11/14/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
FCA consultation paper on regulatory fees and levies
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/14/2017
BNP Paribas Asset Management Creates New Investment Group
Within quantitative management, MAQS also benefits from a long-standing relationship with BNP Paribas’s Global Markets division, a partnership that will be strengthened within the new MAQS division.
11/14/2017
UBS Chief Urges Central Banks to Embrace Cryptocurrencies
But unwilling to take big crypto bets.
11/14/2017
British expats who lost €20 million rage at ‘unauthorised’ pension deals
Continental Wealth Management went under in September, leaving around 300 furious Brits out of pocket
11/14/2017
Dutch central bank eyes bonus payments for trading houses
The Dutch central bank had interpreted the regulations of the European authority too broadly.
11/14/2017
Game-changing ID Register goes from strength to strength with advice from Carey Olsen
Director of The ID Register, Tim Andrews, said: “The ID Register has doubled in size in less than 12 months by attracting clients from across the world – a great success story for Guernsey,”.
11/14/2017
FIDO Alliance Launches European Working Group To Expand Use Of Authentication Standards
Organisation to help companies meet emerging regulations and growing requirements for simpler, stronger user authentication
11/14/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
MiFID II/MiFIR: updated ESMA Q&As
11/14/2017
Consumer warning about the risks of investing in cryptocurrency CFDs
Cryptocurrency is a virtual currency that is not issued or backed by a central bank or government.
11/14/2017
Effective compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation – a state of mind
It is even less helpful when the subject matter is as technical as market abuse.
11/14/2017
Malta positions itself as new centre for Islamic finance in EU
FInanceMalta, a public-private initiative set up to promote Malta as an international financial centre, in its “Islamic Finance Sector Guide 2016” names a number of opportunities for the launch of Malta-based Islamic banking institutions and S
11/14/2017
Here is how Oman and Ireland are upgrading trade and technology ties
She noted that currently there is a lot of cooperation between the two countries.
11/14/2017
STM chief executive released from bail, shares resume trading
A second unnamed STM employee arrested with Kentish has also been released from bail without charge.
11/13/2017
Leading offshore law firm acts In Dutch transaction
DIFC based investment advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
11/13/2017
MiFID II research rules concern bond managers
Another part of the rules will enhance pre- and post-trade reporting requirements.
11/13/2017
Directors Hit With 15-Year Ban Over $233K 'Bank Scam'
The directors persuaded a U.S. investor to pay €200,000 into a bank account held in Liechtenstein.
11/13/2017
Five jailed for £100m tax scheme scam exploiting celebrities
The scheme was led by 55-year old Michael Richards, an environmental scientist and Cambridge graduate.
11/13/2017
Regulator drops Mifid II research shock on sales forces
‘Simply because it’s coming out of the front office doesn’t mean it’s immediately out of scope,’ Rosenman said.
11/13/2017
MPs urged to pass funds to help those hit by banking crisis
The minister said that the government also proposes utilising specific assets that would add even greater value to the fund.
11/13/2017
NY state regulator fines Credit Suisse $135 mln over forex practices
The agreement is the latest in a string of global regulatory settlements with big Wall Street banks over forex trading practices.