09/23/2020
FCA launches consultation on the regulation of international firms
The FCA expects a firm seeking authorisation to have an active place of business in the UK to enable us to effectively supervise its UK activities.
09/22/2020
Truly safe cultures support that diversity with an approach to inclusion that enables employees to bring their whole selves to work, and that creates a safe environment for people to present differing views, challenge accepted norms, and even call out whe
09/22/2020
The work on digital assets will ensure that the law is capable of accommodating electronic documents, cryptoassets and other digital assets in a way which allows the possibilities of technology to flourish.
09/22/2020
Britain Plans Law to Safeguard City of London's Global Standing
The reference to world leading prudential standards will reassure regulators in Britain who have cautioned about being given a formal remit to maintain the competitiveness of London as a global financial centre when writing new rules, fearing it would wea
09/22/2020
Inside scandal-rocked Danske Estonia and the shell-company ‘factories’ that served it
The FinCEN Files reveal how a handful of secretive agencies mass-produce U.K. shell companies owned by criminals and launderers from former Soviet states.
09/21/2020
We’re here today to talk about what it will take to get your business ready to transition away from LIBOR.
09/20/2020
Surge in South Africans weighing up options to leave the country
Montenegro enquiries increased by 25% in Q3 compared to Q1, and St. Lucia enquiries increased by 46% in the same period, it said.
09/20/2020
Nicolas Moreau faces multiple challenges in transforming the asset manager while the parent bank undertakes restructuring
09/18/2020
Offshore Millionaires Become Target of Argentina’s Wealth Tax
Tax would apply to wealthy Argentine citizens living abroad
09/18/2020
Oppenheimer Announces Pricing of Senior Secured Notes Offering
The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities law
09/18/2020
CaixaBank and Bankia Boards of Directors approve merger plan to create Spain’s leading bank
The Boards of Directors of both banks have approved the exchange ratio of 0.6845 new CaixaBank ordinary shares for every Bankia share.
09/17/2020
Société Générale Cameroun and SGSS will now provide securities custody services from this local platform.
09/17/2020
Swiss Banker's Ties to Ruvercap Run Deep
According to the criminal complaint, roughly 80 million euros were to remain on the books of Batagon, the company which bought the battery factory three years ago.
09/17/2020
This note provides a brief update on prospects for a deal, the implications for business with or without one and where to find more information and assistance to navigate the changes.
09/16/2020
The Bank is currently in advanced discussions with the DOJ about reaching a resolution in such matter, which may result in the payment of a double-digit million US dollar amount.
09/16/2020
HMRC’s new policy on cancellation fees and early termination charges threatens telecoms and motor vehicle finance businesses with backdated VAT assessments, and the risk may spill over into compensation payments in other sectors.
09/16/2020
Under the first phase of the collaboration, the parties are launching an asset management trainee programme aimed at training over 120 participants in the first year.
09/16/2020
This innovative transaction was structured to be bankruptcy remote with a robust covenant structure representing a hybrid between a securitisation and a corporate debt issuance.
09/16/2020
The tribunal will then determine what, if any, is the appropriate action for the FCA to take.
09/16/2020
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