03/19/2015
Seeking to enforce and make demand under a personal guarantee can be a minefield and we have previously written on the execution requirements of a guarantee and the importance of the guarantor obtaining independent legal advice: please see our briefing pa
03/19/2015
Jersey’s ambitions to position itself as a leading FinTech jurisdiction and how digital innovation could assist Jersey’s finance industry with growing due diligence obligations formed the focus of an event hosted by Jersey Finance recently.
03/19/2015
Mr Smith also regularly appears on BBC Saturday Kitchen and is listed in Debrett's 500 2015
03/19/2015
It was a great honour to be nominated for this prestigious award which acknowledges the work of in-house legal departments
03/19/2015
The announcement is the government's first major attempt to grapple with the regulatory and consumer safety issues surrounding digital currencies
03/19/2015
By way of background, MiFiD addresses best execution in two Articles, 21 and 44.
03/19/2015
High regulatory costs are apparently here to stay
03/19/2015
ESMA reviewed how the thirty financial authorities across the EU have implemented its guidelines on automated trading into their day-to-day supervision of trading platforms. The guidelines set out systems and controls requirements for investment firms and
03/18/2015
This penalty was introduced by the Finance Act 2007.
03/18/2015
After surpassing revenue targets two years early last summer, high-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has kick-started the process for its firmwide strategy review and is currently interviewing external consultants to help shape its vision.
03/18/2015
Two banks expected to pay as much as a combined $800 million to settle lawsuit
03/18/2015
Northern law firms showed strength in fees generated per earner as a new report suggests real growth has returned
03/18/2015
The men all served on the Porsche supervisory board in 2008 when the company tried unsuccessfully to take over its then-rival VW.
03/18/2015
This is the FCA’s first public action against a trader for manipulating LIBOR submissions, and follows recent fines and bans for two senior executives for LIBOR compliance failures.
03/18/2015
The test would aim to determine if asset managers have put aside enough capital to mitigate against any possible risk.
03/18/2015
The delay was announced on Wednesday by the Basel Committee, part of the Bank for International Settlements, and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, an umbrella organisation for central banks.
03/17/2015
The US accused its Andorran parent of laundering money for organised crime groups
03/17/2015
Sets out how the FCA will implement the Senior Managers Regime
03/17/2015
Speech by Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive of the FCA, delivered at Bloomberg. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.
03/17/2015
As the waiting game begins for the FCA’s new business plan, Jason Wintie, director of compliance at The Consulting Consortium, predicts a shift in focus from the regulator: