09/07/2014
UK in last-ditch effort to overturn EU bonus cap
Treasury to clash with EU in court on Monday over rules limiting bonuses in attempt to defend UK financial sector
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/07/2014
Gibraltar set to publish ILS guidelines
Captive Review has learnt that Gibraltar's Financial Services Commission (FSC) is expected to publish its ILS Guidelines this month.
09/07/2014
Global law firm Strengthens Capital Markets Practice
Global law firm has strengthened its Global Capital Markets Practice with the addition of partner Gernot Wagner in its Frankfurt office.
09/07/2014
White & Case Advises BNL and BNP IP on Sigit's €6 Million Private Placement
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. as arranger and purchaser, and BNP Paribas Investment Partners SGR S.p.A. acting on behalf of purchaser BNP Paribas Bond Italia PMI, on the issue of €6 million 6.25 pe
09/05/2014
Commerzbank close to settling U.S. sanctions probes
The New York regulator is likely to receive about $300 million
09/05/2014
Top German banker slams ECB for 'arbitrary' stress tests
The ECB is putting the euro zone's 131 largest banks through an unprecedented health check before it becomes their supervisor in November
09/05/2014
Hedge-Fund Liquidators Sell Manager's House
Liquidators of the collapsed hedge fund Weavering Capital have sold a house belonging to its manager Magnus Peterson for close to £1 million, a small step in their efforts to recoup $450 million in damages that they were awarded in a civil case two
09/05/2014
New Cyprus decrees issued - Harneys
Relaxation of Restrictive Measures for Branches and Subsidiaries of Foreign Banks (Decree No 24)
09/05/2014
New Cyprus decrees issued - Harneys
Relaxation of Restrictive Measures for Branches and Subsidiaries of Foreign Banks (Decree No 24)
09/05/2014
The Guardian Societe Generale trader does less time than UBS 'rogue'
Former banker who lost Societe Generale nearly €5bn will devote his time to “community service”
09/05/2014
UK accounting watchdog fines Mazars two million pounds
A settlement agreed between the Executive Counsel to the FRC, Gareth Rees QC, Mazars and Mr Karmel was approved by the FRC Tribunal on 25 July 2014.
09/05/2014
Baker & McKenzie Boosts Energy Practice with Amsterdam Partner Hire
He focuses on advising companies active in energy markets both in the Netherlands and internationally, including upstream oil and gas, and the country's largest renewable energy projects.
09/05/2014
Marketing of tax avoidance schemes could see pension scheme administrators fail new 'fit and proper' test, says expert
Those who have been involved in the design or marketing of a tax avoidance scheme could be prevented from acting as the administrator of a registered pension scheme according to new guidance published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
09/04/2014
Swiss watchdog investigates Espirito Santo private bank
The Swiss financial regulator is probing the role played by Banque Privee Espirito Santo SA’s owners and whether the lender breached rules in selling investments linked to the Portuguese financial group.
09/04/2014
Police arrest 13 over £2.8m boiler room scam
The gang defrauded over 100 people.
09/04/2014
SEC intensifies probes of European fund managers
Questions over valuations of illiquid assets draw scrutiny as mainstream investors increasingly seek alternative investments
09/04/2014
Boies, Schiller & Flexner appoints International arbitration team head
She has been involved in hundreds of international arbitration proceedings administered by the ICC, LCIA, IDRC, ICSID and the PCA
09/03/2014
Credit Suisse Conducts Internal Probe Into Alleged Trader Misconduct
Her boss, a managing director who runs the London desk, also went on leave this summer in connection with the probe, they said.
09/03/2014
Basel III deposit challenge looms over Islamic banks
A general view shows the tower of the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel September 14, 2010.
09/03/2014
Jailed former Leeds Utd boss “100% confident” PwC report will set him free
GFH Capital, a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House, launched legal action against Haigh, soon after his arrest when he arrived at the company’s Dubai office on the premise of discussing a new job.