09/24/2019
Celebrating inclusion by Victoria Cleland
Given at the House of Lords
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/24/2019
Corporate Criminal Liability and Internal Investigations – Expected Legislative Changes in Germany
The legislative proposal is being discussed extensively in legal practice and academia.
09/24/2019
Appleby Managing Partner Announced as Inspirational Leader of the Year
‘Faye truly deserves to be the Inspirational Leader of the Year for the 2019 IOM Responsible Business Awards.’
09/24/2019
CSSF grants AIFM infrastructure sub-license to IQ-EQ in Luxembourg
IQ-EQ Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. offers a full range of AIFM services and solutions including portfolio management, risk management, valuation control, Annex IV reporting, passporting and delegation control.
09/24/2019
Lloyd's reveals depth of sexual harassment culture
It follows a raft of complaints about bullying and sexism at the City institution surfaced earlier this year.
09/24/2019
Police Are Searching for Danske’s Missing Ex-Estonia CEO
Aivar Rehe, who was the chief executive officer of the Danish bank’s Estonian branch in 2006-2015, has been missing since leaving his home in greater Tallinn at about 10 a.m. local time on Monday wearing a black jogging suit, Estonian police spokesm
09/24/2019
Substance and expertise – Guernsey’s insurance mix just works
Reinsurance is a relatively recent development for us, but has grown significantly in recent years and we now have a unique and distinctive offering, based on the collateralised model.
09/24/2019
Apex Group Secures Regulatory Approval for Irish Subsidiary
Through EDB, Apex offers independent banking, depositary and custody services to institutional investors and asset managers for UCITS and alternative investment structures.
09/24/2019
Britons hit with record £5.4bn IHT bill
As a minimum, the level of the nil-rate band should be looked at again and increased in line with inflation.
09/23/2019
MFSA-FIAU joint investigation in Pilatus Bank completed and handed to police
Extensive review launched by both the MFSA and the FIAU before the US indictment of Ali Sadr Hasheminejad has been handed to the Maltese police for further investigation
09/23/2019
‘The men who plundered Europe’: bankers on trial for siphoning …60bn
A cum-ex deal, from the Latin meaning with-without, is a complex set of share transactions with the purpose of getting the state to reimburse a tax that was never paid in the first place.
09/22/2019
Ireland - Update – Beneficial Ownership Reporting Commences
The concept of beneficial ownership in the 2019 Regulations remains unchanged
09/22/2019
Boris Johnson wades into beneficial ownership register spat
In a letter to the chief minister of Guernsey
09/20/2019
Updated FSCS and BoE MoU
The Bank of England prudentially regulates and supervises financial services firms through the Prudential Regulation Authority .
09/20/2019
Asset managers wary of potential new regulatory reporting regime
Asset managers express concerns over additional regulatory reporting burdens in addition to current requirements for MiFID II and AIFMD.
09/20/2019
FCA finds research unbundling has saved equity investors £70 million under MiFID II
Industry review from UK regulator finds positive results since MiFID II implementation with no negative impact to research access for small-to-mid caps.
09/20/2019
1.3m UK expats face continued retirement and healthcare uncertainty
It's becoming increasingly obvious that, despite his protestations to the contrary, the Prime Minister simply isn't trying to get a new deal for the UK to leave the EU.
09/20/2019
MEPs call for proper implementation of anti-money laundering rules
MEPs call for better cooperation between the administrative, judicial and law enforcement authorities within the EU
09/20/2019
FCA review on MiFID II research unbundling rules
The FCA will continue to monitor both competition impacts and research coverage of SMEs following the MiFID II reforms
09/20/2019
FCA update to joint statement on opportunistic strategies in the credit derivaties market
These opportunistic strategies include, but are not limited to, what have been referred to as ‘manufactured credit events’ or ‘narrowly tailored credit events’.