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
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
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
12/01/2014
Jersey Finance Questions ALFI Onshoring Claims
The total value of funds being administered and managed in Jersey has also grown by around 5% year-on-year to stand above the £205bn mark as at September 2014, according to the official statistics of the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
12/01/2014
Putin's Former 'Banker' Sought By Police
A lawyer for Sergei Pugachyov, who is in hiding after fleeing Russia, insists he is "not going to surrender to Interpol".
12/01/2014
Elian launches ground breaking client due diligence app
Elian has launched a ground breaking app that provides a paperless alternative to certified true copies for individual client due diligence (CDD) purposes.
12/01/2014
Co-Op Bank CEO Says ‘No Surprise’ If Lender Fails Stress Tests
The BOE will announce the results of stress tests on the U.K.’s eight biggest lenders on Dec. 16.
11/30/2014
Leeds' financial drama takes new twist as David Haigh's lawyers write to Football League chief with information relating to allegations against club's co-owners
The financial drama at Leeds has taken a new twist, with lawyers representing the club’s former managing director, David Haigh, writing to the Football League to say he can provide information relating to serious allegations about the club’s c
11/30/2014
£300m Tower of Babel that is real threat to Cameron’s EU fantasy
ITS iconic twin towers, 24 storeys high and draped in gold mesh, tell their own story.
11/29/2014
Russian De-offshorisation Legislation – how the new law on taxation of Controlled Foreign Companies affects you and your clients by Withers
The new law on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (the 'CFC') and other anti-offshore measures (the 'Law') has received Presidential Assent on Monday this week (24 November 2014) and will come into force starting from 1 Janua
11/28/2014
Standard Life reviews products, distribution
The process, prompted by new rules, may see the UK insurer cutting or consolidating the number of funds on its platform.