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

10/06/2014

Russia Proposes Monetary Penalties for Bitcoin Use and Promotion

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has released the full version of the draft bill that, if passed in current form, would effectively ban the creation and distribution of software that allows for the use of money substitutes, including bitc

10/06/2014

UK banks get Jan. 6 deadline to submit ringfencing plans

Britain is introducing new rules that will throw a protective boundary around domestic high street banking in an effort to protect taxpayers from having to bail out losses made in riskier parts of investment banking.