12/12/2012
Sir Keith Mills settles with Coutts over AIG bond dispute
Coutts said in a statement it was pleased to have come to an agreement with Mills.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
12/12/2012
KPMG 2012 Revenues Reach US$23 Billion
The growth in Advisory and Tax underlines the strength of client demand for professional services
12/12/2012
Five staff arrested as German police swoop on Deutsche
German authorities investigate 25 Deutsche Bank staff, including co-chief executive Jürgen Fitschen, on suspicion of tax scam
12/12/2012
UBS Said to Face Fines of More Than $1 Billion in Libor Probes
The final figures are still being negotiated and could change, three people familiar with the probes said.
12/11/2012
Brewin Dolphin Christmas party ended in 'mass brawl', court hears
A mass brawl erupted at the Christmas party of a top City investment firm after a broker discovered his fiancée was cheating on him with a colleague, a court was told.
12/10/2012
FSA fines Cheshire Mortgage Corporation £1.2m
CMCL chief executive, Henry Moser, will step down within six months and was ordered to pay a fine of £70,000
12/10/2012
Standard Chartered hit by $300m in Iran fines
Standard Chartered will pay more than $300m (£187m) to settle charges it violated US sanctions on Iran, Burma, Libya and Sudan.
12/10/2012
Anglo investment arm sued by clients who lost millions
As well as assembling the investors, Anglo provided loans to finance the deals and in some cases even bought properties to sell to its own clients.
12/10/2012
Lawrence Graham departures continue as 16 made redundant
The lawyers are understood to be fee-earners, but not partners.
12/10/2012
HSBC to pay $1.9bn in US money laundering penalties
A US Senate investigation said the UK-based bank had been a conduit for "drug kingpins and rogue nations".
12/10/2012
The City lunch that cost £1.7m in poaching row
It was probably the world’s most expensive lunch. When Fahim Imam-Sadeque, an investment manager, invited out a colleague it ended up costing him £1.7 million.
12/10/2012
U.K. Fraud Prosecutor Arrests Three Men in Libor-Rigging Probe
UBS AG is expected to face a fine as early as this week that may surpass the record 290 million pounds ($466.6 million) Barclays Plc, the U.K.’s second-biggest bank, paid in June to settle claims it attempted to manipulate Libor.
12/10/2012
FSA to step up HSBC Group governance
The FSA says it will take steps through its supervision to ensure HSBC complies with the measures.
12/09/2012
JPMorgan Said to Ask Staff to Help Fund U.K. Tax Settlement
Employees who participated in the trust were asked to help fund a payment of at least a few hundred million pounds if they want to settle with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
12/09/2012
HSBC, Standard Chartered Close to Resolving Iran Claims
A Senate committee said in July that failures in London- based HSBC’s money-laundering controls allowed terrorists and drug cartels access to the U.S. financial system.
12/06/2012
UK law firm appoints new head of private client department
He will manage the private client department offering a range of services
12/06/2012
Bank staff still mis-selling products
Major mis-selling scandals have failed to stop banks pressurising their staff into pushing products which may be unsuitable, Which? claimed today.
12/06/2012
Addleshaws reports 3% dip in H1 fee incom
Managing partner Paul Devitt said: "We anticipated a slower start to this financial year than last, given how strongly we started last year, and certainly market and competitive pressures remain significant.
12/06/2012
Partners agree to Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce merger
Creating a major new law firm, Bond Dickinson will have an income of approximately £95m, 1200 staff and operations in eight UK wide locations.
12/05/2012
Hogan Lovells and Linklaters take brilliant cut on Graff Diamonds refinancing
The package from a trio of banks follows the company’s decision to pull its $1bn listing in Hong Kong in May