10/05/2014
Swiss authorities give France documents on 300 UBS customers - SonntagsZeitung
The delivery of the documents was made possible by a revision to the Swiss Tax Administrative Assistance Act that came into force on Aug. 1
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/05/2014
Lending to Limited Partnerships against Capital Calls By Andrew Evans & Philip Abbott
Private equity funds requiring money for investments frequently turn to lenders to bridge the gap between the date when the investment needs to be made and the date of the next scheduled capital call on its limited partners.
10/03/2014
Swindon’s top law firms and their high-flying legal eagles named in respected guide
Swindon law firms Thrings and Withy King are today named as ‘regional heavyweights’ in the latest Legal 500, the annual guide that identifies the UK’s best-performing legal firms and individuals.
10/03/2014
German Lawmakers Criticize ECB Bond-Buying Program
Earlier Thursday, ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank will start buying covered bonds later this month, and bundles of bank loans known as asset-backed securities during the final three months of the year.
10/03/2014
Lewis Silkin bolsters international corporate capability
Marie-Caroline Frochot joins as partner bringing more than three decades of experience advising French companies on UK and global transactions
10/03/2014
Family team expands with new Partner hire
She joins the firm from Ashfords where she was a Partner.
10/03/2014
Carey Olsen sweeps the board in the Legal 500 rankings
New additions to tier one for the firm this year include its Jersey investment funds practice and its Guernsey employment practice.
10/03/2014
New EU rules could mean the end of free banking
Consumers could soon be forced to pay to have a current account and withdraw money from cash machines due to new European Commission regulations.
10/02/2014
Bank statements confirm fake invoices money was paid to David Haigh, GFH Capital says
GFH Capital, a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House, launched legal action against Haigh
10/02/2014
Northern Trust and ABN AMRO Clearing Help Dutch Institutional Investors Respond to Regulatory Challenges
The Northern Trust and ABN AMRO Clearing solution provides clients with a set of account structures for cleared derivatives
10/02/2014
Liechtenstein prosecutor confirms Corpbank owner under investigation
Liechtenstein authorities have confirmed that they are investigating the businessman at the centre of the crisis that has engulfed Bulgaria's fourth-biggest bank, citing suspicions of money laundering.
10/02/2014
Ireland: Irish Central Bank Publishes Consultation On Fund Management Company Effectiveness
The Central Bank is proposing to streamline the designated managerial functions to be performed by UCITS management companies
10/02/2014
Channel Islands Stock Exchange fined £190k
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission launched an investigation into the CISX in February 2012 over concerns that transactions in the listed securities of Arch Guernsey ICC and its cells had been implicated in possible market manipulation and other f
10/01/2014
ABN Amro Unmoved by Qingdao Boosting China Commodity Finance
ABN Amro is expanding commodity lending in China amid speculation
10/01/2014
UBS Said to Pay $1.4 Billion Bail in France Tax Probe
French President Francois Hollande stepped up efforts to fight tax dodgers after a former budget minister was forced to resign
10/01/2014
Swiss bank Julius Baer says cooperating in EU carbon market tax fraud probe
Tax fraud rocked the EU Emissions Trading System in 2009 and 2010
10/01/2014
Bankers Targeted in $20 Billion Moldovan Laundering Case
The figure is more than double the size of Moldova’s $8 billion economy. Latvia, which became the euro area’s 18th member in January, has grown into a hub for ex-Soviet cash, drawing comparisons with Cyprus.
09/30/2014
Lloyds kicks out eight staff for fiddling Libor
Lloyds fired eight staff yesterday for trying to fiddle key Libor and repo interest rates between 2006 and 2009, after the bank was fined £226m in June over the wrongdoing.
09/30/2014
Leading North West law firm announces acquisition of private client and commercial law practice
Lawson Coppock & Hart has been part of the Manchester legal scene since the 1870s
09/30/2014
Geldards To Acquire Derby and Ilkeston law firm
The acquisition is designed to enhance the legal services Geldards provides in the East Midlands, particularly in the SME sector and to charities, agricultural and private clients.