11/14/2014
What managing partners really, really hate
High up on many a managing partner’s list is the fact that every other senior stakeholder in the business will want to have their say on how the firm is run.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/14/2014
HSBC loses 2.7mn users’ data in Turkey cyber attack
The hack resulted in the theft of data on cards and related bank accounts, Europe’s biggest lender said in an e-mailed statement.
11/14/2014
Barclays did not join FX settlement due to NY regulator: sources
Barclays is overseen in New York by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), unlike five other banks which settled with British, U.S. and Swiss regulators.
11/14/2014
The three most common tax traps for US persons moving to the UK - Withers
This article discusses the three most common tax traps that we see on a day-to-day basis when people move to the UK without taking proper tax advice.
11/14/2014
Who's afraid of FATCA? by Withers
We are now firmly in the FATCA era and moving on to the post FATCA era.
11/14/2014
Chancellor urges Serious Fraud Office to launch 'blockbuster' case against bank traders who rigged interest rates
George Osborne will today offer a blank cheque to fraud investigators seeking to bring bankers accused of rigging currency markets to justice.
11/14/2014
King & Wood Mallesons hires Eversheds senior team to join its structured real estate offering
King & Wood Mallesons has announced the appointments of Eversheds partners William Naunton, Clive Jones and former Eversheds partner Cornelius Medvei to the firm’s leading structured real estate team.
11/13/2014
Platforms must prepare now for sunset clause – Altus
The next major challenge for platforms will be implementing the sunset clause on payments relating to legacy business with fund managers, Altus consultant Ben Hammond has warned.
11/13/2014
Linklaters, Clifford Chance among firms advising as banks face record fines following forex probe
Linklaters and Clifford Chance (CC) were among the firms to have been drafted in by some of the world's biggest banks as UK and US regulators imposed fines totalling £2.65bn over the manipulation of foreign exchange markets.
11/13/2014
Maclay Murray & Spens boosts private client and charities department,
Maclay Murray & Spens LLP has boosted its 30-strong private client and charities department, with the appointment of Alexis Graham as a partner.
11/13/2014
High Court boosts financial services employers’ efforts to protect businesses
By Kathryn Rowe, Associate, Appleby
11/13/2014
Foreign exchange deals no longer done in shadows
Stiffest penalties ever on errant practices force banks to change tack
11/12/2014
Banks to agree forex settlements
Regulators plan to announce a series of settlements, starting at 5pm (AEDT), with total penalties against seven banks likely far exceeding $US2 billion ($2.26bn), according to people familiar with the discussions.
11/12/2014
'Callous' IFA jailed for stealing £200k from clients
A former financial adviser has been jailed for two years after “callously” conning clients out of almost £200,000.
11/12/2014
Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Linklaters all on CMA bank probe
Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Ashurst have all won roles for the UK’s big four retail banks currently at the centre of a major Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probe launched last week.
11/12/2014
Danes reveal plans for public company register
Some are concerned that a fully public register would put an end to the financial services industry here
11/12/2014
New proposals for banks relief for Government and taxpayers
New global rules would force troubled banks to slash bonuses and cut shareholders' dividends to protect taxpayers from future bailouts.
11/12/2014
Performance Measurement No Longer Exists in a Vacuum - DST Global Solutions
Investment Management is operating in a world of more – more regulation, more transparency, more meaningful investment information and more control.
11/12/2014
FCA fines five banks £1.1 billion for FX failings
The G10 spot FX market is a systemically important financial market. At the heart of today’s action is our finding that the failings at these Banks undermine confidence in the UK financial system and put its integrity at risk.
11/12/2014
Lawyers vulnerable to money laundering, claims new report
It added that criminals are adopting increasingly sophisticated and complex means to channel illicit funds into the financial system.