01/21/2015
Investors spy opportunity in Europe's cash pile as QE nears
The ECB's widely-anticipated stimulus campaign to buy bonds and revive the flagging euro zone economy could open a sluice for more company cash to flow back to shareholders.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/20/2015
Britain’s FCA rules that copy trading should be regulated in same category as portfolio management
This MiFID service is characterised by the fact that investment decisions are implemented without any intervention
01/20/2015
FCA consults on FSCS management levy
FCA proposes management costs of £74.4m for Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
01/20/2015
Alpari UK Placed in Special Administration by FCA as No Deal Has Been Reached
As far as Forex Magnates knows, client funds have not been compromised as they are segregated based on FCA rules.
01/20/2015
Danish central bank cuts deposit rate as euro weakens
The central bank is reacting to the strong krone.
01/20/2015
Institutional investors' "stewardship" of large companies to be enforced by FRC
In its report, the FRC said that there was "the potential for a critical mass of oversight and engagement"
01/20/2015
Hong Kong police investigate Birmingham City’s ‘missing’ £2.55m
The BIHL statement did not name the former employee
01/20/2015
Reckitt Benckiser hit with £540k FCA fine
Weaknesses in RB’s systems and controls between July 2005 and October 2012 were compounded by inadequate records and training
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.
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’.