12/30/2013
The arrests are one of the biggest breakthroughs yet outside the United States in connection with a series of global bank heists, coordinated across numerous countries by cells which withdrew millions of dollars in a matter of hours.
12/29/2013
French 'millionaire's tax' gets go-ahead from Constitutional Council
The measure, introduced in line with a pledge by President Francois Hollande to make the rich do more to pull France out of crisis, has infuriated business leaders and soccer clubs, which at one point threatened to go on strike.
12/28/2013
The reality is that every case the SFO does is make or break. 2014 will be about putting the past behind us
12/26/2013
The FCA racks up a record total of £472m in fines in its first year
The total in the first year of the Financial Conduct Authority represents a 51 per cent increase on the £311.6m imposed in 2012, the last full year of the Financial Services Authority, which was itself a record.
12/25/2013
Russia accuses USA of violating bank secrecy
The U.S. authorities have violated several provisions of the Vienna Convention
12/24/2013
Booz & Company's global partners have voted overwhelmingly to approve a combination with PwC.
12/24/2013
The acquisition, which is subject to approval by the FCA, will add £1.3bn in assets to the AIM-listed group.
12/24/2013
He will take the reins from Alan Greenough, who is retiring
12/24/2013
The CRR takes effect as a directly effective piece of EU legislation, whereas the rules that it replaces were rules made by local regulators (which in the UK was the PRA) based on EU directives.
12/23/2013
Financial Conduct Authority received 117 self-reported cases of possible distortion and manipulation in a 12-month period
12/20/2013
A unit of Deutsche Bank AG will pay $6.5 million to settle civil charges stemming from "serious and operational deficiencies" uncovered by regulators in its enhanced lending program
12/20/2013
THREE more businessmen have come forward with serious allegations about the leaking of information at NAMA, as controversy surrounding the bad bank deepens.
12/19/2013
Firm fined £1.8million for "unacceptable" approach to bribery & corruption risks from overseas payments
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined JLT Specialty Limited over £1.8million for failing to have in place appropriate checks and controls to guard against the risk of bribery or corruption when making payments to overseas third parties.
12/19/2013
The Financial Conduct Authority has won a legal battle against a Canadian trading platform to enforce a £8 million fine for trading abuse.
12/19/2013
VTB Capital will organize an issue of eurobonds by Ukraine, which will be placed on the Irish Stock Exchange in favor of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin
12/19/2013
Herbert Smith Freehills confirmed today the appointments of Sonya Leydecker and Mark Rigotti as joint chief executive officers.
12/19/2013
Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner for internal markets and services, has banned his department's staff from holding any meetings with bankers
12/18/2013
The spokesman for the prosecutors' office said four people including Sevelda were targets of the investigation, which was first reported by Austria's Kronen Zeitung newspaper online earlier on Tuesday.
12/18/2013
The figures, which are compiled by Thomson Reuters, encompass all deals launched between 1 January and 16 December 2013 that involved a UK party.
12/18/2013
The Financial Conduct Authority is set to see the number of firms it regulates double in 2014.