08/03/2014
German regulators have intensified investigations into Deutsche Bank in an effort to resolve a long-running, industry-wide investigation into possible efforts to manipulate benchmark interest rates
08/01/2014
Amendment 11 was approved by Privy Council on 16 July 2014. It was registered in the Royal Court on 25 July 2014 and came into force on 1 August 2014.
08/01/2014
Asset managers have dodged a regulatory bullet following a decision by US authorities’ that they do not pose a ‘systemic risk’ to the global financial system.
08/01/2014
Dentons has hired White & Case’s EMEA director of strategic projects Richard Singer as its new European chief operating officer (COO).
08/01/2014
Clifford Chance managing partner Matthew Layton has appointed a new-look executive leadership group to replace its management committee following a dramatic overhaul earlier this month.
08/01/2014
The European Commission’s view is that electronic payments in the Euro area should now be as easy as cash payments and it envisages that SEPA will greatly facilitate euro payments for citizens and businesses and increase competition between banks.
07/31/2014
Sunrise agreed to reduce his notice to six months followed by a further six month restrictive covenant
07/31/2014
Sidley acted as international legal counsel to the Bank as it raised the mammoth sum through a private placement, which includes international fund managers led by US billionaire Wilbur Ross and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
07/31/2014
Retail and professional clients are being failed by firms that don’t properly apply the rules on best execution when trading on their behalf, according to a review by the Financial Conduct Authority.
07/31/2014
Banks are under regulatory pressure to issue so-called contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) that can be converted to equity in a crisis to help provide a capital cushion and avoid calling on taxpayer help.
07/30/2014
A group of six firms including Eversheds, Harper Macleod and Norton Rose Fulbright have lost their places on the combined Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank national panel.
07/30/2014
The court did not say how much Fortis should pay.
07/30/2014
All defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud apart from Coleman who pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering.
07/30/2014
This note sets out our agreed conclusions.
07/30/2014
Banking Regulators want bankers to accept criminal liability under new plans
Main City watchdogs want a new licensing regime for bankers, which could also see bonuses deferred by up to seven years
07/30/2014
Mr. Micalizzi was chief executive of hedge fund firm Dynamic Decisions Capital Management Ltd. and ran hedge fund DD Growth Premium Master Fund
07/29/2014
As part of its review of 128 lenders, the European Central Bank is studying lessactively traded loans
07/29/2014
The firms were a significant beneficiary of financial assistance from the Bank of England through the SLS
07/28/2014
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co's chief executive David Fennell said: "The merger consolidates our position among the UK’s top 25 firms and creates a strong platform for further growth and success.
07/27/2014
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK), HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) and Bank of Nova Scotia were accused in a lawsuit of rigging the price of billions of dollars in silver, an allegation similar to earlier suits involving the London gold fix.