04/20/2015
Anderson Strathern boss eyes Aberdeen and Dundee
THE managing partner of law firm Anderson Strathern is considering moves into Aberdeen and Dundee as a way to grow its presence.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/20/2015
Russia denies Western banking blacklist exists
The newspaper said it had access to a letter from the office of Rosfinmonitoring explaining in detail the procedure, a claim the monitoring agency denies.
04/17/2015
East Midlands law firm Continues Growth with Derby Acquisition
Tim Hastings said: “We are delighted to unite with Moody and Woolley, a move which is part of our continued strategy to grow our business by acquisition.
04/17/2015
Knight Vinke Shifts Hiring Focus From Monaco to London
The subsidiary Knight Vinke Asset Management (UK) Limited was approved by the U.K. regulator in mid-March, according to regulatory filings. The move now allows the firm to advise clients on investments from the U.K.
04/17/2015
Goodwin Procter Expands Private Equity Practice with Hire of London Partner
He will join Goodwin from King & Wood Mallesons, where he co-led the corporate group with his own focus on middle market private equity transactions and portfolio company work, following completion of his notice period.
04/17/2015
Tribunal directs Financial Conduct Authority to ban former insurance broker
The Upper Tribunal has directed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to prohibit former insurance broker Stephen Robert Allen on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person
04/17/2015
German bank sues in Austria over Heta moratorium
The suit contends that provincial guarantees were triggered by a debt moratorium
04/16/2015
Mishcon de Reya hires Proskauer corporate partner
He is an adviser to a wide variety of clients, including private equity funds, hedge/hybrid funds, quoted and non-quoted companies, corporate finance/intermediaries and management teams, entrepreneurs and family offices.
04/16/2015
Former IMF Chief Rato Faces Spain Money Laundering Probe
Rodrigo Rato, the former head of the International Monetary Fund and deputy prime minister of Spain, was detained by customs agents in Madrid on Thursday night as the tide of corruption allegations swamping the country’s political establishment reac
04/15/2015
RepRisk announces addition of Dutch – bringing its research coverage to 15 languages
Through Partnership with Leading Consultancy Steward Redqueen, RepRisk Now Covers 15 Languages in its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Research
04/15/2015
Deutsche Bank fined $8.4m by Dubai regulator
Those contraventions include misleading the DFSA, failures in DBDIFC's internal governance and systems and controls and in its client take-on and anti-money laundering processes.
04/15/2015
Cyprus Court Freezes Russian Billionaire Kerimov's Assets
A Cypriot court has ordered a freeze on assets belonging to Suleiman Kerimov over the Russian billionaire's dispute with fugitive and former politician Ashot Yegiazaryan
04/15/2015
UK regulator hits BNY Mellon with record fine
The Custody Rules are there to protect safe custody assets if a firm becomes insolvent and to ensure those assets can be returned to clients as quickly and easily as possible. Each regulated firm is required to ensure they have adequate systems, controls
04/15/2015
NAB staff sacked over UK scandal
NATIONAL Australia Bank has sacked staff involved in a UK scandal over the mis-selling of income protection products that resulted in a record STG20.7 million ($A40.12 million) fine.
04/14/2015
Ogier Guernsey advises on £5.6 billion acquisition of Friends Life by Aviva
Ogier Guernsey has advised Friends Life Group Limited, a London-listed Guernsey company, on its acquisition by Aviva plc, which has created the UK's largest insurance, savings and asset management firm.
04/14/2015
UK regulator fines NAB's Clydesdale Bank $30 million
In addition, between May 2012 and June 2013, Clydesdale provided false information to the Financial Ombudsman Service in response to requests for evidence of the records Clydesdale held
04/14/2015
Asset managers under threat as regulation mounts
Asset managers are likely to find themselves buried under even more regulation in years to come after an International Monetary Fund paper raised questions about the sector’s systematic risks, experts have said.
04/14/2015
International law firm extends leading commodities practice with Partner hire
He has extensive experience of trading and investment transactions
04/14/2015
Law firm expands its private client team
She will lead the International Estate Planning across our team, which is a growing part of our portfolio.
04/13/2015
Finding the IBOR That Fits Your Institution’s Needs
In searching for an Investment Book of Record (IBOR), financial institutions (FIs) need a solution built to address the need to record, process and distribute investment data in the different views required by stakeholders.