10/07/2013
FCA's Griffith-Jones: 'there is more work to be done on suitability'
Suitability remains firmly on the Financial Conduct Authority’s radar in the wealth management sector
10/07/2013
European funds industry faces extra expenses totalling between $300 million and $500 million per annum over the next three years to address new regulatory requirements, according to a study by BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and inv
10/06/2013
Code is always seen in London as a ‘work in progress’
10/06/2013
Axa Wealth’s £1.8m fine shows firm failed to take its own findings seriously and was more concerned with hitting sales targets.
10/06/2013
The newspaper also reports the regulator has put together its first asset management supervisory team, which consists of more than 50 employees.
10/06/2013
Britain's top fraud prosecutor said on Monday the law must be changed if critics want to see more companies in court for misconduct.
10/06/2013
U.K. fraud prosecutors’ will announce significant developments next year in a probe into fees paid by Barclays Plc to Qatar’s sovereign-wealth fund for a 2008 fundraising that helped the bank avoid a bailout.
10/06/2013
The weak economy continued to pose risks for the banks and that their difficulties would not easily be solved so that pressure on them to curb lending would continue.
10/03/2013
Under current plans published this week, the Prudential Regulation Authority will release the first set of common scenarios by the end of March 2014.
10/02/2013
The aim of the proposed Regulation is to "restore confidence in the integrity of benchmarks" which the EC intends to achieve by ensuring that benchmarks are not subject to conflicts of interest
10/02/2013
Italy police seize 15 million euros at Merrill Lynch in fraud probe
Merrill Lynch declined to comment.
10/02/2013
The Serious Fraud Office, is poised to charge more individuals in connection with a global investigation into the Libor interest rate rigging scandal.
10/02/2013
Five lawyers have joined the Amsterdam-based outfit, including former Clifford Chance partner and Linklaters counsel Kees Westermann.
10/02/2013
Payday lenders would also face tougher regulations on what they can say in adverts
10/01/2013
A Group of More than 80 Investors Have Found Themselves Owing Almost €18m to Bank of Scotland After Signing over power of attorney to an accountant for an investment project.
10/01/2013
October 1 2013 marks the first-year anniversary of Herbert Smith Freehills following last year's landmark full-equity merger, which was one of the largest ever in the legal sector.
10/01/2013
A statement by the FCA last week revealed that Clydesdale, which is owned by the National Australia Bank
10/01/2013
Another day, another legal headline for JP Morgan.
09/30/2013
The FCA and the Bank of England took over supervision from the Financial Services Authority
09/30/2013
Finland’s Bützow and Juridia have merged to create a €28m firm employing over 100 lawyers.