02/07/2013
Linklaters clinches top role as Moscow Exchange gears up for IPO
Linklaters is advising the Moscow Exchange on the deal, with a team led by London-based capital markets partner Jason Manketo
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
02/07/2013
ABN AMRO and Arjav Diamonds reach agreement
The parties have agreed to abandon all proceedings and discontinue all measures
02/06/2013
RBS Trader Helped UBS’s Hayes With Libor Bribes, Regulators Say
A Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc trader colluded with a counterpart at UBS AG to pay almost 211,000 pounds ($330,000) in bribes to brokers willing to help them manipulate global interest rates, regulators said.
02/05/2013
IVSC launches project to bring consistency to valuation of liabilities
Miscalculating the value of an organisation’s liabilities can be just as detrimental as incorrect asset values yet most valuation standards and theory only focus on the latter.
02/05/2013
IBAN: Is the SEPA End Date an Obstacle or an Opportunity?
The SEPA end date is fast approaching. Set for February, 2014, the date is the deadline by which domestic payment instruments within the SEPA area must be migrated to SEPA-compliant standards.
02/05/2013
Italy Joins Global Tax Evasion Crackdown
The Italian government has announced a major drive to clampdown on taxpayers who hide their assets offshore
02/05/2013
German Bank Proposal Advances
The German government is attacking bankers' irresponsibility
02/05/2013
CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Securities Japan Limited to Pay $325 Million Penalty
With this Order, the CFTC has now imposed penalties of more than $1.2 billion on banks for manipulative conduct with respect to LIBOR and other benchmark interest rates
02/05/2013
Final FATCA Regulations Released - Withers
The US Treasury Department has now released the long-anticipated final FATCA regulations, which build upon the foundation of the proposed regulations but contain some significant additions and modifications.
02/04/2013
Darrois Villey trio joins French boutique trend
Villey said the trio had been considering the move for some time
02/04/2013
Iceland Indicts Ex-Glitnir Bank Boss for Tax Evasion
He failed to declare capital-gains income, interest income and the proceeds of dividends, or 199 million kronur ($1.6 million) for the 2006 to 2008 tax years
02/03/2013
Swiss tax haven is over
International tax services, apart from the American, will be able to collect data relevant from January 1, 2013.
02/03/2013
Mifid II not until Fall
“Mifid II needs more time."
02/03/2013
Spanish prime minister denies corruption allegations
Mr Rajoy told Spanish television: “I need only two words: it’s false
02/02/2013
Tax Evasion Wiping Out Greek Real Estate Market
The Greek news agency ASNA reported that economic analysts blame the government for letting tax evaders escape
02/02/2013
OC adds trio of partners in London with hire of Dundas team
Pike - the former CEO of Stephenson Harwood - quit Dundas in September after just six months at the firm
02/02/2013
HJA expands private client team
He is highly experienced in all areas of private client work – including wills, estate administration, trusts, Court of Protection and tax planning. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
01/31/2013
UANI Calls on London Bullion Market Association and Istanbul Gold Exchange to Take Action to Stop Iran’s Trade for Turkish Gold
The trade of Turkish gold for Iranian crude oil is enabling the Iranian regime to evade sanctions
01/31/2013
Banks to pay for 'swap' mis-selling, FSA demands
Four banks will now compensate tens of thousands of small businesses who were mis-sold complex insurance deals
01/31/2013
“French bank must compensate British fraud victims” – BOWLES
Sharon Bowles MEP, chair of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has called on French bank, Crédit Agricole, to reimburse British victims of fraud.