10/09/2014
With the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) which came in force last July 22, together with the introduction of the European Market Infrastructure Regime (EMIR) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), fund administrators are fa
10/09/2014
The former chairman, Rodrigo Rato, also a former head of the International Monetary Fund and still a prominent business figure in Spain, was subpoenaed on Wednesday along with his predecessor at the bank, Miguel Blesa.
10/08/2014
As the new regime comes into force this month, the alternative finance sector is still debating whether the Financial Conduct Authority has legitimised a market worth almost £1bn last year, or taken the crowd out of crowdfunding.
10/08/2014
A senior banker at a leading British lender has become the first person to plead guilty to UK charges linked to a global inquiry into the alleged rigging of benchmark Libor interest rates, a scandal that has shredded faith in financial services.
10/07/2014
The guidance guarantee threatens to become a “new tier of advice badged as guidance” and will “fly in the face" of the complexities of retirement planning carried out by regulated advisers, an independent wealth manager warned. Do a
10/07/2014
U.S. and UK regulators are pushing to settle the Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) Libor case quickly and hope to extract major penalties, although a conclusion is unlikely before 2015, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified sources.