06/06/2016
Law firms held to ransom by cyber criminals
Over a dozen law firms have been held to ransom in recent weeks as attacks by cyber criminals increase.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
06/06/2016
European Securities and Markets Authority Reports Problems in Merging Blockchain Tech into Existing Financial Markets
Some of these challenges are related to the technology itself.
06/06/2016
Solvency II Will Increase Reinsurance Buying Demand: Fitch
Full S2 equivalence also is an important advantage because it simplifies the process of transacting reinsurance with carriers domiciled in countries that are designated equivalent to EU regulations for reinsurance supervision.
06/03/2016
Baker & McKenzie receives Hungarian Tax Firm of the Year award
To determine the winners, the ITR researched from a variety of sources.
06/03/2016
Inverness law firm swoops for city rival
Alastair and Neil are both very well-known and well-respected lawyers who will be a perfect fit with our established client base.
06/02/2016
Jumping the gun - HMRC's increasing trend towards penalties for 'deliberate' errors
It’s a simple error – you pick up the wrong form, fill it in, and send it off to the authorities. In most cases you can fill in a new one, and hey presto – the mistake is rectified. But sadly not when it comes to applying for tax relief
06/02/2016
Memorandum of Understanding between PRA and Jersey Financial Services Commission
The purpose of the MoU is to establish a formal basis for co-operation, to facilitate timely and effective supervision and resolution, to identify risks to the financial system and to address emergency/crisis situations, especially in instances which invo
06/02/2016
CT Capital fined £2.3m for shoddy PPI complaints handling
Between 2005 and 2008, the group had sold 31,591 regulated PPI policies, receiving approximately £63 million net in commission as a result.
06/02/2016
Charity Commission's report provides guidance to trustees on working with professional fundraisers and fundraising costs - Withers
Our Local Heroes Foundation (the 'Charity') was set up to relieve the financial hardship of people who have served in the armed forces and are in need by making grants.
06/02/2016
Lawyers, bankers and spin doctors set to rake in an astonishing £235 in fees to sell the London Stock Exchange to the Germans
And it was announced they would seek to make £350million of annual savings through cuts, involving slashing 1,250 jobs.
06/02/2016
European Commission Adopts Further Technical Standards Under MiFID II
The second RTS, relevant to the MiFID II Directive, specify the criteria according to which a trading platform will be considered to be material in terms of liquidity.
06/01/2016
Deutsche Börse CEO Braced for Regulatory Scrutiny Over LSE Deal
Carsten Kengeter criticizes French government after country’s finance minister and central bank chief raise concerns over the tie-up
06/01/2016
MiFID II – ESMA opinion on standards on ancillary services
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion in response to the European Commission's request that ESMA amend its draft regulatory standard 20 under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regula
05/31/2016
The UCITS V Directive
The UCITS V provisions seek to address certain perceived weaknesses in the UCITS regime, particularly following the Madoff fraud and the default of Lehman Brothers.
05/31/2016
EU reforms damage financial system – Italian central bank
Italy has emerged as the most vocal critic of the proposals, which disproportionately affect its domestic banking system.
05/30/2016
Sergei Polonsky's pleas fall on deaf ears in a London court
My Week: From an oligarch’s troubles, to a gathering of the City’s most powerful bankers at Chelsea Flower Show
05/30/2016
EU Commission Clears Unicredit, Santander Fund Management Deal
The deal still needs to be cleared by a number of regulatory authorities, including the European Central Bank, the Bank of Spain and the Bank of Italy.
05/30/2016
Britain is the most corrupt country in the world, claims mafia expert
'It’s not the bureaucracy, it’s not the police, it’s not the politics but what is corrupt is the financial capital'
05/30/2016
Consolidator takes over Linder Myers
The firm will trade as ‘Linder Myers, part of Metamorph Law’ from its Spring Gardens office in Manchester, as well as its bases in Lytham, Chester and Shrewsbury.
05/30/2016
Probe into UK occupational pension schemes
Now it will also investigate how many pension schemes are at risk of failing.