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 FCA has stipulated that it would not expect a conversion to take place unless the cost was either the same or less
01/24/2014
There is no doubt that the purchase of Property Finance and Zwitserleven was a poisonous cocktail which ultimately led to the bank's downfall
01/24/2014
Leading law firm launches new Operational Intelligence Group
Operational Intelligence Group set up in anticipation of more global risk and regulatory changes
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.
01/24/2014
Kleyr Grasso managing partner Marc Kleyr said the hire was in line with the firm’s plans to develop its corporate finance practice.
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.
01/23/2014
Standard Bank and its senior management have co-operated with the FCA investigation and have taken significant steps at significant cost towards remediating the issues identified, including seeking advice and assistance from external consultants.
01/23/2014
It could also rise by another £30m before the end of the current financial year to cover any additional deficit
01/22/2014
Over 80% Of Fund Managers Have Yet To Seek AIFMD Authorization - RESEARCH
The latest BNY Mellon survey – conducted in conjunction with global business consulting firm FTI Consulting
01/22/2014
Vatican monsignor arrested for money laundering
A Vatican monsignor already on trial for allegedly plotting to smuggle 20 million euros
01/22/2014
Barclays VP returns to Tods Murrays as head of real estate
He is a specialist in leveraged transactions, real estate finance and syndicated lending and maintains a practice in securitisation and other innovative financing techniques.
01/21/2014
44% of advisers want platforms to bulk switch to clean share classes - RESEARCH
Nearly 50% of the UK's adviser community wants platforms to carry out bulk switches to clean share classes for their clients, research from FundsNetwork has discovered.
01/21/2014
IBA’s new surveillance methodology has been designed to adjust to changing market conditions and it will employ sophisticated analytical tools to operate the benchmark price setting process with transparency.
01/21/2014
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Monday urged financiers to use their knowledge to improve international rules aimed at preventing future financial crises.
01/21/2014
Intesa, Italy's biggest retail bank, denied in a statement any allegations of wrongdoing and said it was fully cooperating with judicial authorities.
01/21/2014
A Russian banker and his Lithuanian business partner can be extradited from Britain to Lithuania in connection with the collapse of the Baltic country's fifth-largest bank
01/20/2014
Global law firm leads global M&A legal advisor league tables for fourth consecutive year
In addition the firm retained its number one ranking in the United Kingdom and its fourth position ranking in the Americas, while the firm rose up the ranks to first place in Europe, up from second in 2012.