06/13/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
PRA consultation on strengthening accountability in banking and insurance
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
06/13/2017
Natixis Sues Marex For $32M In UK Over Metals Receipts
The claim concerns spot purchase contracts
06/13/2017
Ogier acts for Europe's first Big Data and AI-focused fund
CybelAngel is a high-profile French cyber security start-up that specialises in using Big Data solutions to detect data leaks.
06/12/2017
Newcastle launches legal action against HMRC over tax raids
No allegations of wrongdoing have been made against the club.
06/12/2017
Shoosmiths' service to HNW individuals celebrated in prestigious family law listing
Shoosmiths is one of very few firms with a national reach in this elite list.
06/12/2017
Children's charity boss to give £282m to ex-wife's foundation after court ruling
The making of the grant will ... bring a conclusion to this incredibly hostile dispute
06/12/2017
Deutsche Bank reaches $170 million Euribor-rigging settlement
Investors accused banks of conspiring to rig Euribor and fix prices of Euribor-based derivatives from June 2005 to March 2011 to profit at their expense, in violation of U.S. antitrust law.
06/12/2017
RBS in advanced talks over £3.5bn-plus mortgage mis-selling fine
RBS and the FHFA are in detailed talks about a multibillion-pound fine that could be announced within weeks, Sky News learns.
06/12/2017
FN Legal Services Awards 2017: The Winners
Magic Circle law firms Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May both win twice at FN’s fourth annual Legal Services Awards Europe 2017.
06/11/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
EBA updated guidelines on disclosure requirements under the CRR
06/11/2017
Bank quizzes L&G over pension risk perils
L&G makes much more extensive use of these deals than most of its peers.
06/11/2017
The FCA needs to bare its enforcement teeth
UK regulator must force industry to move beyond tick-box mentality, says Peter Smith
06/09/2017
Coffin Mew Expands Brighton Office
The firm originally opened its doors in Brighton in 2015 and has since tripled in size, both in terms of office space and number of employees.
06/09/2017
EU prepares for London financial hub's departure
EU policy makers have repeatedly said that the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc lent new urgency to their cause of unlocking investments.
06/09/2017
Germany fears huge losses in massive tax scandal
It is reckoned to be the biggest tax scandal in German post-war history.
06/08/2017
Ex-HSBC Banker Scott Arrested in U.K. in American Currency Case
U.S. has accused Scott, Johnson of using inside tip on trade
06/08/2017
Nordea Wins Concessions From Swedish Government After HQ Threats
It’s our assessment that our new proposal is well balanced.
06/08/2017
The German Business Stake in Qatar
Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has emerged as a mediator in the latest Middle East crisis. For Berlin, the fortunes of leading companies are at stake.
06/08/2017
Gibson Dunn Celebrates 50 Years in Paris, Adds Five-Lawyer Team
Who served two years as managing partner of Ashurst’s Paris office and focuses on private M&A and private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts and joint ventures, among other things.
06/08/2017
Julius Baer seeks to stem fallout from FIFA corruption case
But the employee never told anyone at the bank that any account was being used as a conduit for bribes and that indeed he denied having such knowledge.