10/11/2012
FSA bans and fines ex-director of sub-prime lender £100k
Welcome accounted for around 90 per cent of Cattles’ revenue.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/11/2012
UBS Executive Probing Adoboli Trades Ignored Co-Workers
Prosecutors say Adoboli, who is on trial for fraud and false accounting tied to the trading loss
10/11/2012
Shearman & Sterling Strengthens UK Derivatives and Structured Products Capabilities
He joins the firm from Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, where he was a partner in the Banking & Capital Markets group.
10/11/2012
Addleshaw Goddard hires former Barclays counsel
He will join Addleshaw Goddard’s business support and restructuring team in London as a partner.
10/11/2012
Top personal income tax rates increase in 2012: KPMG
Even prior to the rate reduction, the UK drops from 4th highest to 5th highest in the EU
10/11/2012
Tax havens and tax hells
KPMG's latest Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey covers 114 countries and finds 10 countries that charge no personal income tax at all.
10/10/2012
Police bust wine merchants for tax evasion
Three officials for the Italian customs agency in Naples and Bari are also being probed.
10/09/2012
Libor-rigging bankers should be jailed, survey finds
Almost 90pc of people in the UK believe bankers who commit fraud or manipulate markets such as Libor should be jailed
10/09/2012
Standard latest provider to facilitate fund-based CC against FSA guidance
Standard Life is the latest provider to unveil a consultancy charging structure that includes options currently not permitted under FSA guidance.
10/09/2012
Global law firm announces raft of leadership changes
The Firm has dramatically improved its rankings across a range of global geographic markets, practices and industry areas and in respected, client-based surveys, including Corporate Board Member magazine, BTI Consulting, mergermarket and others.
10/08/2012
Govt to step up 'ruthless pursuit' of tax avoiders
"We are the party for low taxes for the many, not of no taxes for the few."
10/08/2012
UBS trader discussed "slush account" with Adoboli
Adoboli, 32, was arrested on September 15, 2011, and has pleaded not guilty to two charges of fraud and two of false accounting.
10/08/2012
Jones Day recruits Paris derivatives heavyweight as Euro push continues
The hires comes amid an expansive period for Jones Day’s European practice.
10/08/2012
Freshfields and Linklaters take the lead as Barclays buys ING Direct UK
The team was led by co-head of the firm’s international asset management group Matthew Cosans and Claire Wills, head of the firm’s retail sector group.
10/07/2012
My tax gift to Middle England: Osborne pledges NO mansion tax, NO wealth tax and FREEZE on council tax
Chancellor George Osborne announced the tax breaks
10/07/2012
European parliament to make Libor-rigging criminal offence
European Parliament will widen scope of its market abuse rules
10/07/2012
Subtle shift signals 'profound change' in bank regulation
Major policy proposals from Britain’s banking regulators
10/07/2012
Solvency II delays 'are a major worry’
Delays to the introduction of controversial new capital rules for Europe’s insurers
10/06/2012
Germany to negotiate deal with Singapore against tax evasion
Germany will start talks with Singapore next week on a deal to prevent its citizens from evading taxes
10/04/2012
Dutch Justice department examines Rabobank's role in Libor - report
The Dutch agricultural cooperative bank was accused in September 2011 by some U.S. investors