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.
01/20/2014
Investment firm Barings Asset Management has lost its first global general counsel Sandie Okoro to HSBC Asset Management.
01/20/2014
DWF has been shortlisted for 'Large Law Firm of the Year' in the Manchester Legal Awards 2014 following a phenomenal growth period during which the firm has significantly outperformed the market delivering strong financial results
01/20/2014
The Steering Committee of the Vienna 2 Initiative met on January 13, 2014 in Vienna to discuss the Initiative’s priorities for 2014.
01/20/2014
Mayfair law firm expands Private Client Department
She brings a wealth of experience to the Mayfair law firm, which is historically known for its private client and family work, and will be advising clients on inheritance tax planning and drafting wills as well as the administration of estates, and trusts
01/20/2014
Baker & McKenzie LLP is planning to build another back office to handle document processing and more complex support services,
01/20/2014
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01/17/2014
It comes after regulations were introduced last year to ban commissions paid by fund providers to advisers.
01/16/2014
XXIV Old Buildings hires Withers Litigation Partner
International commercial and chancery set, XXIV Old Buildings is delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Medder as Chambers’ Director.
01/16/2014
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP strengthens London office with heavyweight lateral hire
She has joined RK&O from the prominent Central European law firm Schoenherr, where she was a banking and finance partner.
01/16/2014
European Parliament and Council of Ministers reach informal agreement on rules to regulate financial markets and curb high-frequency trading.
01/16/2014
News of the stepping-up of the investigation came on the day Deutsche Bank suspended several currency traders in New York as part of an internal probe into the alleged scandal which is now being investigated by a host of global regulators.
01/16/2014
Regulatory consultancy BDO is warning the FCA is set to place a greater burden on regulated firms through increased data collection.
01/15/2014
Barclays Traders Said to Face U.K. Fraud Office Libor Interviews
Several former Barclays Plc traders suspected of involvement in Libor manipulation were ordered to report to U.K. fraud prosecutors for interviews.
01/15/2014
The FCA and City of London Police have arrested three individuals as part of an investigation into a boiler room scam.