07/01/2012
FSA calls for tighter laws against failing bankers
Adair Turner told the BBC's Andrew Marr programme there should be a presumption a director of a failed bank should not work in the industry again.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/01/2012
Deutsche Bank Wants Uninterrupted Implementation of Basel Rules
Cyprus was split in 1974 when Turkey invaded after a Greek-inspired coup in Nicosia aimed at uniting the island with Greece.
07/01/2012
Schroders’ Buxton ‘engaging’ with Barclays over its fine
The bank’s shares plunged as much as 17 per cent in trading yesterday as it emerged its staff had attempted to manipulate wholesale interest rates, which govern the multi-trillion dollar interbank lending markets.
07/01/2012
Europe's market watchdog probes rating agencies-FT
The European Securities and Markets Authority is inspecting Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's Investors Service, and it expects to finish by the end of the year, the newspaper said.
06/28/2012
UK banks face criminal probe threat
Serious Fraud Office investigators are in talks with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over the scandal while pressure is mounting on Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond to stand down.
06/28/2012
UK’s big 4 banks agree to provide redress for mis-selling interest rate protection
Britain’s biggest banks have agreed to a settlement for mis-selling interest-rate protection products to small and medium-sized businesses
06/28/2012
Deutsche Bank CEO: Basel III rules can disrupt economy
The combination of trying to solve the euro zone financial crisis and stricter rules to make banks safer will impact the real economy
06/27/2012
Ogier win prestigious Lawyer Award
The Lawyer Awards celebrate excellence in the legal profession and were announced at a ceremony attended by over 800 people at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.
06/27/2012
Bedell Cristin advises Deutsche Bank on cross-border merger
Prior to the introduction of the new procedures under Jersey and Guernsey companies law, a Jersey company could only legally amalgamate with a Guernsey company if the corporate entity was first migrated (redomiciled) to Guernsey and it then used the amalg
06/27/2012
Bakers promotes 63 to global partnership
Forty-four per cent of the promotions were made in the firm’s Asia Pacific practices, where 28 partners were elected, with 20 across its Europe, Middle East and Africa offices, nine in North America and six in Latin America.
06/27/2012
Ageas and ABN AMRO agree to settle legal proceedings
The settlement will lead to a one-off cash payment by ABN AMRO to Ageas of EUR 400 million at the latest on 5 July 2012.
06/26/2012
Standardised bank reporting from next year
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06/26/2012
Lloyds Traders Suspended Amid Libor Probe Said to Return to Work
The people declined to be identified because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter.
06/26/2012
Ex-SocGen trader fights 4.9 billion euro payback
The loss took one of France’s oldest banks to the brink of collapse.
06/26/2012
Mishcon de Reya, Brick Court scoop top prizes
Mishcon de Reya scooped the top prize at last night’s The Lawyer Awards when it was crowned Law Firm of the Year.
06/26/2012
CoA throws out High Court costs order against F&C Asset Management
he London-listed investment house was landed with an indemnity costs order by the High Court last year after it lost a hard-fought battle with hedge fund managers Francois Barthelemy and Anthony Culligan.
06/26/2012
Regulators hit Barclays with £290m fine
The watchdog said this was the largest fine it has ever imposed
06/25/2012
Mayer Brown London chief defeats finance head to retain top job
Mayer Brown’s London senior partner Sean Connolly has been re-elected to serve another five-year term, defeating London banking and finance head Dominic Griffiths.
06/25/2012
Former Dewey partners gear up for tax bill battle
Former partners of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s London base are attempting to minimise their financial blow from the US firm’s collapse by using its 2012 losses to slash their tax bill
06/25/2012
Asset managers face challenge of Solvency II
ASSET managers face a culture shock following the implementation of the European Union’s Solvency II directive, according to research released yesterday by KPMG.