09/05/2019
Ireland's transfer pricing rules feedback statement
All changes could apply for periods beginning on or after 1 Jan 2020
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/05/2019
VP Bank (Schweiz) expands in Germany
During the course of this complex approvals process, BaFin verifies that the bank complies with all relevant German consumer protection provisions and money laundering regulations.
09/04/2019
Aegon aware of 426 faults before Cofunds migration
While the firm believed it could remedy minor issues like page layouts rapidly after the migration, other areas like the inability to run electronic illustrations were always going to be more significant.
09/04/2019
Private antitrust litigation in Germany
Private antitrust litigation also has a long tradition in Germany in relation to competition law grounds being used to challenge or defend the validity of contracts in civil law cases.
09/04/2019
UK’s top law firms boost average partner pay to £750,000
Other top performers include transatlantic giant DLA Piper with pep of just under £1.4m, City firm Travers Smith with pep of £1.2m and leading litigation firm Mishcon de Reya with pep of £1m.
09/04/2019
Court Of Appeal Hands Down Key Judgement Clarifying The Law On Rectification
The judgment will likely be of interest to employers and trustees who are considering applying to court to rectify mistakes in the legal documentation of their pension scheme.
09/04/2019
Fugitive Jeweler Gets 5 Years in U.K. Insider-Trading Case
He was sentenced in his absence after he absconded from justice during his trial for money laundering in July 2017.
09/04/2019
FCA expectations on electoral polling and MAR
In response to questions on how the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) might apply to information obtained via electoral polling, we set out how we expect firms and individuals to handle any information that has the potential to be inside information.
09/04/2019
BSB guidance on SMCR regulatory references
The guidance has been developed with a focus on regulatory references in relation to candidates for certification functions in the banking sector.
09/04/2019
FCA expectations on new SCA rules
From 14 September 2019, new rules apply that affect the way banks or other payment services providers check that the person requesting access to their account or trying to make a payment is the person permitted to make a payment and validate specific paym
09/04/2019
Money sender fined record £7.8 million in money laundering crackdown
A business that breached money laundering regulations has been hit with a record fine by HMRC.
09/04/2019
Spending Round 2019: what you need to know
The Chancellor has delivered his Spending Round to Parliament – here's a summary of what was announced.
09/03/2019
ESMA Strengthens Liquidity Stress Tests for Investment Funds
The Guidelines will become applicable on 30 September 2020.
09/03/2019
Operational implications of a “no-deal Brexit” on SCT and SDD transactions
From the payments perspective, in case of a “no-deal Brexit”, as of 1 November 2019 the UK will have to be considered as a non-European Economic Area country like currently Andorra, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerlan
09/03/2019
State pension increases for British retirees in the EU at risk in the event of no-deal Brexit
The government will only guarantee pension increases for the next three years if Britain leaves the EU without a deal
09/03/2019
Scam alert: fraudsters exploit new online security checks with phishing attacks
New rules designed to make you safer online could be putting you at risk
09/03/2019
US official: Cyprus on right track in money laundering fight
Rep. Maxine Waters, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, says that US-Cyprus cooperation in tackling money laundering “is beginning to pay off.”
09/03/2019
Length of UK Prison Terms for Money Launderers at Record High in 2018: Report
The Sentencing Council guidelines have been tougher in part because of their emphasis on the impact that financial crimes have on victims, including any related distress, inconvenience or monetary loss.
09/03/2019
Russian court orders seizure of stake in bank in dispute with Baring Vostok
Vostochny Bank had requested the seizure of more than 334 billion shares held by a firm controlled by Baring Vostok, documents from the arbitration court of Russia’s far eastern Amur region said.
09/03/2019
Law firms ignorant of money-laundering risks
Despite this law firms were judged to be the least at risk of being a money-laundering target, in the survey of 204 senior compliance, finance and legal executives working in regulated industries including the banking, legal, property and gaming sectors.