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Standard Chartered Bank kicks off panel review

The current review is understood to be following a similar timeline, with a new roster expected to be in place in early 2015.

Corruption on rise in Turkey, China: Transparency Int'l

Corruption is feared to be worsening in China, Turkey and other fast-growing economies, an anti-graft watchdog warned Wednesday, also urging the world's banking centres to help combat sleaze and money-laundering.

Advisers back RDR but argue advice gap is growing - research

More than half of advisers believe the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has benefited the profession with transparency ranked the most positive effect, according to Schroders research.

Trust Jurisdiction Clauses - Extra Care Now Required - Appleby

On 26 November the Privy Council handed down its judgment in Crociani & Ors v Crociani & Ors [2014] UKPC 40.

George Osborne's secret plan to bail out the eurozone

The Chancellor is putting British taxpayers' money behind Juncker's reckless scheme to insure the eurozone against future financial crises.

Global law firm Expands Competition Practice with Brussels Partner Hire

He has extensively counseled and represented companies in abuse of dominance investigations and has conducted more than 20 litigation matters before the European Union courts.

European Banks Seen Afflicted by $82 Billion Capital Gap

Those are the conclusions of analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. and the Danish Institute for International Studies who looked at what would have happened if the European Central Bank had applied a leverage minimum that will be introduced next ye

Morgan Lewis sets up UK LLP in wake of Bingham acquisition

Morgan Lewis & Bockius has converted its London and Paris offices to a UK limited liability partnership, just days after the acquisition of more than 700 lawyers from Bingham McCutchen.

Slaughters and Latham lead on €3.8bn Swiss packaging group takeover

Slaughter and May and Latham & Watkins have scored the advisory roles on buyout firm Onex Corp's acquisition of Swiss packaging group SIG Combibloc Group for around €3.75bn

Jersey Finance Questions ALFI Onshoring Claims

The total value of funds being administered and managed in Jersey has also grown by around 5% year-on-year to stand above the £205bn mark as at September 2014, according to the official statistics of the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

Putin's Former 'Banker' Sought By Police

A lawyer for Sergei Pugachyov, who is in hiding after fleeing Russia, insists he is "not going to surrender to Interpol".

Elian launches ground breaking client due diligence app

Elian has launched a ground breaking app that provides a paperless alternative to certified true copies for individual client due diligence (CDD) purposes.

Co-Op Bank CEO Says ‘No Surprise’ If Lender Fails Stress Tests

The BOE will announce the results of stress tests on the U.K.’s eight biggest lenders on Dec. 16.

Leeds' financial drama takes new twist as David Haigh's lawyers write to Football League chief with information relating to allegations against club's co-owners

The financial drama at Leeds has taken a new twist, with lawyers representing the club’s former managing director, David Haigh, writing to the Football League to say he can provide information relating to serious allegations about the club’s c

£300m Tower of Babel that is real threat to Cameron’s EU fantasy

ITS iconic twin towers, 24 storeys high and draped in gold mesh, tell their own story.

Russian De-offshorisation Legislation – how the new law on taxation of Controlled Foreign Companies affects you and your clients by Withers

The new law on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (the 'CFC') and other anti-offshore measures (the 'Law') has received Presidential Assent on Monday this week (24 November 2014) and will come into force starting from 1 Janua

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