08/14/2014
FSCS declares 28 advisory firms in default
London-based Morgans Independent Advisers was also previously put into liquidation in 2009
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/14/2014
IFRS ‘disconnected’ from true and fair, investors claim
The group, which has been urging the government to clarify the consistency between IFRS and company law since 2012, claimed that as long as IFRS does not require companies to disclose underlying capital reserves
08/14/2014
Pension schemes face levy to fund European regulator
Barnett Waddingham consulting actuary Rowan Harris said it was likely UK occupational schemes would face a levy
08/14/2014
Barclays turns to Sullivan & Cromwell as litigation bill set to rise by £1.2bn
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman brought the case against the bank in June, alleging that the bank’s private stock market purported to offer better protection to customers than it did.
08/13/2014
F1 Probe No Trigger to Punish $890 Billion Fund, Norway Says
Finance Minister Siv Jensen said yesterday in an interview at her office in Oslo. “Governing of the bank and of the fund has served us very well.”
08/13/2014
London-based wealth advice firm launches new Latin American venture
He has over 20 years’ experience in the high and ultra-high net worth advisory space.
08/13/2014
ESMA Publishes Guidelines on Reporting Obligations Under the AIFMD
The Guidelines clarify the specific information that AIFMs must report to applicable NCAs
08/12/2014
Cyprus: FBME Cards lays off staff
The company was formed in 2002 to compete in the Cyprus and European markets
08/12/2014
FCA has underestimated Sipp exits from cap ad, says Dentons
Dentons sales and marketing director David Fox said the regulator had underestimated the number of firms which would sell or close.
08/12/2014
German prosecutors seek charges against Deutsche Bank co-CEO in Kirch case-sources
The decision to pursue charges, while widely expected, is a serious blow to Fitschen and Germany's largest bank, which faces an array of legal problems, including investigations into possible manipulation of benchmark interest rates and foreign excha
08/11/2014
ECB struggling to process banks' stress-test data
ECB now wants banks to resubmit the data in a template format
08/11/2014
Hedge funds may sue Portugal bank regulator
Among the largest investors who incurred losses in the bonds are EJF Capital
08/11/2014
Scottish law firm joins forces with private client specialist
At the moment it provides a range of specialist services including wills and succession, asset protection, wealth management and personal taxation.
08/11/2014
There is no Dutch hostility, says ING fund CIO
Dismisses idea that domestic regulatory initiatives designed to weed out bad habits have fostered an environment of unease
08/11/2014
HSF continues German growth
Herbert Smith Freehills announced today that it has recruited Dirk Hamann as a partner in Berlin.
08/11/2014
The Regulation of virtual currencies - A positive step undertaken by the EBA
The opinion represents the fruits of the EBA’s consultations with other European authorities
08/10/2014
Defeated bankers lose £6m bonus
Two ex-heads of Investec bank have lost multimillion pound bonuses they were allegedly promised.
08/10/2014
Tycoons sue fraudster over £1.5m gold scam
Two prominent businessmen are among a group of investors swindled out of £1.5 million by a convicted fraudster in a get-rich-quick bullion scam, it is claimed.
08/10/2014
The claws are out on bankers’ bonuses
UK regulators have put forward what they say are the world’s toughest rules on bankers’ pay.
08/10/2014
EU executive wants to beef up bloc's financial watchdogs
The European Union's trio of new financial watchdogs should have more powers over banks, insurers and markets to ensure national regulators apply EU rules