12/08/2014
City directors convicted in £23m investment fraud
Three men have been convicted of fraud as part of the Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) investigation into a £23m 'green' energy investment
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
12/08/2014
Bafin exonerates Deutsche Bank's Jain in Libor probe: Handelsblatt
Investigations into the possible abuse of reference rates such as the London interbank offered rate (Libor) or foreign exchange fixings have dogged banks since a post-financial crisis regulatory backlash against the sector.
12/08/2014
Bank of Scotland accused of fraud by Attorney General John Larkin QC
Northern Ireland's Attorney General has accused Bank of Scotland of "criminal fraud".
12/05/2014
Bank of Spain Says Bankia’s IPO Filing Didn’t Reflect True State
Bankia group’s financial statements included in the prospectus for the bank’s initial public offering in 2011 didn’t give a “faithful image” of the lender
12/05/2014
Barclays Hid Traders’ Role After Questions: Schneiderman
Barclays Plc asked that a federal judge in New York handle claims it hid the role of high-frequency traders in its dark pool, saying the evidence in the case is “incredibly complex” and includes millions of trading records.
12/05/2014
Iceland Says Proposals for Exiting Capital Controls Complete
The Finance Ministry presented an accord yesterday that will enable the full settlement of priority claims against the nation’s lenders.
12/05/2014
Mishcon de Reya's Charlotte Harris to join Kingsley Napley
Kingsley Napley LLP is delighted to announce that Charlotte Harris will be joining its dispute resolution team in January 2015.
12/05/2014
Co-op Bank suspends vote on boss’s bonus plan after stress test warning
The Co-operative Bank has postponed a vote on a new bonus plan for its chief executive, Niall Booker, just days after he warned the bank was likely to fail the Bank of England’s assessment of its financial strength.
12/04/2014
Will the EU have the last laugh on advice charges?
European regulation could have the last word on how advisers present their charges to clients
12/04/2014
Changing the Maltese pensions landscape
On Wednesday November 12, Prof Edward Scicluna launched the Third Pillar Pension scheme, encouraging low income earners to start saving for their retirement.
12/04/2014
Guernsey’s funds offering to be given technical analysis
A technical showcase of Guernsey's funds offering and how the Island is positioning itself amid the latest regulatory pressures will be the focus of a funds masterclass in London at the start of next year, hosted by Guernsey Finance and the Guernsey
12/04/2014
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.
12/04/2014
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.
12/03/2014
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.
12/03/2014
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.
12/02/2014
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.
12/02/2014
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.
12/02/2014
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
12/01/2014
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.
12/01/2014
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