01/12/2017
Alonso Charges Dropped As Tax Fraud Allegations Continue To Dog Barcelona Players
Alonso, a native of Spain, moved to Liverpool in 2004 but made a switch to Real Madrid in 2009.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/12/2017
The Regtech Revolution: Compliance and Wealth Management in 2017
This outlay can limit a firm’s ability to invest in growth.
01/12/2017
Swiss bank Syz exits Asia to focus on Europe
The firm first received its asset management license in Hong Kong in 2004.
01/12/2017
Wildenstein art heirs acquitted of massive tax fraud
The heirs were not present.
01/11/2017
High yield borrowers should use Channel Islands wisely
A growing number of European high yield bonds are being listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange to avoid onerous EU regulations.
01/11/2017
RBS braces for a monster fine
Justice is not the guiding star for the Department of Justice
01/11/2017
German financial watchdog says Basel IV will hit some German banks
The Basel III reform has proven divisive
01/11/2017
Firms employ wealth arms to enhance legal businesses
More hires are expected, with Mr Brett looking to replicate the best practices of the largest asset managers in the business.
01/11/2017
FSCS pays out £3.4m over advice firm amid fraud charges
The charges include conspiracy to defraud and fraud by abuse of position.
01/11/2017
What you need to know about the latest EMIR rules for margining of non-cleared OTC derivatives
The collection of initial margin must be performed without offsetting the initial margin amounts to be exchanged between the two counterparties.
01/10/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
Programme of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
01/10/2017
Panama Papers come back to haunt Iceland politics
The centre-right government in power at the time called for an inquiry into tax havens.
01/10/2017
TPR issues first chair’s statement fines against master trust schemes
TPR has issued a regulatory intervention report about both cases.
01/10/2017
Swedish Bank Merger Rules Aim to Limit Risk of Tax Imbalance
The merger involving Nordea Bank AB was completed Jan 1.
01/10/2017
FCA Asset Management Market Study - Interim Report
The Report is clear that the FCA believes that there is still quite some distance to go before the FCA will be comfortable that investors, especially retail investors and smaller institutional investors are able to achieve value for money.
01/10/2017
Jailed: NHS Trust manager who 'demanded £95,000 kickback' in return for awarding IT contract
The corruption also led to Lewis's wife, Sue Lewis, who was the trust's chief operating officer and deputy chief executive officer, quitting her role although there was no suggestion she was involved.
01/10/2017
Moving the Goalposts: U.K. and U.S. Trends in Fintech Bank Licensing
U.K. and the U.S. have made it easier to obtain a banking licence
01/09/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
The FCA has published a policy development update following a meeting of its board.
01/09/2017
Words mean what they say - when they clearly should not - Withers
In recent years judges have shown much greater willingness to ensure that mistakes in Wills are corrected. The result has been to uphold testators' intentions in the face of ambiguity or even plain error.
01/09/2017
Trustees and conflicts of interest – sidestepping the rule against self-dealing - Withers
It is a basic principle of trust law that trustees may not put themselves into a position where their personal interests conflict with their duties as trustee.