10/13/2014
Eversheds to push flexi-lawyer service to international network
Eversheds is set to expand its contract lawyer business Agile outside of the UK, with the firm highlighting Germany and the Middle East as the most lucrative markets.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/13/2014
Deutsche Bank may raise litigation, settlement reserves -Spiegel
The bank is striving to settle a number of probes before year-end, including those involving U.S. mortgage-backed bonds and the attempted manipulation benchmark interest rates
10/13/2014
European banks raise more capital before ECB stress test
Euro zone banks have raised 35 percent more capital ahead of the European Central Bank's latest stress test than they had set aside before the 2011 review
10/13/2014
FCA intensifies action against financial promotions
The FCA has taken on new powers to intervene in firms' marketing of financial products
10/13/2014
RBS Set to Reach FX Settlement Within Year, CEO Says
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc could reach a settlement with authorities over the alleged rigging of foreign-exchange markets in the next six to 12 months
10/13/2014
Mishcon de Reya Partners shortlisted for the Citywealth Power Women Awards
The gala dinner to announce winners will be held on the 22nd January 2015.
10/13/2014
LGIM enters fiduciary management market
Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a fiduciary management service alongside a set of funds aimed at schemes targeting a buyout.
10/13/2014
Freshfields and Linklaters dominate the 2014 IPO market
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters advised on more main market IPOs in London than any other firms between 1 January and 30 August 2014.
10/13/2014
European Banks Raise More Capital Before ECB Stress Test
Euro zone banks have raised 35 percent more capital ahead of the European Central Bank's (ECB) latest stress test than they had set aside before the 2011 review, according to a report published by law firm Linklaters. The euro zone's 130 most i
10/12/2014
MiFID II: The Regulation of Market Makers - Shearman & Sterling
There are new rules that will apply to market makers that use algorithmic trading, including high frequency trading strategies.
10/12/2014
Outsourcing by UK-based Fund Managers: Identifying and Applying the Rules
UK-based fund managers must comply with increasingly complex rules when they outsource services and support.
10/12/2014
Managing the Requirements - and Costs - of Regulatory Reporting By: Tom Kirkpatrick
The increase in regulatory reporting requirements has become a major challenge for many investment managers.
10/12/2014
Britain's ring-fence a new hurdle for bank directors
But the banks may struggle to fill these boards because the directors will be more exposed if things go wrong
10/10/2014
Establishment of the Charities Regulatory Authority - Matheson
Many of the provisions of the Act, which was enacted in 2009, have not yet been commenced.
10/10/2014
Foreign Investment Regulation Review: Irish Chapter by Gina Conheady
Gina Conheady and Kacey O'Driscoll author the Irish chapter of the The Foreign Investment Regulation Review.
10/10/2014
Caught in a trap? Advisers warned over auto-enrolment compliance risks
There’s a real danger here of IFAs diving in and then realising they don’t know enough about the right bits.
10/10/2014
Cains named as a ‘top-tier’ law firm
The firm’s London office is singled out for offshore firms operating in London.
10/10/2014
NatWest bank manager gave £830,000 to fraudster without checking who it was 'because he wanted to eat his fish and chips', court told
Mr Mughal put his error down to the 'negative atmosphere' in the bank, while also claiming that he was trying to have his lunch at the time of the incident.
10/09/2014
Regulation drives wider range of reporting solutions
With the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) which came in force last July 22, together with the introduction of the European Market Infrastructure Regime (EMIR) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), fund administrators are fa
10/09/2014
Hold Britain’s banks to higher standards
New rules on personal accountability are tough but necessary