04/21/2014
The Central Bank has frozen the bank accounts of Asset Management Trust, an independent Dublin investment firm, having carried out inquiries into client assets, investment issues and other matters, it has been confirmed.
04/21/2014
The European Parliament voted to adopt the UCITS V Directive on 15 April 2014, settling any fears and uncertainties that political disagreement over the scope of the remuneration rules might scupper its approval.
04/20/2014
The row over top bankers’ incomes will reignite this week when taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland reveals it wants Government approval to award bonuses twice the size of salaries.
04/19/2014
City watchdog ready to tighten rules on buy-outs to protect minority shareholders
Regulators are preparing to clamp down on a rule that allows a controlling shareholder in a public company to ride roughshod over minority investors.
04/17/2014
The Netherlands offers a case study of how member states are transposing AIFM into national law.
04/17/2014
European lawmakers have finally signed off on new laws to make it easier to shut problem banks after long wrangling over rules for an industry blamed for triggering the worst economic slump in a generation.
04/17/2014
It was during that period that rumors of an impending haircut on Cypriot deposits were spreading like wildfire.
04/17/2014
Fund industry groups were largely in favour of a raft of new investor protection rules to come out of Europe this week.
04/16/2014
International law firm hires ex-Renaissance AM CEO
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has strengthened its capital markets and US corporate law practice
04/16/2014
DWF has raided Pinsent Masons for financial institutions head Stephen Miles as the firm gears up for growth across its commercial practice groups.
04/15/2014
The challenge is to find a model of trouble
04/15/2014
After all the braying about cutting bonuses being bad, it turns out many bankers quite like fixed pay
04/15/2014
High-flying fund manager spends five years dodging rail fares then coughs up £43,000 after being caught
04/15/2014
Thurleigh founder Charles MacKinnon says the decision to merge with Ingenious Asset Management was driven not by concerns over profitability but rather a long-term view on regulation.
04/15/2014
Bird & Bird promotes 11 new partners
Bird & Bird is pleased to announce the appointment of 11 new partners from across our offices and from a variety of sector groups and practices.
04/15/2014
The Court of Appeal has dismissed, on all counts, an appeal by David Banner-Eve and Asset Land L.I.
04/15/2014
The FCA Business Plan and Risk Outlook 2014 for asset managers - Eversheds
We have identified below the main themes from these publications which are relevant to our asset manager clients to enable you to better prepare for regulatory scrutiny in 2014.
04/15/2014
An award for Investment Performance was presented to Team Alpha
04/15/2014
The fund manager pay rules are a key part of a draft law
04/15/2014
Russia's No.2 bank VTB is in talks to resolve a dispute with the Bank of England over demands made on its UK business that the bank's CEO suggested could be politically motivated in the light of the West's standoff with Russia over Ukraine.