11/04/2018
MiFID II at the Midpoint
European Investment Managers Navigate the First Year of the New Era
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/04/2018
Worst Performers In EU Bank Stress Test Include Lloyds And Barclays
A banking partner at KPMG UK, Rob Smith, disclosed: “In a surprise set of results, UK banks have fared worse than their European counterparts as IFRS9, combined with high levels of unsecured debt, took its toll on capital.”
11/04/2018
Barclays and Lloyds fare poorly in EU bank stress tests
UK banks post unexpectedly weak results in European Banking Authority’s assessment
11/02/2018
European fund managers oppose ESG regulation
When the data was divided by job title, research analysts were the most likely to be against, with 89% of respondents against a regulatory requirement for ESG factoring.
11/02/2018
Obtaining a Jersey grant of probate: the fast-track procedure
Our legal fees for dealing with a fast-track probate application are generally between £700 - £800 excluding disbursements.
11/02/2018
Flexibility and innovation – trust legislation in Guernsey
That legislation has served the island and those using it as a platform for wealth administration very well and some of the innovations introduced then have since been adopted in other jurisdictions.
11/02/2018
Triage services could help advisers with PI cover
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has clarified how firms can provide an appropriate triage service that gives factual and generic information without stepping across the advice boundary in defined benefit (DB) transfers.
11/02/2018
Pensions: High Court confirms schemes must equalise for GMPs
Trustees should also start thinking about what action they will take once this point is clear.
11/02/2018
Realising the benefits of purposeful leadership
Speech by Jonathan Davidson, Director of Supervision – Retail and Authorisations at the FCA, delivered at the CCTA 2018 Conference, Nottingham.
11/01/2018
FCA’s costs champion calls on investors to challenge fund managers
Chris Sier, who led an FCA project to draw up fee-transparency standards for asset managers, says his next challenge is to get pension funds to ask tough questions
11/01/2018
EU needs single anti-money laundering authority, says thinktank
New regulator needs power to levy huge fines to stop stream of scandals
11/01/2018
Isle of Man sees reform of charities law
The purpose of the Bill is to bring Manx law’s definition of what is charitable and its system of regulating charities more in line with the approach taken in England and Wales following the Charities Act 2011.
11/01/2018
Channel Islands: 2018 Legal 500 rankings released
The research includes individual submissions from law firms and series of in-depth interviews with firms
11/01/2018
Appleby Guernsey Recommended by UK Guide
Appleby’s Guernsey office secured a Tier 2 ranking for its Dispute Resolution work with Partner Anthony Williams being described as a, ‘first-rate advocate’ with ‘an outstanding reputation’.
11/01/2018
ESMA issues clarifications on clearing and trading obligations ahead of 21 december 2018 deadline
From a legal perspective, neither ESMA nor competent authorities possess any formal power to dis-apply a directly applicable EU legal text or even delay the start of some of its obligations.
11/01/2018
Six Appleby Lawyers in Jersey Ranked by UK Guide
The 2018 edition of the respected Legal 500 UK Guide also highlights six Appleby lawyers as ”Leading individuals” in these key business areas, with Counsel, Jared Dann noted as a “Next generation lawyer” for his Dispute Resolution
11/01/2018
With this pre-nup I thee wed…
One increasingly common solution to this lack of clarity is a pre-nuptial agreement.
11/01/2018
Govt orders 2 firms claiming to help scam victims to close
Two linked companies that claimed to be able to recover funds for people who had lost money in alternative investments have been ordered into liquidation by the High Court.
11/01/2018
Law Firm Merges With London-Based Counterpart
Edward is a commercial and high-value residential property lawyer acting for investors, developers and builders, local authorities, government-backed agencies, professional firms and many commercial clients.
10/31/2018
Rodolfo Crespo: Eastern opportunities for financial advice
The agreement opens up export opportunities post-Brexit.