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The choice facing Europeans

Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the official dinner of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Berlin, Germany

Central banks are facing difficult decisions

The significantly increased energy prices resulting from the war in the Persian Gulf make it difficult for economists to provide a clear assessment of inflation trends.

Blevins Franks rolls out referral service for UK advisers with expat clients

European Client Solutions enables UK advisers to introduce clients to Blevins Franks’ locally based cross-border specialists

Clifford Chance advises Banco Santander and Arkéa Asset Management on €240 million refinancing of Quaero Capital water platform

In addition to refinancing existing assets, the financing includes a facility to support future investments across the portfolio and the continued development of its underlying businesses.

Final reckoning for the state pension triple lock?

Mechanism introduced in 2010 to safeguard pensioners is facing increased scrutiny due to ‘ever-increasing cost’

Withers family partner Suzanne Todd takes up presidency of IAFL

She will serve as President for 12 months, and hand over to her successor at the close of the Annual Meeting in Mumbai in September 2027.

UniCredit obtains ECB authorization on Danish Compromise

The authorization strengthens UniCredit's capital position by an estimated benefit of approximately +52bps to the CET1 ratio

SEC proposes rule change for transfer agents

This proposal is another important step in Chairman Atkins’ efforts to advance our regulatory framework for the modern era.

November 2026 TARGET Services releases confirmed with deployment shifted to 28 November 2026

The Eurosystem has assessed the impact of the SWIFT decision on its market infrastructures and on key stakeholders, in close collaboration with European market participants.

Can synthetic securitisation support economic growth?

These packages are split into segments or tranches, with different risk profiles paying different yields.

Three jailed for £70m pension fraud targeting 3,000 investors

All three have also been disqualified from acting as company directors for 10 years.

Osborne Clarke builds on European expansion with Luxembourg, Frankfurt office openings

Firm adds five partners from firms including Ogier, CMS and White & Case to spearhead office launches

The UK FCA's Non-Financial Misconduct Rule Is Here – and All Financial Services Firms are in the Crosshairs

The rule does not extend to discrimination or victimisation as independent grounds, though sexual harassment falls within its scope as a form of harassment.

New FATF report finds underground banking and hawala are key channels for professional money launderers

The FATF also warns of an increasing involvement of lawyers, accountants, auditors, notaries, corporate formation agents, financial consultants, real estate agents, and casinos and junket operators in facilitating such schemes.

The institutional form of independent central banks: from history to contemporary challenges - speech by Andrew Bailey

Given at LSE TRIUM Anniversary Conference

Citibank’s London unit fined £4.7m for breaching Russia sanctions

This included processing payments for designated Russian banks Alfa-Bank JSC, PJSC Gazprombank and Credit Bank of Moscow.

KPMG warned Guggenheim unit over deficiencies in internal controls

The assessment, which came after a whistleblower flagged up concerns about the unit’s accounting practices, highlights how the troubles at Walter’s businesses extend beyond his insurance holdings.

FCA decides to ban and fine Daniel Thomas over unauthorised pension transfer advice

The FCA will take no action against him until the Tribunal reaches its decision, which will be published on its website.

FCA urges young adults to check for unclaimed Child Trust Funds

Figures from HMRC show that 760,000 matured Child Trust Funds, worth an average of £2,000 each, remain unclaimed.

BoE faces mandate to accelerate digital assets adoption

The BoE has also faced criticisms for fintech startups and digitally native financial services participants for moving too slowly in its supervision of digital assets service providers.

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