09/02/2015
Germany, France, Britain call for rethink of new EU securities rules
The rule changes are due to come into effect in January 2017.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/02/2015
AIFMD Passport – Extension Denied to the US, Hong Kong and Singapore
The AIFMD passport is currently only available to EU AIFMs and EU AIFs.
09/02/2015
Political party funding by offshore companies could be prohibited in Russia
The authors of the bill point to many cases when political parties and their election campaigns are financed by Russian companies that were officially founded by other Russian companies but are ultimately controlled by foreign legal entities.
09/01/2015
Law firm expands into Leeds as it views growth
A national law firm is targetting expansion in the North with the opening of an office in Leeds.
09/01/2015
International law firm further bolsters financial regulatory practice with Barclays hire
She has also been responsible for ensuring that Barclays Wealth and Investment Management complies with the requirements of the payments legislation, which also includes preparing for the implementation of the Payment Services Directive.
09/01/2015
The Gibraltar FSC inks MoU with the British Virgin Islands
They agree to assist each other in order to ensure stakeholder and public protection and to develop market and financial integrity.
09/01/2015
Banks warn over European privacy rules
The draft regulations could result in fines of as much as 5% of global turnover for those who breach new regulations
08/31/2015
Cayman and UK share views on beneficial ownership
Transparency in providing information on beneficial ownership was never Cayman’s issue, said Premier Hon Alden McLaughlin.
08/31/2015
French economy minister calls for full fiscal union in eurozone
Emmanuel Macron wants to "re-found the EU" and create a new economic government with control of its own budget
08/31/2015
Banking glitches are no surprise: the tech is 60 years old
Companies are in no rush to untangle themselves from six decades of Cobol programming
08/30/2015
Suspiciously rich could be ordered to surrender their wealth, Sir Eric Pickles says
Sir Eric, the Government's anti-corruption champion, said he was attracted to the 'simplicity' of "unexplained wealth orders" to force potential criminals to show where their wealth comes from.
08/30/2015
ESMA Publishes Discussion Paper on EMIR Standards Relating to CCP Client Accounts
The Discussion Paper addresses the fact that to date the EC has not deemed the United States to have a legal and supervisory regime for CCPs that is equivalent to that of the European Union.
08/30/2015
Guernsey QROPS Transfer Delay Complaint Rejected
The delay stopped the transfer because HM Revenue & Customs delisted the Guernsey QROPS he planned to receive his pension cash.
08/29/2015
Swiss repay Norwegian creditors after huge fraud
Swiss authorities will repay creditors around 700,000 francs in embezzled funds stashed in a Swiss bank account, in one of Norway's biggest-ever bankruptcies, prosecutors said this week.
08/28/2015
HSH Owners Said to Propose $11 Billion ‘Bad Bank’ Plan to EU
HSH bankers may continue to oversee the sale or winding down of the loans
08/28/2015
Ex-Currency Trader Sues HSBC as Unfair Dismissal Suits Grow
Sarramegna declined to comment on the suit when contacted by phone.
08/28/2015
Family Office: a brief guide to employing staff
This guide highlights the main points that you need to take into account. It is not, however, intended to be comprehensive and, in particular, there may be international issues to consider.
08/27/2015
UK Financial Conduct Authority Bears its Teeth by Robert Bell, Bryan Cave
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) was given powers to enforce competition law in the financial sector in April this year.
08/27/2015
Uncertainty for offshore financial centres?
One looming uncertainty is the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive passport.
08/27/2015
FCA told to look at complaints procedures
The FCA did not investigate, which initiated a complaint against the FCA.