08/23/2016
Ogier advises on launch of AEW Value Investors Asia II Fund
Investors in the fund are primarily public and corporate pension plans and insurance companies based in both the US and Europe.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/23/2016
Carey Olsen advises Mercer Real Estate Partners on £235 million real estate fund
Mercer was established in 2010 to efficiently capitalise on UK property market distortions across a range of investment types.
08/22/2016
Jersey begins sweeping review and revamp of funds regulation - Appleby
In the first step of a radical overhaul and rationalisation programme for Jersey fund regulation, on 1 August 2016 the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) and the States of Jersey (Government) issued a joint consultation on proposals for substanti
08/22/2016
Too big to fail still too big a problem for banks
The guidance has been drafted based on responses to a consultation which was launched last November.
08/19/2016
Review of the client money rules for insurance intermediaries - FCA
Since the consultation was published, the FCA has been working very closely with the industry, including trade bodies.
08/19/2016
Mourant Ozannes advises longstanding client
Mourant Ozannes' corporate team is a leading practice known for acting on the most complex and demanding transactions, with a particularly strong reputation for corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and private equity.
08/19/2016
CPMI-Iosco issue UPI consultative report
The report responds to the G20’s agreement in 2009 that all OTC derivatives contracts would be reported to TRs, as part of the G20’s
08/19/2016
Five partners quit Irwin Mitchell's London real estate team including four joining Dentons
Dentons recruits four-partner City real estate team comprising former SJ Berwin partners
08/19/2016
Swap Use Probed in Sweden as Nordea Finalizes $9.5 Billion Deal
Nordea plans to transfer the credit risk on 8.4 billion euros ($9.5 billion) of corporate loans to investors
08/18/2016
London Stock Exchange merger now heads to the regulators as Deutsche Boerse seals investor support
We will now focus on achieving the necessary regulatory and anti-trust approvals.
08/18/2016
Steve Meiklejohn keynote speech at Jersey Finance's Annual Private Wealth Conference 2016
Steve Meiklejohn, Partner, Ogier, presented a keynote speech at Jersey Finance's Annual Private Wealth Conference on Wednesday 27 April 2016.
08/18/2016
Regulator fines professional trustee £6k
TPR stated it had applied the full fine to PTL because it was a professional trustee, and there were no mitigating circumstances.
08/18/2016
Cyprus offers Thai investors EU citizenship
Competitive deals over its EU counterparts include lower capital-gains tax and lower minimum capital
08/18/2016
City lawyer who rowed for England 'lifted woman's skirt to slap her bottom and tipped beer over her as he called her an 'Australian slut'
He previously worked for Coutts private bank.
08/17/2016
HMRC plans tougher penalties for accountants and advisers who help clients dodge taxes
Accountants and advisers could be liable to pay a fine of up to 100% of the tax their clients underpaid.
08/17/2016
FCA statement on consultation on CASS rules for insurance intermediaries
The FCA has published a statement on its consultation (CP12/20) on the review of client money rules for insurance intermediaries.The statement provides an update on CP12/20, published in August 2012,
08/17/2016
Insurance Act 2015 now in force
This is the most significant reform of UK insurance law in over 100 year
08/16/2016
FCA spends over £1m on asset management study
The FCA set out the terms of reference for the asset management review last year, which is aiming to establish whether competition is working in the fund manager industry and whether investors are getting value for money.
08/15/2016
Scotland has become a money-laundering factory for Soviet criminal gun-runners
Now Mafia monitoring group CRiME has warned that Scotland has become a money-laundering factory for criminal gun-runners hiding behind SLPs.
08/15/2016
UK regulator delays publishing findings of asset management review
FCA pushes back publication of the findings of its investigation into the asset management industry