08/13/2013
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have criminally charged two former JPMorgan bankers for their alleged role in the “London whale” trading loss that rocked the investment bank last year and led to a very public overhaul of its senior management
08/12/2013
Deutsche Bank to receive Libor report from Bank watchdog
08/12/2013
Russell-Cooke has strengthened its Private Client practice with the hire of its 8th Partner
08/11/2013
Banks in Europe will need to slash €3.2 trillion (£2.8tn) of assets from their balance sheets over the next five years to meet new regulations designed to minimise the risk of further banking collapses in future.
08/11/2013
The board was discussing "whether the continuation of commission payments for non-advised retail investment sales created potential risks".
08/11/2013
The UK's largest financial firms will be forced to set targets for the number of women on their boards from 2014, under proposals outlined by City regulators.
08/10/2013
A list of all the potential legal problems and investigations facing our big financial names makes daunting reading
08/10/2013
International business law firm has strengthened further its leading finance group by hiring a partner from Davenport Lyons.
08/09/2013
The charges would mark a dramatic escalation in the wake of the revelation last year
08/08/2013
Bruno Iksil, the “London Whale” trader at the centre of JPMorgan’s largest ever trading loss, will not face charges over the incident, according to reports.
08/08/2013
Banks are at the front line in ensuring the proceeds of crime do not enter the UK financial system.
08/07/2013
Bonelli has also hired the general counsel of contracting company Ansaldo, Mauro Gigante, as an of counsel in Milan. Gigante will work regularly with the London office.
08/07/2013
The FCA said it considered the case to be particularly serious
08/07/2013
Less than one week after announcing their merger, King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin are joining forces to advise ASX-listed IRESS on its acquisition of Avelo FS Holdings, a provider of financial services technology in the UK.
08/06/2013
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cancelled the permissions of insurance and mortgage broker Goldthorn Mortgage & Insurance Services following the liquidation of the company.
08/06/2013
Britain's accounting watchdog has launched its second investigation in as many days into Grant Thornton, the auditor and advisory firm named in a legal battle between property mogul Vincent Tchenguiz and the Serious Fraud Office.
08/05/2013
Private details of dozens of Bank of Scotland customers, including bank statements and passport copies, were repeatedly faxed to wrong numbers for four years
08/04/2013
Many of Europe's top banks have more than tripled their provisions for litigation and regulatory expenses over the past year
08/03/2013
Three civil servants who left the Serious Fraud Office with ‘golden goodbyes’ worth £1million have been urged to hand money back to taxpayers.
08/03/2013
The lawsuit alleges "anti-competitive and monopolistic behaviour in the warehousing market in connection with aluminium prices