01/30/2014
Regulators’ failure to consider “the bigger picture” has driven institutional investors into risk imbalances, according to Michael Schmidt, managing director at Union Investment.
01/30/2014
Merger talks between Shakespeares and Davenport Lyons have broken down, leaving Davenport Lyons on the market for a potential deal, sources suggest.
01/30/2014
The UK government's Solicitor General, Oliver Heald, also said in a statement that the SFO needs the extra cash to investigate inquiries made about the money Barclays raised through Qatar and, separately into Rolls Royce corruption allegations.
01/30/2014
Graiseley Properties brought a claim against Barclays for rescission of two derivative contracts, linked to LIBOR, which it had entered into in conjunction with a loan facility, on the grounds that they had been unsuitable in the circumstances.
01/29/2014
Crabtree joins from Taylor Wessing and advises on insurance and reinsurance claims and coverage disputes, often with an international element, in arbitration and litigation.
01/28/2014
The book was subscribed by investors from Europe, Asia, and Russia following a roadshow in Moscow, Zurich, Geneva, Frankfurt, and London.
01/27/2014
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has warned senior bankers that conduct costs related to past misbehaviour have become the most pressing issue for the industry
01/25/2014
The lawyer, based in Amsterdam, said he’s acting on behalf of a foundation representing several investors in Rabobank debt securities and “others who feel victimized by the bank and have suffered damages.”
01/24/2014
The paper does not bear an author’s name but five financial industry and government sources told NEWS.GNOM.ES that Germany and France, together with Italy, were behind it.
01/24/2014
A former Morgan Stanley employee, burdened by gambling debts and fearing for his job, killed his wife 'in a fit of rage' last July, London police said after he was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.
01/23/2014
The regulator, long criticised for being too soft on market abuse, has pushed financial crime to the top of its agenda amid public outrage at a string of bank scandals, ranging from mis-selling to benchmark fixing, five years after taxpayers were forced t
01/23/2014
The Institute for the Works of Religion, or IOR, as it is officially called, has been prone to scandals for decades and now sees restoring public trust as paramount.