05/04/2018
Under the second iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), the manager has to set client objectives and subsequently build a portfolio, proving they had met them, she explained.
05/03/2018
The ESMA liquidity assessment for bonds is based on a quarterly assessment of quantitative liquidity criteria
05/03/2018
Speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive at the FCA, delivered at a New City Agenda event, Portcullis House, Westminster, London.
05/03/2018
The acquisition of Algonquin accelerates the growth of Schroders’ Real Estate business and complements its existing capabilities and expertise.
05/02/2018
The asset management industry could be looking for more than 400 new directors, but are the skills there or will the directorships be filled by a select few?
05/02/2018
It means places like the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands will be required to introduce a register revealing the beneficial owners of assets held in the jurisdiction.
05/02/2018
He claims this is because he blew the whistle on a number of failings at the bank – which put senior managers’ noses out of joint – and is now suing the bank for £13 million.
05/02/2018
The index is compiled by market researcher Acritas, based on data from Sharplegal which interviewed 295 senior legal counsel on their law firms of choice.
05/02/2018
The suit aims to recover alleged debts left behind by Abramovich's now-defunct Runicom trading firm, which was based in Switzerland until its bankruptcy in 2003.
05/01/2018
The newly created company offers international specialisms covering South Korea, Italy and Germany and its combined turnover of £12 million plus will propel it into the Top 200 law firms.
05/01/2018
Striking off would clear such entities - and those which do not declare an owner - off the national register, forcing them to shut down.
05/01/2018
“The speed with which the UK Government has intervened on this issue demonstrates the value of our close co-operation and our centuries of shared heritage.”
05/01/2018
This has ensured that the most adequate, accurate and current information is able to be exchanged quickly with the relevant law enforcement and tax authorities, in pursuit of the worldwide fight against financial crime.
05/01/2018
Finland has woken up to the difficulties created by the flexible world of employment and the inability of pension regulation to ensure suitable provision for the self-employed
05/01/2018
Both CARICOM and the OECS have lambasted the UK for being ‘discriminatory’ to their British territories.
04/30/2018
Ministers try to broker deal to avoid defeat in parliament
04/30/2018
Going forward, the current leadership has proposed changes that would eliminate a three-person board of auditors.
04/30/2018
The proposals would apply to all limited partnerships in the UK.
04/30/2018
The finalised version of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Guidance, approved by the Treasury, offers additional information on when the defence may apply.
04/30/2018
New proposed EC Regulation would impose transparency obligations vis-à-vis business users and introduces collective redress.