03/04/2016
Ex-HSBC Credit Trader Sues Bank for Unfair Dismissal
A preliminary hearing in Jorgensen’s case will be held at a London employment tribunal on March 18, according to court records.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/04/2016
Getting divorced? Here’s what the non-dom changes mean for you
William Healing looks at the implications for divorce planning in the face of non-dom tax changes
03/04/2016
Revealed: The buildings across Westminster governed by Sharia law
Two more public buildings operating under Islamic bond schemes revealed
03/04/2016
Cayman Finance welcomes positive discussions on Beneficial Ownership with the UK
Cayman Finance worked closely with the Ministry of Financial Services in preliminary discussions
03/04/2016
IBA Private Investment Funds Conference
As one of the world's largest providers of offshore legal services, Appleby's investment services lawyers advise leading financial institutions and top tier law firms in the UK, Europe, US and Asia on all aspects of investment funds transactions
03/04/2016
Top Bankers Are on the Hook as U.K. Conduct Rules Get Personal
The rules are part of the government’s response to the financial crisis, when authorities struggled to prosecute individuals who had led their firms into taxpayer-funded bailouts
03/04/2016
Spain's Princess Cristina takes stand at fraud trial
She denies knowledge of the alleged embezzlement scam that also involves her husband and 16 other defendants.
03/04/2016
International law firm in talks with Singapore boutique
Has been open about its desire to secure international expansion, and has had a office in Singapore since 2009
03/04/2016
Two’s company as B P Collins strengthens its private client team
Lucy Fisher and Dominic Ibbs both bring in-depth knowledge in the areas of wills, trust and probate.
03/03/2016
Trump and China Threaten Economy, Columbia Threadneedle CIO Says
The outcome of the U.S. election is going to be a negative event
03/03/2016
UBS confirms French unit under investigation
UBS has been under pressure in France for years over allegations that in the past it helped clients evade taxes – claims it strenuously denies, writes the FT’s Ralph Atkins in Zürich.
03/03/2016
Eversheds' International Tax e-briefing
Double Tax Agreement – Residence – change of HMRC practice
03/03/2016
FCA blacklists unauthorised adviser
Gemini Asset Management is believed to have been providing financial services or products in the UK without the regulator’s authorisation.
03/03/2016
Ogier advises Global Infrastructure Partners on sale of London City Airport
London City Airport serves around four million passengers a year, a figure that has almost doubled since 2005.
03/03/2016
FCA says won't let pension freedoms become next mis-selling scandal
Lawmakers said taxpayers must not end up funding the retirement of people who have blown their pension pots.
03/03/2016
Closed-book giant Phoenix: ‘No evidence’ exit fees blocking pension freedoms
Closed-book provider Phoenix Life says it does not consider exit charges a problem and finds “no evidence” penalties are stopping customers using the pension freedoms. The stance comes a day after Scottish Widows announced plans to scrap all
03/03/2016
U.K. regulator opens probe of 6 insurers's fees
The FCA is focusing on fees charged to customers.
03/03/2016
Ex-HSBC Credit Trader Jorgensen Sues Bank for Unfair Dismissal
Compensation for a successful unfair dismissal claim is capped at about 78,300 pounds ($110,000) at London’s employment tribunals
03/03/2016
McDermott: we would like banks to 'carefully' return to advice
McDermott warned banks any return to advice would need 'to be done cautiously and carefully’ in order to avoid previous mis-selling problems.
03/03/2016
ECB ready with new stimulus: Bank of France chief
The ECB has set the interest rate for banks to park money at the central bank at negative levels and is in the middle of buying hundreds of billions of euros of assets to boost prices.