07/17/2015
Guernsey Companies Listing in the UK
In this briefing note, senior associate Chris Hutley-Hurst looks at the key advantages of using a Guernsey company as the vehicle for an LSE listing.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/16/2015
South West firm of solicitors expand into Middle East
“With international economic sanctions being gradually lifted on Iran, this leaves the door open for UK and international businesses to begin trading in this part of the Middle East and vice versa.
07/16/2015
Morgan Lewis enhances London Investment Management services
His arrival builds on recent additions to the firm’s London office
07/16/2015
BNP Paribas Securities Services Wins T2S Custody and Post Trade Mandate
The mandate will see BNP Paribas, a directly connected T2S participant, provide BPM Group with settlement and custody services, allowing them to enjoy the benefits of the new platform without the associated adaptation costs.
07/16/2015
Wheatley: FCA will not go hunting for scalps
It includes the senior managers regime, through which the FCA will approve senior figures individually
07/16/2015
FCA joins Deutsche Bank anti-money laundering probe
Deutsche Bank remains under so-called “special measures” instigated by the FCA after a raft of regulatory issues, including the Libor-rigging scandal.
07/16/2015
Ex-Lloyds adviser found guilty of £260k fraud against elderly client
A former Lloyds adviser has been found guilty of defrauding an 88-year old client out of £260,000.
07/16/2015
EU banks face new stress tests
The 2016 EU-wide stress test will however, build on the lessons learned from previous exercises
07/16/2015
FSCS pays out £327m in compensation to consumers SIPP-related claims in 2014/15 increase
The Scheme received more than 53,000 new claims in 2014/15
07/16/2015
Switzerland and Germany: clarification with respect to market access for banks
Final clarifications have been made regarding the Memorandum on the cross-border provision of financial services agreed between the finance ministries of Germany and Switzerland in 2013.
07/15/2015
Deutsche Bank Inquiry Deepens as New York Seeks Moscow Memos
The formal request for information, which was sent last week, the person said, marks a deepening of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ probe into Deutsche Bank’s activities in Russia.
07/15/2015
South East law firm has expanded private client team
She undertakes the creation and rearrangement of trusts; business protection planning for entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses; and the set up and administration of philanthropic and other charitable organisations.
07/15/2015
US regulators warn RBS it could pay $13 billion over lawsuit
Bank is seeking to have case over its handling of mortgage securities dismissed
07/15/2015
ECB pressures German bank HSH to cut bad loans in half: Sources
The ECB seeks to have the bank cut that to 10-12 per cent in the coming few years
07/14/2015
Hundreds of businesses are trying to figure out whether UK banks defrauded them via LIBOR manipulation
The derivatives in question are financial products that were sold as “insurance” to businesses who wanted to be protected against high interest rates
07/14/2015
Brooks Macdonald Fires Another Salvo In Dispute With Origo Partners
A unit of wealth manager Brooks Macdonald Group PLC has filed a claim against Origo Partners PLC in the latest round of the ongoing dispute between the two companies.
07/14/2015
Majority of QROPS transfer requests are a scam, warns Aegon
Aegon has warned that 80% of the requests it has received for transfers into qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes are designed to swindle savers out of their pension pots.
07/14/2015
Uzbekistan, Belgium to exchange tax info
Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on March 10, 1992.
07/14/2015
Deutsche Bank investigated over suspected Russian bribe
Deutsche Bank is facing questions from the US Department of Financial Services over a suspected bribe to one of its employees in Russia.
07/13/2015
U.K. Law Firms Play Catch Up With U.S. Rivals Amid M&A Boom
The U.K. market has not been as strong for mergers as the U.S.