year and 1.9 percent in 2016, it said, with exports seen growing around 5 percent in each of the two years.
11/27/2015
European bonds rally on bets of more ECB stimulus
Price gains in bonds across the region have driven about a third of the yields on securities in the $US6.4 trillion Bloomberg Eurozone Sovereign Bond Index below zero.
11/27/2015
U.K. SFO Poised for First Plea Deal With ICBC Standard Bank
The U.K. introduced DPAs in February 2014.
11/27/2015
Northwest based legal firm advises Fullbrook Thorpe on investment
Bionical provides bespoke services for its clients with the aim of becoming the outsource partner of choice for its global pharmaceutical client base.
11/27/2015
Four Belfast KPMG partners arrested in HMRC tax evasion probe
Four partners in the Belfast office of international accountancy firm KPMG have been arrested on suspicion of tax evasion.
11/27/2015
Delegated Act for Bermuda Solvency II Equivalence published
The EU Parliament has three months to provide objections (with a possible extension of a further three months)
11/27/2015
Fitch: Italian Resolution Approach is Costly for Banking Sector
The resolution plan approved by the European Commission for four failed local banks on 22 November 2015 will be costly for Italy’s banking sector, says Fitch Ratings.
11/26/2015
Profile: why Tcam's bosses bought themselves out of Turcan Connell
Last month, the duo led a management buyout of Turcan Connell Asset Management that received the backing of renowned hedge fund manager Crispin Odey.
11/26/2015
FCA fines Barclays for poor handling of financial crime risks
The failings relate to a £1.88 billion pound transaction (Transaction) that Barclays arranged and executed in 2011 and 2012 for a number of ultra-high net worth clients. The clients involved were politically exposed persons (PEPs) and should therefo