07/01/2019
Consortium bids £6bn for Alton Towers owner Merlin
Legoland, London Eye and Madame Tussauds will be taken over by group led by Lego owners
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/01/2019
Change of rules in state pension could lead MILLIONS of bereaved to poverty
MILLIONS of bereaved pensioners could be left facing poverty because of a little-known state pension rule.
07/01/2019
StanChart, HSBC focus more on European Union to help clients
The loss of some EU market access for British financial firms resulting from Brexit means many large companies that have traditionally run all their European finances from London, now need a bank that can help them operate between multiple hubs.
07/01/2019
BIS to set up Innovation Hub for central banks
The role of the Hub will be to identify and develop in-depth insights into critical trends in technology
07/01/2019
Jeremy Hunt could refuse to pay part of UK’s £39bn Brexit bill
Hunt added, “We will know by the beginning of October if it’s going to be possible to negotiate a deal that we are going to be able to get through the House of Commons.
07/01/2019
Time to ignite all engines, BIS says in its Annual Economic Report
In its flagship economic report, the BIS calls for a better balance between monetary policy, structural reforms, fiscal policy and macroprudential measures.
07/01/2019
G20 summit - Merian Global Investors fund managers' commentary
Global markets have immediately reacted positively to the signs of thawing in the relationship, with emerging markets and cyclical stocks the principal beneficiaries.
06/30/2019
Switzerland-EU partnership row facing deadline
Switzerland, last week announced a "protective" plan — set to take effect on Monday — that would bar EU exchanges from trading in certain Swiss shares.
06/28/2019
EU ‘welcomes’ economic substance amendment
The Economic Substance Amendment Act 2019 was tabled and passed by MPs last Friday and senators followed suit yesterday.
06/28/2019
Britain's investment funds face scrutiny as Bank of England's Carney blasts liquidity 'lie'
"These funds are built on a lie which is that you can have daily liquidity for assets that fundamentally aren't liquid," he said.
06/28/2019
Treasury Committee would 'support' further regulation of fund buy lists
Hargreaves Lansdown's Wealth 50 under the spotlight
06/28/2019
FCA launches review of the Credit Information Market
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a market study to examine how the credit information market operates and the impact it has on consumers.
06/28/2019
Ex-UBS executive and her friend jailed for insider trading
Fabiana Abdel-Malek and Walid Anis Choucair were each convicted over the course of the past three days of insider dealing following an eleven week trial brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) at Southwark Crown Court.
06/28/2019
Supreme Court rules on tax residence of holding company
The regional tax court ruled in favor of the tax authorities and the taxpayer appealed the decision to the Supreme Court on various grounds
06/28/2019
Another European fund manager runs into concerns over liquidity
H2O’s sideline in lending to smaller businesses has alarmed investors
06/28/2019
European regulators urged to remove transaction-level reporting for ETDs under EMIR
FIA has said firms should be required to submit position reports for ETDs under EMIR, rather than transaction-level details.
06/28/2019
Why diverse markets need diverse talent - speech by Andrew Hauser
Given at Next Step FX: Promoting Career Opportunities for Women in Foreign Exchange, London on 27 June 2019.
06/28/2019
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06/28/2019
Switzerland to Tighten its Anti-Money Laundering Rules
The proposed policy update follows the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, a global anti-money laundering watchdog.
06/28/2019
The German Tax-Dodge Probe That’s Roiling Banks
The trades exploited an interpretation of the tax code that appeared, at the time, to let multiple people claim ownership of the same shares of stock and—crucially—the right to a refund of taxes withheld from dividends.