04/17/2014
European lawmakers have finally signed off on new laws to make it easier to shut problem banks after long wrangling over rules for an industry blamed for triggering the worst economic slump in a generation.
04/17/2014
It was during that period that rumors of an impending haircut on Cypriot deposits were spreading like wildfire.
04/17/2014
Fund industry groups were largely in favour of a raft of new investor protection rules to come out of Europe this week.
04/16/2014
International law firm hires ex-Renaissance AM CEO
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has strengthened its capital markets and US corporate law practice
04/16/2014
DWF has raided Pinsent Masons for financial institutions head Stephen Miles as the firm gears up for growth across its commercial practice groups.
04/15/2014
The challenge is to find a model of trouble
04/15/2014
After all the braying about cutting bonuses being bad, it turns out many bankers quite like fixed pay
04/15/2014
High-flying fund manager spends five years dodging rail fares then coughs up £43,000 after being caught
04/15/2014
Thurleigh founder Charles MacKinnon says the decision to merge with Ingenious Asset Management was driven not by concerns over profitability but rather a long-term view on regulation.
04/15/2014
Bird & Bird promotes 11 new partners
Bird & Bird is pleased to announce the appointment of 11 new partners from across our offices and from a variety of sector groups and practices.
04/15/2014
The Court of Appeal has dismissed, on all counts, an appeal by David Banner-Eve and Asset Land L.I.
04/15/2014
The FCA Business Plan and Risk Outlook 2014 for asset managers - Eversheds
We have identified below the main themes from these publications which are relevant to our asset manager clients to enable you to better prepare for regulatory scrutiny in 2014.
04/15/2014
An award for Investment Performance was presented to Team Alpha
04/15/2014
The fund manager pay rules are a key part of a draft law
04/15/2014
Russia's No.2 bank VTB is in talks to resolve a dispute with the Bank of England over demands made on its UK business that the bank's CEO suggested could be politically motivated in the light of the West's standoff with Russia over Ukraine.
04/14/2014
SFO director challenges alleged failure to reform
David Green understood to be disputing claims he has not done enough to reform the agency since taking charge in 2012
04/14/2014
Latham & Watkins has topped The Lawyer’s annual ranking of the 30 largest international firms in the UK by revenue for the first time, with UK revenue hitting an all-time high of $210.6m.
04/14/2014
Dutch law firm relaunches in London
It will reopen its London office in the course of 2014.
04/14/2014
Linklaters has rolled out its female leadership initiative across its global offices in a bid to maintain the increase in the number of women making partner at the firm.
04/14/2014
HFW relocates senior partner to Asia to spearhead growth
Following the firm's recent round of Partner promotions, Holman Fenwick Willan today confirmed several developments in its international practice to underpin its position as market leaders for international commerce.