10/13/2014
Euro zone banks have raised 35 percent more capital ahead of the European Central Bank's (ECB) latest stress test than they had set aside before the 2011 review, according to a report published by law firm Linklaters. The euro zone's 130 most i
10/12/2014
MiFID II: The Regulation of Market Makers - Shearman & Sterling
There are new rules that will apply to market makers that use algorithmic trading, including high frequency trading strategies.
10/12/2014
UK-based fund managers must comply with increasingly complex rules when they outsource services and support.
10/12/2014
The increase in regulatory reporting requirements has become a major challenge for many investment managers.
10/12/2014
But the banks may struggle to fill these boards because the directors will be more exposed if things go wrong
10/10/2014
Many of the provisions of the Act, which was enacted in 2009, have not yet been commenced.
10/10/2014
Gina Conheady and Kacey O'Driscoll author the Irish chapter of the The Foreign Investment Regulation Review.
10/10/2014
There’s a real danger here of IFAs diving in and then realising they don’t know enough about the right bits.
10/10/2014
The firm’s London office is singled out for offshore firms operating in London.
10/10/2014
Mr Mughal put his error down to the 'negative atmosphere' in the bank, while also claiming that he was trying to have his lunch at the time of the incident.
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
New rules on personal accountability are tough but necessary
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.
10/09/2014
FCA fines and bans former stockbroker bosses
They recklessly relied upon the existence of an undocumented and opaque offshore facility in order to correct a deficit
10/09/2014
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
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
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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.
10/08/2014
The Bank of England has published four papers that propose changes to improve the resilience and resolvability of deposit-takers and reduce the disruption to customers and the system if a deposit-taker or insurer fails.
10/08/2014
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