01/17/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
CMA retail banking market investigation – Bacs undertaking on bank switching
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/16/2017
Juicy fees drive conflicts of interest in fiduciary management
The regulator has outlined a range of potential remedies available to the Competition and Markets Authority.
01/16/2017
City eyes best possible access to Europe's Single Market
The City has warned of the need for continued access to the Single Market.
01/16/2017
MiFID II – FCA application and notification user guide
The FCA has published a new webpage on applications and notifications under the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). The webpage includes a user guide, which deals with:
01/16/2017
Regulatory productivity - Deloitte
Is there an answer to the rising cost of compliance?
01/16/2017
European bank starts own probe on Shelter Afrique
The EIB takes all such allegations seriously and is currently working in close cooperation with the Shelter Afrique board on their investigation.
01/16/2017
UK Urged to Split Euro Clearing Business with European Central Bank
Shared responsibility of the market has been proposed as a way to prevent any damaging splits moving forward.
01/16/2017
Law Firm in Asian Expansion
Subject to final regulatory and administrative processes, and will also provide advice on transactions and disputes.
01/16/2017
Morning Coffee: 20-somethings who join banks in for a whole new shock. One bank excluded from earnings euphoria
The policy applies to work phones issued by Deutsche and to private phones used by employees for work purposes.
01/13/2017
HMRC approach to wealthy and mid-sized businesses
Webinar invitation
01/13/2017
UBS Human Rights Gamble Fails
The bank lodged an unusual human rights appeal nearly one year ago, part of a vigorous defense of its dealings in France after officials stepped up their pursuit of tax evasion.
01/13/2017
New company structure will lure tech start-ups to Luxembourg, says head of Ogier's corporate team
"Anyone using the new structure will still need a business licence, and will need to be trading here – it cannot be used as a holding company.
01/13/2017
Changes to Cyprus Stock Exchange settlement rules
The new Regulatory Decision was published in the official government gazette on 5 January 2017 and replaces the previous Regulatory Decision published on 18 September 2015.
01/13/2017
Statement on Takeover Panel ‘Cold-Shouldering’
‘Coldshouldering’ effectively means that no FCA-regulated entity can act for these individuals on any transaction subject to the Takeover Code.
01/13/2017
Keeping a lid on regulation is key to innovation, FCA competition director
Regulation is, almost by definition, a barrier to entry
01/13/2017
Italian associate offices drive Kennedys’ European expansion
At the start of 2016, we merged with Danish law firm Advokatfirmaet Erritzøe and announced two new associations in Norway and Sweden.
01/13/2017
Mifid II research rules befuddle managers
While there are many transformative elements of the new framework, few affect as many different market segments – and have such important economic implications – as research.
01/13/2017
Ex-adviser hit with jail sentence for £4m investment fraud
The client would then make a return by “flipping” the property ahead of when full payments for building costs needed to be paid.
01/13/2017
In Slovakia, 2017 brings new tax legislation
The Slovak Government and Parliament made several changes to the tax system
01/13/2017
We must have MORE control' MUDDLED Brexit will make London suffer, blasts Sadiq Khan
Brexit is being "muddled" and without preferential treatment London's bustling, money spinning financial hub will crumble to the ground