06/02/2013
EU watchdog says short-selling rules need changing
However, ESMA is advising the European Commission to consider adjusting a number of aspects in the regulation that do not alter its main elements,
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/31/2013
UBS France put under formal investigation -judicial source
UBS France is being investigated by the French judiciary on whether it offered potential French clients investments that were allegedly designed to evade taxes.
05/30/2013
Eversheds overhauls sector focus with leaders named for four new indust
The overhaul, which comes after chief executive Bryan Hughes last summer set out the firm's new three-year strategy, has seen the creation of four new sectors – propcos; public sector; consumer; and diversified industrials – and has invol
05/30/2013
DAC Beachcroft strengthens Madrid office with regulatory hire
DAC Beachcroft has bolstered its Madrid partnership with the hire of Ruth Duque
05/28/2013
Ashurst adds to non-exec trend as ex-UBS and CBA duo join boards
A move that demonstrates the slow but increasing trend for City law firms to bring in non-executive directors to provide outside experience
05/27/2013
Withers/Speechly merger: Why the tie-up talks unravelled
Withers was considerably further ahead than Speechly Bircham in its international investment
05/27/2013
Watchdog says Libor Still Exposed to Manipulation
Global banks stand accused of manipulating the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, a scandal that has ensnared at least 16 financial institutions
05/26/2013
European Commission To Open Investment Talks With China
An EU-China investment agreement will help deepen our ties and sends the signal that we are firmly committed to building a strong partnership
05/26/2013
Liechtenstein's Economic Crime Unit Boasts Results
Bilateral cooperation between Liechtenstein and other FIUs has been strengthened in a targeted manner
05/26/2013
OECD monitor criticises Norway wealth fund on ethical investment policy
The fund was not doing enough to protect against human rights breaches
05/26/2013
FSA fines Prudential £30 million and censures CEO for failing to inform regulator of 2010 acquisition plans
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined companies in the Prudential Group (Prudential)
05/25/2013
FSB halts possible bid by Old Mutual to sidestep commission regulations
The FSB says the registrar of long-term insurance has directed Old Mutual to submit a plan detailing the action that it will take to comply
05/24/2013
HSBC’s Flint apology over money laundering scandal
HSBC chairman Douglas Flint publicly apologised to shareholders yesterday for the bank’s failings after it was fined £1.3 billion in December
05/23/2013
Bank chief probed over secret deals
Austrian executive allegedly used Hong Kong firm to buy Singapore flats
05/22/2013
Little Fine for JP Morgan, Big Fish for UK Watchdog
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined J.P. Morgan International Bank Limited (JPMIB) £3,076,200 for systems and controls failings relating to its provision of retail investment advice and portfolio investment services.
05/22/2013
Speechlys pledges third European office opening after Withers talks collapse
We intend to open a third office in a major European location
05/22/2013
Withers and Speechly Bircham call off merger after top-level talks
our strategy of developing our well-established commercial and private wealth practices in an increasingly international context
05/22/2013
SJ Berwin loses finance director to FFW
He will start work at FFW next week
05/21/2013
Linklaters City finance partner quits
Linklaters finance partner Chris Howard is set to leave the magic circle firm to join the London arm of Sullivan & Cromwell.
05/21/2013
Bonelli names new joint managing partners in top-level overhaul
Slaughter and May ally Bonelli Erede Pappalardo has appointed a new management team as part of a wider governance overhaul