12/11/2018
Milestone for insurers as they come under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
The extension of the SM&CR will ensure that all staff understand who has ultimate and overall responsibility.
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12/11/2018
ECB supervision at 5: challenges, opportunities and wishes
Speech by Ignazio Angeloni, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, London 10 December 2018
12/11/2018
Top EU court gives all-clear for ECB bond-buying
While the judgement is a relief for the ECB, it is economically almost moot as the 2.6-trillion euro scheme is set to end this month.
12/10/2018
BoE speech on setting standards
At the Bank, we have been exploring how new sources of data can deepen our understanding of the economy and financial sector to further our mission.
12/10/2018
The United Kingdom's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
The UK is the largest financial services provider in the world.
12/10/2018
UK Serious Fraud Office ends first deferred prosecution agreement with a South African bank
The DPA required Standard Bank to pay fines and disgorgement totaling almost $26 million, pay an additional $6 million to compensate the government of Tanzania, and hire an external compliance consultant.
12/10/2018
The Cayman Islands: An Extender of Value to the UK
Cayman Finance submission to the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee ‘Future of the UK Overseas Territories Inquiry’
12/10/2018
MIFID II: ESMA Issues latest double volume Cap Data
The instruments for which caps already existed from previous periods will continue to be suspended.
12/10/2018
Government proposes substance tests for offshore businesses
The new legislation comes in response to the threat of a blacklisting by the European Union as part of the EU’s process of assessing whether countries are deemed cooperative or uncooperative in tax matters.
12/10/2018
Two British Banks Ensnared in Huawei Dispute
HSBC, Standard Chartered said to be among institutions potentially misled by the Chinese company
12/10/2018
Investment scheme fraudster pleads guilty
The hearing was adjourned till 7 January 2019.
12/10/2018
Fraudster only invested £8,000 of the £3million handed over to him
The father of three blew more than £1million on his children’s private education, property, cars and exotic holidays.
12/10/2018
Investors Worry About U.K. Auditors’ Contributions to U.S. Audits
U.K. accounting firms whose performance has been harshly criticized do significant work on the audits of many American companies ] m m m mm
12/09/2018
UK judge to rule on extradition of Vijay Mallya, the Indian tycoon nicknamed ‘King of Good Times’
The Indian authorities have been seeking Mallya’s extradition after financial investigators accused him of siphoning off millions from the loans to buy properties overseas.
12/07/2018
Police raids were not the fault of Deutsche Bank management, CFO says
Deutsche Bank offices were raided by German police last week.
12/07/2018
PIMFA calls for suspension of the PRIIPs regime in the interests of investor understanding
It also signals a wider recognition that piecemeal amendments of the type proposed by the ESAs are not the way forward.
12/07/2018
Expat pensions could be frozen post-Brexit
This scenario would result in about 470,000 UK nationals living in the EU having their pensions frozen, until individual reciprocal deals are stuck with individual EU member states.
12/07/2018
Post MiFID II ETF data shows record European trading volumes and liquidity
The combined visible ETF trading on and off exchanges – reporting on the latter being mandated by MiFID II – has quadrupled between 2017 and 2018.
12/07/2018
Victims to hit out at Malta’s ‘shameful’ financial services
Ominous countdown to send emails to millions of investors warning them to avoid the Mediterranean island
12/07/2018
Eversheds Sutherland Expands European Presence
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