01/12/2014
At its meeting in Basel today, the Basel Committee's oversight body, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, endorsed a number of important steps in the completion of the post-crisis reform agenda.
01/10/2014
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors of a new boiler room scam operating under the same name as authorised firm LBV Asset Management.
01/10/2014
King & Wood Mallesons has announced the appointment of Craig Pollack as the new global co-ordinator for dispute resolution/litigation.
01/10/2014
Florian Homm, the founder of Cayman Islands-based Absolute Capital Management Holdings Ltd. who was arrested last year in Florence, Italy’s Uffizi Gallery, lost his appeal of an order to extradite him to the U.S.
01/10/2014
The regulator alleged that the manager utilized information not available publicly in order to avert €114.5 million or $156.5 million in losses for its clients in 2013.
01/08/2014
In May 2013, HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) published a consultation document looking at various aspects of partnership taxation.
01/08/2014
French firm August & Debouzy has boosted its private equity practice with the hire of partner David Malamed from Weil Gotshal & Manges.
01/08/2014
Deutsche Bank AG, Europe’s biggest investment bank by revenue, will review whether to punish senior employees including Alan Cloete for their roles in the interest- rate rigging scandal
01/08/2014
Following this market abuse investigation, financial regulators in both the UK and US have reported more instances of tip-offs relating to potential illegal behaviours within the industry.
01/08/2014
RBS is said to be among nine banks being investigated for selling subprime mortgages
01/08/2014
The framework recognises that SIFIs vary in their structures and activities, and that systemic importance and impact upon distress or failure can vary significantly across sectors.
01/07/2014
Investment firms selling complicated derivatives have faced lawsuits around the world from customers baffled by losses that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008. In the U.K., thousands of small businesses have sued lenders over i
01/07/2014
This revelation comes at a time when data and employee privacy issues, often triggered by investigations, are dominating the headlines and major corporations are facing increased regulatory scrutiny around anti-bribery and corruption legislation
01/07/2014
The offences were committed between April 2009 and March 2012.
01/07/2014
Pollack previously headed up the disputes practice at legacy SJ Berwin.
01/07/2014
The subsidiary pleaded guilty last April to wire fraud and admitted its role in manipulating the Japanese Yen London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR.
01/07/2014
he United States would like to see Europe do more to build up its backstops and bank capital, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Tuesday in Paris, insisting it would be good for the European economy.
01/06/2014
Last year we offered our 13 regulatory reform predictions for 2013 and correctly predicted a year of intense rulemaking.
01/06/2014
BaFin launched a probe last year on which it is working with the Bundesbank and accountant Ernst & Young ERNY.UL, delving into suspected misconduct by individual traders and their counterparts at other banks.
01/06/2014
EU leaders and the European Parliament are at odds over how to wind down troubled banks. Bank resolution procedures are one pillar of the planned eurozone banking union.