10/09/2014

Regulation drives wider range of reporting solutions

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

Deutsche Bank joins bonus backlash

Deutsche Bank has announced it will be withholding millions of euros worth of bonuses as part of a management-led change to the culture at the bank.

10/08/2014

British banker admits Libor fraud conspiracy

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.

10/08/2014

Clearing getter clearer

ESMA published two documents on 1 October 2014 as the implementation of mandatory clearing of certain over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives gathers pace.

10/07/2014

Crooked City bankers are no longer safe

Lloyds Bank last week fired eight employees for their part in the manipulation of London’s benchmark interest rate (LIBOR), and forced them to forfeit £3 million in bonuses.

10/07/2014

Will the guidance guarantee undermine regulated advice?

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