09/30/2014
ECB will seek whistleblowers, impose monitors on banks - Nouy
The ECB has begun "supervisory dialogues" with banks this week
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
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).
09/26/2014
JPMorgan to HSBC Stall EU Euribor Case Amid Bias Probe
JPMorgan Chase & Co., HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) and Credit Agricole SA (ACA) delayed by months the European Union’s investigation into Euribor rigging amid scrutiny of possible EU bias
09/25/2014
Banking: FBME calls on CBC to rescind its policy to sell the Cyprus branch
The submission of the full forensics report is expected to take place over the next 60 days.
09/25/2014
Dentons picks up KWMSJB Paris restructuring team
Paris office managing partner Pascal Chadenet said Theys would help to build the firm’s restructuring practice in France “and beyond”.
09/25/2014
AIB fraudster told to pay £3.25m or face seven more years in jail
Compensation may be paid to the victims of Achilleas Kallakis’ fraud
09/25/2014
Japanese bank switches to Lombard's Reporter
Lombard Risk Management has announced that a large Japanese bank has switched from rFrame to Lombard Risk’s REPORTER service for Bank of England regulatory reporting and compliance.
09/25/2014
France's Jeantet launches in Switzerland with DLA Piper hire
Jeantet is the first French firm to have opened in Switzerland
09/25/2014
FCA MiFID II conference summary - Withers
On 18 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) held a conference which addressed the agenda for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II.