01/19/2015
CISI criticise FCA over wealth management regulations
FCA regulations will delay technological progress in finance, the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment warns.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/19/2015
Fieldfisher Strengthens Finance Practice with new Partner Appointment
Simon’s experience encompasses acquisition and leveraged finance, syndicated lending, restructuring, asset based and real estate lending and alternative forms of debt finance.
01/19/2015
Liz Field, CEO of the Wealth Management Association comments on US and UK cyber games
As the British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama meet to discuss the growing threat of cyber crime and the increasing risk to business, Liz Field, CEO of the Wealth Management Association, the trade body whose members manage &
01/19/2015
International legal practice launches international private wealth practice
The newly launched practice will offer services covering international tax and estate planning, immigration, property advice and litigation support.
01/19/2015
UK hedge fund boss faces jail after $536 mln fraud conviction
Peterson has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Jan. 23, a spokewoman for the prosecutor said.
01/18/2015
UK pension liberalisation and how the changes affect expats
In his 2014 budget, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the most significant pension liberalisation of the past century
01/16/2015
Italy's law to reward loyal investors irks funds
Campari, Amplifon, Astaldi to vote on scheme end-Jan
01/16/2015
Russia Accuses Bailed-Out Bank of Asset-Stripping
Russia's Central Bank said Thursday that former shareholders and managers at Trust Bank were suspected of asset-stripping by lending to shell companies, forcing the state to bail out the mid-sized lender.
01/16/2015
Paddy McKillen joins Barclays to Nama High Court case
Claim listed parties benefited from information Nama leaked
01/16/2015
Are regulatory costs stifling start-ups?
Research indicates small and medium-sized investment management firms are being held back by regulatory costs and many individuals are reluctant to go it alone due to the complexities of compliance.
01/16/2015
UK banks tell nine trade groups they should merge
Most financial rules in Britain are set by the European Union and the paper said several UK trade associations actively lobby policymakers in Brussels on similar issues.
01/15/2015
Regulation, regulation, regulation - the 'new normal'?
As we begin 2015, banks and other financial institutions could be forgiven if they feel a sense of ‘regulatory fatigue’.
01/15/2015
Taylor Vinters welcome seven new appointments
Taylor Vinters has welcomed a host of new talent to mark the beginning of 2015, with seven new starters in January alone, as it continues to grow its client base in the UK, US and Asia.
01/14/2015
Hay & Kilner boosts wealth management and tax planning team
Hay & Kilner has announced the promotion to partner of two senior lawyers as the Newcastle-based firm continues to grow
01/14/2015
Investment scam losses rise 20% warns KPMG
The amount of capital lost in investment scams which reached court last year rose more than 20% on the previous year to reach £212 million
01/14/2015
European banks face $52 billion in litigation costs: Morgan Stanley
European banks have paid out about $104 billion so far and the $52 billion they still have to pay
01/14/2015
Legal veterans launch a practice focused on private client services
Four veteran North West lawyers have teamed up to launch a practice focused on private client services.
01/14/2015
Tullett Prebon and BGC declare a $100m truce over broker poaching
The London interdealer broker has agreed to take the money and settle a string of litigation
01/14/2015
Northern Rock's bad bank appeals £258m compensation ruling for Together mortgage customers
The state-owned arm of the bank said it will challenge the High Court ruling that affects 41,000 customers
01/14/2015
ECB primes markets for imminent QE
The comments will fuel speculation that the ECB's governing council will announce plans for a programme of some form of QE at its meeting on January 22.