12/16/2014
The trustee handling the liquidation of the brokerage unit of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday seeking review of the business's cash assets awarded to Barclays Plc (BARC.L).
12/16/2014
Only one of the UK's eight big lenders failed the Bank of England's stress tests. That doesn't mean the rest can relax
12/16/2014
As a result of this transaction, Duff & Phelps will create a dedicated Financial Regulatory and Compliance Practice, based on Kinetic Partners’ recognized leadership in providing regulatory consulting and compliance counsel to the financial serv
12/16/2014
The much-awaited €5m Oireachtas Banking Inquiry will not be able to blame anyone for Ireland's financial crash, unless that person agrees they made a mistake.
12/16/2014
The president of Germany‘s financial regulator Bafin came within reach on Tuesday of leading a new eurozone scheme to wind down troubled banks
12/16/2014
U.K. regulators are expected to report in coming weeks on plans to fix global financial benchmarks.
12/16/2014
Fortress Switzerland is showing more cracks.
12/15/2014
Simulated ‘market tantrum’ likely to be the first of an annual event under Bank of England’s new regulatory regime
12/15/2014
I swear that I will endeavor to maintain and promote confidence in the financial sector
12/15/2014
The lender is taking Grant Thornton to court over the collapsed hotelier's accounts
12/15/2014
Law firm Hunters, which has a base in Towcester, is to merge with rival May, May & Merrimans from April next year.
12/15/2014
Wealth management firms say they are being “crippled” by suitability requirements as the Financial Conduct Authority increases its scrutiny of the sector.
12/15/2014
Financial Conduct Authority says conduct of former Blackrock MD Jonathan Paul Burrows fell short of the standards expected in the City
12/15/2014
ESMA has finalised its advice to the Commission on two aspects of the depositary provisions additional to AIFMD.
12/15/2014
Political agreement was reached on a new brand of European closed-ended investment funds – commonly referred to as ELTIFs.
12/15/2014
The simplification and reduction in fee structures across the sector has been a marked trend in 2014 thanks to the competitive pressures from clean share classes
12/15/2014
KPMG has said that it will "vigorously defend" the action from its fellow Big Four member.
12/13/2014
Private equity firms focus on alignment of economic incentives when they make investments, and that usually means that the portfolio company's management team has a hefty stake in the success of the enterprise.
12/13/2014
Financial sector feathers have been seriously ruffled by a succession of developments which arrived, like overdue buses, in a rapid sequence of three.
12/12/2014
Commerzbank is in talks to pay US authorities more than $1bn in fines to resolve allegations that the German bank broke anti-money laundering and sanctions laws — at least $400m more than previously thought.