07/24/2014
UBS charged with tax fraud in France: judicial source
The bank will now have to pay a total bail of 1.1 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the source said.
07/24/2014
Dentons lawyers involved in the project include Monika Sitowicz and Magdalena Osobka-Morawska from the real-estate group
07/24/2014
His exit comes as rumours continue to circulate about the future of Edwards Wildman’s London office and a number of departures, including private equity and emerging company specialist Shawn Atkinson, who joined Orrick last month (20 June 2014).
07/24/2014
The haircut was imposed by the EU
07/24/2014
FCA launches criminal trial against FX fraudste
First court appearance was at City of London Magistrates’ Court on 22 July 2014
07/24/2014
rathbones Statement Re Settle Of Legal Proceedings
The settlement is expected to become unconditional before the end of October 2014. A further announcement will be made once the settlement has taken place.
07/24/2014
The firms failed to ensure that their ARs and individual advisers were adequately supervised and controlled to minimise the risk of mis-selling and the provision of unsuitable advice to consumers.
07/24/2014
The European Commission and the European Parliament agreed on the updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2) and on the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) on 15 April 2014.
07/24/2014
Allen’s new role will see him focus on business development, recruitment and Ropes’ European strategy.
07/23/2014
FCA fines ex-JPM Cazenove chairman £450k for market abuse
The regulator sought to fine Hannam £450,000 in April 2012 after it judged he disclosed inside information in two emails sent in September and October 2008 to a prospective client.
07/23/2014
An examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that Deutsche Bank AG 's giant U.S. operations suffer from a litany of serious financial-reporting problems that the lender has known about for years but not fixed
07/23/2014
Following the processing of the 215 requests for authorisation, 151 entities have been approved as AIFM by the CSSF as at 22 July 2014. Among these 151 approved entities, 74 entities are on the official list of authorised AIFMs.
07/23/2014
Property in Cyprus, cars and Coutts bank accounts - men behind Norfolk fraud ordered to pay back £9m assets or face more jail time
Mark Fenhalls, prosecuting, said Esmene had £7.1m tied up in property across Europe and in Coutts bank accounts, while Yorkshire had £1.2m including property, cars and almost £500,000 of hidden assets.
07/22/2014
A number of European countries have not implemented the AIFMD to date or not implemented it completely. AIMA said this is hindering managers’ ability to do business and means that investors in certain countries may be prevented from accessing altern
07/22/2014
A powerful umbrella body for global regulators has criticised the administrators of Libor and two other interbank lending rates for failing to show that they have improved the reliability and accuracy of such benchmarks.
07/22/2014
Eversheds partner Jeremy Irving has commented on news that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is launching an investigation into insurance price comparison websites.
07/21/2014
Serious Fraud Office set to launch criminal probe into forex rigging
The SFO is expected to announce a criminal inquiry into traders' alleged manipulation of the £3 trillion-a-day currency markets as early as this week.
07/21/2014
German savings bank group warns of price bubbles: Report
The head of Germany's Sparkassen savings banks association fears that the European Central Bank's expansive monetary policy stance could create price bubbles, he told a German paper, without specifying which markets were causing him concern.
07/21/2014
EU banks beat bonus cap with cash allowances
The European Banking Authority has already signalled a crackdown on such “role-based allowances” for senior staff as the watchdog fears they could fall foul of EU limits on bonuses.
07/21/2014
Some alternatives firms not covered as AIFMD goes live
A range of private equity firms and hedge funds have yet to receive authorisation to operate under the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive despite the fact it comes in to force this week.