07/26/2022
Central bankers in seven league boots
The currency watchdogs have watched inflation for too long, and this impression is becoming more and more entrenched.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/26/2022
Investments and lending still account for most FCA action on promotions
Some of the most common breaches involved credit brokers, mortgage intermediaries and investment platforms.
07/26/2022
OneWeb merger with Eutelsat
Government statement on the planned merger of OneWeb and Eutelsat.
07/26/2022
Grant Thornton corporate finance team completes duo of deals
The sale of Asset Plus marks another deal completed in an active built environment sector for Grant Thornton’s corporate finance team.
07/26/2022
EBRD extends RSD 1.2 billion to 3Bank in Serbia
3Bank is a market leader in financing small businesses, farmers and entrepreneurs in Serbia.
07/25/2022
FSCS declares two firms facing BSPS claims in default
These are the latest firms to be declared in default following the BSPS transfer scandal, which saw hundreds of British Steel workers fall victim to unscrupulous financial advisers and lose thousands from misadvised pension transfers.
07/25/2022
Regulators must be more accountable — and not just to government
Regulators should have their decisions scrutinised, given the increase in their powers following Brexit
07/25/2022
Insolvency Service puts Greensill bosses on notice over probe
Officials have written to Lex Greensill and other former directors of the company which bore his name as they explore whether to bring disqualification proceedings against them, Sky News learns.
07/25/2022
Frenkel Topping forms Joint Venture with CFG Law
The joint venture sees CFG Law, part of the Client First Group, provide services jointly with Frenkel Topping’s independent financial advice division, under the trading name CFG Financial Services Limited.
07/25/2022
UK money laundering landscape needs less talk and more action
The result was the drafting of an economic crime bill to counter fraud and money laundering in the UK.
07/25/2022
Pilatus Bank official allowed to leave Malta despite arrest warrant, Repubblika charge
Repubblika file court action against Attorney General and Police over refusal to arrest Pilatus Bank operations supervisor after magistrate signed arrest warrants
07/25/2022
Ogier named Offshore Law Firm of the Year for the second time this month at Chambers HNW Awards
This industry recognition caps a milestone year for Ogier and its Trusts Advisory Group, which provides seamless contentious and non-contentious private client and trusts services to a global client base.
07/22/2022
European Central Bank raises interest rates for first time in 11 years
Bank surprises markets with 0.5 percentage point rise as inflation reaches 8.6% in eurozone
07/22/2022
Former Harlequin boss Ames 'lured' investors in, court hears
A company boss accused of cheating thousands of property investors out of millions of pounds ‘lured’ investors into the scam with deliberate lies, a court heard.
07/22/2022
ESMA finds NCAs' scrutiny and approval of prospectuses satisfactory
This peer review also assessed the impact of different approaches regarding scrutiny and approval by competent authorities on issuers’ ability to raise capital in the European Union.
07/22/2022
Regulatory fees have been broken since they started, advisers say
“[The FCA doesn’t] seem to be very good at picking things off before they happen.”
07/22/2022
Amendments to the PRA's approach to identifying other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs)
Consultation Paper 13/22
07/22/2022
Bill to reshape UK financial services regulation published
“The Bill includes provisions that would amend the UK Securitisation Regulation to introduce a new equivalence regime for non-UK ‘Simple, Transparent and Standardised’ securitisations,” McCaw said.
07/22/2022
Legal professional privilege tensions require caution in UK audit market
The UK government recently confirmed that it will not press ahead with plans to give the new Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) statutory powers to override audit clients’ LPP, for now at least.
07/22/2022
Baker McKenzie wins European Private Client Team of the Year at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2022
The multi-disciplined wealth management teams also advise on the best course of action for tax litigation, other litigation and dispute resolution, documentation and reporting obligations in high-value, cross-border transactions.