12/01/2015
U.K. Asset Managers Should Be Subject to Stress Tests, BOE Says
The BOE’s Financial Policy Committee said on Tuesday that the first test will assess the resilience of markets to large fund redemptions.
12/01/2015
Standard Bank to pay $25m to settle bribery case
This indictment, pursuant to DPA proceedings, was immediately suspended. This was also the first use of section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 by any prosecutor.
12/01/2015
Harneys acts for Virgin Group
Virgin is a leading international investment group and one of the world's most recognised and respected brands.
12/01/2015
Rolling coverage as the Bank of England publishes its annual health check of Britain’s financial sector
12/01/2015
Following the change or transfer, a new FATCA account will be created with existing registration information, including branches.
12/01/2015
Galvanised by a scandal over Vatican finances Francis is pushing for more openness and transparency
12/01/2015
The FCA is set to investigate how well fund houses control costs for the end client, as part of its market study into competition and consumer value in the asset management sector.
11/30/2015
Hungarian, Chinese business partners seal deals worth nearly $2 bln
Hungarian and Chinese companies signed contracts with a combined value of almost $2 billion in Beijing yesterday
11/30/2015
Christopher has practiced for over 25 years and is among the most experienced and renowned competition lawyers in Germany.
11/30/2015
King & Wood Mallesons triumphs at Legal Week's British Legal Awards
The judging panel, made up of senior general counsel and other business figures, described this year’s competition as “fiercer than ever”.
11/30/2015
In this issue, we review the Public Guardian's updated version of its guidance on LPA's and discretionary investment management, summarise latest cases from the Court of Protection (including those on foreign issues) and examine LPA's in re
11/30/2015
The financial adviser remains responsible for all decisions, actions and potential harm resulting from regulated activities provided in their name and the associated liability for providing unsuitable advice.
11/30/2015
The tests assessed how the banks would withstand risks from emerging markets, including a sharp slowdown in China and other emerging markets alongside falling oil prices and a strengthening US dollar.
11/30/2015
International Law Firm Boosts Private Client Team
joins the firm as Head of Contentious Trusts from Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
11/30/2015
Firms have been referred to enforcement
11/30/2015
Earlier this year, housebuyers in Switzerland thought they had hit the jackpot.
11/29/2015
Exhaustion of austerity meets maxed-out monetary policy
There won’t be any press conferences, fireworks or tears to mark its passing, but the latest wave of austerity worldwide may well have had its day.
11/29/2015
Incoming Barclays boss needs to ensure the gung-ho era is past
The case involved a secret transaction worth an eye-watering £1.9bn
11/28/2015
Alliance Trust restructuring unravels
The Dundee-based group, which has been looking after people’s cash since 1888
11/27/2015
The bank continues to expect GDP growth of 2.6 percent this year and 1.9 percent in 2016, it said, with exports seen growing around 5 percent in each of the two years.