01/28/2015
Both sets of regulations seek to fulfill the Group of 20 (G-20) derivatives reform agenda, announced at the 2009 Pittsburgh Summit, which includes regulating dealers, clearing and trading (including trade reporting), mitigating systemic risk and protectin
01/28/2015
Market abuse is expected to be one of the primary focuses of regulators in the coming year
01/28/2015
Jordi Pujol testifies before judge investigating money he kept hidden in Andorra
01/28/2015
The news that under MiFID II, the European Securities and Markets Authority intends to bring in additional requirements for the distribution of closed-end funds to retail investors, has been met with anger.
01/27/2015
The African continent remained part of Standard Chartered’s consumer banking plans even as the lender reviewed its global branch network, the British bank that has operated in Africa for more than 150 years said yesterday.
01/27/2015
In their third year, the Tech Trailblazer Awards are specifically designed for start-ups and are judged by a global panel of technology experts as well as the voting tech public.
01/27/2015
It will work in a way that facilitates innovation in financial and professional services and speed to market, both now and in the future, whilst at the same time strengthening it in various areas.
01/27/2015
The rules, which will come into force in January 2017 as part of MiFID II, will mean private client investment managers have to disclose all costs to their customers.
01/27/2015
European regulators are turning up the pressure on large banks to raise more capital
01/27/2015
Following this, in January, the Malta Financial Services Authority issued new financial regulations
01/27/2015
The Central Bank Will Have to Decide Whether to Bailout the Troubled Lender or Withdraw its License
01/27/2015
Investigators at German financial watchdog Bafin have not discovered any signs of systemic efforts to manipulate currency benchmarks, rather, only individual efforts
01/26/2015
Publicly available ultimate beneficial ownership registers appear to have been restricted to 'taxable' trusts in the EU's Fourth Money Laundering Directive.
01/25/2015
The International Bank of Azerbaijan is the largest bank in Azerbaijan and the region, with assets of nearly $12 billion.
01/23/2015
Former fund manager Eoghan Flanagan is locked in a high court battle with Liontrust Investment Partners over his dismissal from the firm in 2012.
01/22/2015
On 28 August 2014, Directive 2014/91/EU on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS V) was published in the Official Journal of the EU
01/21/2015
Goldman Sachs facing High Court battle with Libya's sovereign wealth fund
01/21/2015
The same law firm wrote to the committee last month on Mr Collins' behalf, alleging it had exceeded its remit.
01/21/2015
The Arch Cru funds were predominantly invested in Guernsey cell companies listed on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange, for which AFP was also the investment manager.
01/21/2015
Two major funds have been ousted by multi-manager James Burns in a portfolio revamp that has seen him hike his exposure to investment trusts.