10/07/2014
Legal 500 rankings – Jersey
Firms are then ranked in tiers, with Tier 1 being the highest recognition.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/06/2014
Banks increase efforts to stay on right side of law
If there was any doubt in bank executives’ minds about the perils of falling foul of US sanctions, it was decisively scotched on Monday, June 30.
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
No room for complacency in AIFMD challenge The costs of running local
“What’s to come is unsure. In delay there lies no plenty”. The Fool in Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night may have been referring to affairs of the heart but his message was universal: don’t delay because you never know what
10/06/2014
‘Closet index trackers’ must be outed, regulators urged
Fund managers charging high fees for active management while effectively following much cheaper passive strategies must be exposed, UK and European financial regulators have been urged.
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.
10/06/2014
Pension funds fear hedging clampdown in Austria
If a derivative cannot be designated as a hedge, it is included at its gross market value
10/06/2014
Corporate misconduct must no longer be tolerated
Integrity has to be put back at the heart of businesses.
10/05/2014
Swiss authorities give France documents on 300 UBS customers - SonntagsZeitung
The delivery of the documents was made possible by a revision to the Swiss Tax Administrative Assistance Act that came into force on Aug. 1
10/05/2014
Lending to Limited Partnerships against Capital Calls By Andrew Evans & Philip Abbott
Private equity funds requiring money for investments frequently turn to lenders to bridge the gap between the date when the investment needs to be made and the date of the next scheduled capital call on its limited partners.
10/03/2014
Swindon’s top law firms and their high-flying legal eagles named in respected guide
Swindon law firms Thrings and Withy King are today named as ‘regional heavyweights’ in the latest Legal 500, the annual guide that identifies the UK’s best-performing legal firms and individuals.
10/03/2014
German Lawmakers Criticize ECB Bond-Buying Program
Earlier Thursday, ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank will start buying covered bonds later this month, and bundles of bank loans known as asset-backed securities during the final three months of the year.
10/03/2014
Lewis Silkin bolsters international corporate capability
Marie-Caroline Frochot joins as partner bringing more than three decades of experience advising French companies on UK and global transactions
10/03/2014
Family team expands with new Partner hire
She joins the firm from Ashfords where she was a Partner.
10/03/2014
Carey Olsen sweeps the board in the Legal 500 rankings
New additions to tier one for the firm this year include its Jersey investment funds practice and its Guernsey employment practice.
10/03/2014
New EU rules could mean the end of free banking
Consumers could soon be forced to pay to have a current account and withdraw money from cash machines due to new European Commission regulations.
10/02/2014
Bank statements confirm fake invoices money was paid to David Haigh, GFH Capital says
GFH Capital, a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House, launched legal action against Haigh
10/02/2014
Northern Trust and ABN AMRO Clearing Help Dutch Institutional Investors Respond to Regulatory Challenges
The Northern Trust and ABN AMRO Clearing solution provides clients with a set of account structures for cleared derivatives
10/02/2014
Liechtenstein prosecutor confirms Corpbank owner under investigation
Liechtenstein authorities have confirmed that they are investigating the businessman at the centre of the crisis that has engulfed Bulgaria's fourth-biggest bank, citing suspicions of money laundering.
10/02/2014
Ireland: Irish Central Bank Publishes Consultation On Fund Management Company Effectiveness
The Central Bank is proposing to streamline the designated managerial functions to be performed by UCITS management companies