04/09/2014
WMA claims victory as EU scraps share trade restrictions
The amendments secured include the removal of the requirement
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/09/2014
The Impact of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations on Wealth Management 2013-2017 - AML Spending to Grow to $8+ Billion
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2020 Foresight Report: The Impact of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations on Wealth Management" report to their offering.
04/09/2014
Fitschen Says Bankers Face ‘Beating’ to Fight Regulation
German bankers will face criticism as they oppose regulation they consider to be detrimental to banks and their clients
04/09/2014
Global Growth Threatened in $693 Trillion Derivatives Review
Global regulators’ failure to align efforts to reform the $693 trillion derivatives market threatens to undermine economic growth, according to the International Swaps & Derivatives Association.
04/09/2014
European Banks Brace for Capital Hit
New Rules Reduce Capital Buffers in Short Term
04/08/2014
Broker says messages with UBS banker were 'misleading'
U.K. prosecutors have charged nine people with criminal misconduct in relation to the scandal.
04/08/2014
Magic circle law firm has announced the election of 21 new partners
Magic circle law firm yesterday unveiled its latest round of promotions, making up seven new London partners among the 21 lawyers named.
04/08/2014
Former Barclays chief Diamond spared court appearance as bank settles Libor test case with care home
Guardian claimed Barclays had mis-sold it complex insurance
04/08/2014
Lawyers need to be kinder to their own wealth
Many of the larger wealth managers on our panel have dedicated teams
04/08/2014
Regulation and the Evolving European Institutional Landscape
Rising to the challenge of solutions-driven investing
04/08/2014
Britain's banks pay out $1 billion for swaps mis-selling
The products were designed to protect smaller companies
04/08/2014
Banks behind schedule on swap scandal compensation
Financial Conduct Authority says banks are not compensating small businesses as fast as expected
04/08/2014
UK banks pay out 600m pounds for mis-selling, FCA says
Britain’s biggest banks have so far paid around 600m pounds for mis-selling interest rate hedging products, according to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority .
04/07/2014
More pain lies ahead for British banks
Banks must reconcile the demands of investors, regulators and customers, says KPMG
04/07/2014
World's Largest Investors Engage Stock Exchanges on Sustainability Reporting Standard for Companies
Sustainability advocacy group Ceres, in collaboration with BlackRock and other major institutional investors across the globe, announced an initiative to engage global stock exchanges, via the World Federation of Exchanges, on a uniform standard for susta
04/07/2014
British millionaire gold dealer shot twice in head as he arrived at Spanish villa
Spanish police are seeking a blonde Eastern European in her twenties, believed to be his former lover.
04/07/2014
UK financial watchdog says 73 pct of advisers fail to come clean on costs
Too many advisory firms are not being clear with consumers on how much advice costs, the type of service they offer and what on-going services they provide.
04/07/2014
Macfarlanes Announces Nine New Partners and Four Senior Counsel
The nine new partners work across a total of seven different areas of the practice: M&A, Derivatives & Trading, Funds, Litigation, Private Client, Tax, Financial Services and Regulation.
04/07/2014
The Next Phase of EMIR is Coming Soon - Are You Ready? By: Diven Chatrath
The EMIR reporting start date of 12th February 2014 has now passed
04/07/2014
Bank CEO shot dead in the underground garage
He is a fund manager who has been embroiled in a dispute with the Liechtenstein government and Bank Frick for many years, Switzerland’s Radio 1 said