09/30/2014
Lloyds kicks out eight staff for fiddling Libor
Lloyds fired eight staff yesterday for trying to fiddle key Libor and repo interest rates between 2006 and 2009, after the bank was fined £226m in June over the wrongdoing.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/30/2014
Leading North West law firm announces acquisition of private client and commercial law practice
Lawson Coppock & Hart has been part of the Manchester legal scene since the 1870s
09/30/2014
Geldards To Acquire Derby and Ilkeston law firm
The acquisition is designed to enhance the legal services Geldards provides in the East Midlands, particularly in the SME sector and to charities, agricultural and private clients.
09/30/2014
New head for office
as lawyers beef-up
leadership team
The firm said it created the new role to drive the Yorkshire office and take advantage of the opportunities the region presents, while also building stronger relationships with clients and key organisations.
09/30/2014
EC’s Tilman Lueder predicts a ‘change of outlook’
Mr Lueder said the new EC, which proposes the regulation that eventually becomes EU law, would look to focus on opening up opportunities across the world for European asset managers.
09/30/2014
FSCS warns Standard Life Sipp investors over redress delay
Investors whose initial compensation from the FSCS is lower than the amount they lost could receive further repayments
09/30/2014
Banking Reform - Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright's dedicated working group on structural Banking Reform will be offering analysis and insight into the Banking Reform Act and the secondary legislation programme as it develops.
09/30/2014
ECB will seek whistleblowers, impose monitors on banks - Nouy
The ECB has begun "supervisory dialogues" with banks this week
09/29/2014
Addleshaw Goddard appoints Head of Fraud, Regulatory and Corporate Crime
He is also well known for his lead partner role in the ground-breaking Berezovsky litigation
09/29/2014
Ogier Fiduciary Services Re-brands as Elian Following MBO
Ogier Fiduciary Services launched its new brand and identity today, following the management buyout (MBO) from the Ogier Group in June.
09/29/2014
Harrison Clark Rickerbys staff promoted in Cheltenham
These recent promotions have further strengthened the position of Harrison Clark Rickerbys as a leading law firm in the Three Counties
09/26/2014
No respite
TO ATONE for the gravest misdeeds, according to Catholic tradition, a sinner must spend seven years in purgatory.
09/26/2014
‘The regulatory train has left the station’: FLinks 2014
West Lockhart added the industry “will still be able to take commission, in a post MiFID II climate”.
09/26/2014
Mark Carney: Putting the right ideas into practice
It is an honour to be invited to address you today. Insurance is at the core of the new Bank of England.
09/26/2014
UK judge rules Barclays breached client trust in carbon deal
Barclays has settled a lawsuit with London trading firm CF Partners after a judge found that the British bank had misused confidential information during its acquisition of a Swedish carbon trading company.
09/26/2014
EU banking watchdog to probe Bulgaria over Corpbank accounts
The European Banking Authority said its probe will look at whether measures taken by national supervisors breach rules
09/26/2014
EU to crack down on UK attempts to sidestep banker bonus cap
Under proposals, bankers or traders with the same job description would receive the same allowance, regardless of individual performance
09/26/2014
BLM merges with eight-partner Belfast firm to launch in Northern Ireland
Fitzpatrick said the two firms shared ”the same aspirations” and already worked with many of the same clients.
09/26/2014
Heuking snares GSK team for Stuttgart launch
German firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has picked up the Stuttgart office of Nabarro alliance partner GSK Stockmann & Kollegen, adding eight partners to its ranks.
09/26/2014
Top KWMSJB private equity partner quits to join Proskauer
His departure follows that of dominant KWMSJB private equity partner Tim Wright, who left the firm to join DLA Piper in May (8 May 2014).