08/03/2015
Hedge fund managers domiciled in the Cayman Islands, the US, Hong Kong and Singapore face uncertainty over whether they can sell their funds across Europe following a ruling by a European regulator.
08/03/2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recommended to the European Parliament, Council and Commission that the AIFMD passport be extended to Guernsey and Jersey.
08/03/2015
Mary Swan, a fraudster who accompanied former EU Commissioner John Dalli on a number of dubious trips to the Bahamas in 2012 to discuss “charitable” investment opportunities, is likely to face justice in Malta.
08/03/2015
The court delivered a ruling last week in which it upheld DNB`s arguments for imposing a fine.
08/03/2015
A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority.
08/03/2015
A TEAM from law firm Gordons LLP have broken away from the firm, announcing the launch of new business Progeny Private Law.
08/03/2015
Verbatim Asset Management is to offer adviser clients a structured growth deposit product linked to a basket of its funds.
07/31/2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority delivered their advice to the Commission, Parliament and Council of the EU on the extension of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive passports to non-EU jurisdictions.
07/31/2015
Impact of NSFR Reform Explored in Newly Released White Paper from Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
07/31/2015
AIMA said it supported the granting of the passport to Switzerland, Jersey and Guernsey. But AIMA said the passport should be granted to all the main asset management and fund jurisdictions.
07/31/2015
Lloyds called the additional provision for PPI "disappointing".
07/30/2015
A senior policymaker at the Bank of England has said that regulations imposed on the banking sector since the 2008 crisis should not be scaled back in any effort to fuel economic growth.
07/30/2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority also said it has not yet reached a view on whether hedge funds and other alternative investment funds from the United States should be given a "passport".
07/29/2015
The FCA found that some progress had been made on improving the oversight and controls around benchmarks.
07/28/2015
Italian market regulator Consob has dismissed all charges against fund group BlackRock and one of its managers over the alleged use of insider information to sell shares in Saipem in 2013, BlackRock said on Monday.
07/28/2015
The Am Law Daily reported nearly a year ago on Baker & McKenzie laying the groundwork for its new back office in Belfast, making the firm the latest in a series of Am Law 100 shops to open such outposts in an effort to slash expenses.
07/28/2015
What happens when a director of a company has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director?
07/28/2015
The transaction leads to a reduction in RBI’s risk-weighted assets of approximately € 340 million, thus strengthening the Common Equity Tier 1 ratio by 4 basis points.
07/28/2015
Bennett has been London litigation head since 2007 and was appointed global litigation head
07/28/2015
With the summer break fast approaching, there was a flurry in the lateral market among law firms last week as they looked to sign off key appointments.