01/09/2018
Tilney shuns all but 30 funds after shake-up
He said a portfolio of 30 funds offers exposure to a very wide range of underlying stocks, and therefore a diversified exposure.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/09/2018
EU Snubbed: Denmark goes cold on joining bloc’s banking union
Banks in Denmark are becoming increasingly sceptical about the benefits of joining the European Union’s banking union.
01/09/2018
ABN Wants Charge Over London Flat To Fulfill $13.7M Claim
ABN’s application for a charge over the property owned by Palmetto Investments Ltd. will be heard by a court official on Feb. 13
01/09/2018
Taxing times ahead for the UK: how to advise clients
The Finance Act implemented changes to the UK tax domicile rules and introduced inheritance tax on the shares of overseas companies which own UK residential property from 6 April 2017.
01/08/2018
French corporate deals reach highest value for a decade
Macron’s pro-business policies lead to rise in optimism among chief executives
01/08/2018
Chase de Vere plans launch of discretionary model portfolio service
On the back of client demand
01/08/2018
PTL launches service to offer asset manager value for money assessments
PTL managing director Richard Butcher explained the analysis would use cost data and evidence relating to control frameworks.
01/08/2018
FCA fines former RBS trader over LIBOR
The purpose of these wash trades was to make or facilitate brokerage payments to two firms of brokers in recognition of his receipt of personal hospitality.
01/08/2018
Five years of foundations in Guernsey
Foundations registered in Guernsey are nearing 100 in the five years since the island’s Foundations Law came into effect.
01/05/2018
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
European Commission report on the functioning of the European ODR platform
01/05/2018
Citi fined $70m for failing to address AML shortcomings
“Citi is committed to taking all necessary and appropriate steps to remedy the concerns identified by the OCC,” a spokesman said.
01/05/2018
C.Suisse to move staff out of one of its Canary Wharf offices
The bank may then try to sublease the smaller property until the lease ends in 2024
01/05/2018
Cypriot Court Orders Freeze of $820 Million In Assets Held By Ukrainian Billionaire
Raga claims it received only $100 million up front for the sale and nothing since.
01/05/2018
Robeco Groep N.V. changes its name into ORIX Corporation Europe N.V.
Positioning ORIX Corporation Europe N.V. as a strategic business hub in Europe, ORIX group aims to seek new business opportunities.
01/04/2018
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
FCA updated consumer warning: binary options
01/04/2018
Deutsche Bank faces new 740m-euro claim
"Deutsche Bank intervened significantly in Postbank's business and took over control"
01/04/2018
Deutsche Bank minimum capital requirements increased by European Central Bank
The ECB's decision came as part of its annual supervisory review and evaluation process, in which the central bank judges how well individual banks are dealing with risks.
01/04/2018
Mifid II is just a part of the shift in asset management
Regulation has increased significantly since the financial crisis, and the cost implications of Mifid II are one of many considerations asset managers of all sizes have been taking into account for some time.
01/03/2018
Ex-UBS trader challenges FCA ban over Libor-rigging
‘His participation was not only permissible but mandated, sanctioned by the words and conduct of his senior managers and the policy of the bank.’
01/03/2018
Google's `Dutch Sandwich' shielded $24.5 billion from tax in 2016
The amount of money Google moved through this tax structure in 2016 was 7 per cent higher than the year before