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
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
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.
07/13/2015
Greece to receive pay-as-you-go bailout
Overall, the roadmap for a Greek deal reduces the probability of Greece exiting the Eurozone from 75% to about 30%.
07/13/2015
Ombudsman refuses to apply retrospective regulation
Mr Arter hinted that if the transfers had taken place after the Pensions Regulator published its pension liberation guidance in February 2013, his conclusions may have been different.
07/12/2015
Ex-Deutsche Bank Traders Said to Face Libor Charges From DOJ
Deutsche Bank entered into a record $2.5 billion global settlement with agencies, including the Justice Department
07/12/2015
Wealthy City investors sue finance firm Ingenious over film investments
Wealthy City investors are suing finance firm Ingenious along with banks Coutts and HSBC over the billion-pound film production schemes that Revenue & Customs has labelled tax avoidance vehicles.
07/12/2015
FCA drops three-year probe into 'London Whale'
UK regulator was reportedly unable to build a case against Bruno Iksil, whose trades lost JP Morgan $6.2bn
07/12/2015
Linklaters appoints William Hague to chair its newly created International Advisory Group
Linklaters appoints William Hague to chair its newly created International Advisory Group - See more at: http://www.linklaters.com/News/LatestNews/2015/Pages/Linklaters-appoints-William-Hague-chair-newly-created-International-Advisory-Group.aspx#sthash.b
07/10/2015
Jersey to seek views on virtual currency regulation
The approaches adopted by other jurisdictions and the views of leading organisations have also been taken into account.
07/10/2015
Withers promotes five to partnership amid period of rapid international expansion
Withers made up seven lawyers in 2014
07/09/2015
Oman takes legal action against Bulgaria over bank collapse
Oman's biggest sovereign wealth fund owned a 30 per cent stake in Corporate Commercial Bank
07/09/2015
Morgan Lewis continues Global expansion
Morgan Lewis continues to expand its global structured transactions capability with the addition of three accomplished finance partners in London.
07/09/2015
Revised principles on corporate governance for banks issued by the Basel Committee
This set of principles supersedes guidance published by the Committee in 2010.
07/09/2015
New international law firm announced
Will have more than 1,400 lawyers and legal professionals operating from 18 locations across Canada, the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
07/09/2015
Former Sal. Oppenheim senior bankers found guilty of fraud
Sal. Oppenheim, founded in 1789, ran into trouble during the financial crisis and was eventually bought by Deutsche Bank