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.
07/27/2015
Plans to create a public registry of the real owners of UK companies should be extended to make it clear who is behind the companies that own high-value London properties, Global Witness has said.
07/27/2015
The central bank said in a statement that Rossiysky Kredit Bank had hidden grounds for bankruptcy proceedings by providing inaccurate information about the state of its finances.
07/27/2015
The UK and Liechtenstein have published a Joint Declaration that provides for the early closure of the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility.
07/27/2015
Corporations, usually based in offshore tax havens, are sometimes used by buyers keen to hide ownership of assets, says National Crime Agency spokesman
07/27/2015
German regulator BaFin is continuing investigation into other matters
07/27/2015
Prosecutors named Ricardo Salgado suspect in lender’s collapse
07/27/2015
A host of law firms have been awarded positions as Deutsche Bank's go-to advisers with the lender having finalised its global legal panel after kicking the process off at the end of last year.
07/27/2015
Switzerland’s biggest bank has picked a fight with France over human rights.
07/24/2015
The Ciercos, who had 75 percent of the equity of Banca Privada d’Andorra, or B.P.A., said in a statement that their pending lawsuit would seek damages from Andorra for the “indiscriminate and unilateral expropriation” of the bank.
07/24/2015
A protector should consider the viability of their position early in the face of hostile beneficiaries
07/24/2015
Former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank has offered to give evidence to the Banking Inquiry by video link from the US.
07/24/2015
Bonuses in the financial sector are subject to regulations arising from various UK and EU legislation.
07/24/2015
Appointments enhance firm's capabilities, says managing partner Mark Brandwood
07/24/2015
The Foreign Exchange Working Group, announced by BIS Governors in May to strengthen code of conduct standards and principles in foreign exchange markets, has now been established.
07/24/2015
Former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank David Drumm has offered to give evidence to the Banking Inquiry by video link from the US.