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Financial Services UK - February, 2024
247 articles
- Judge Nixes Enforcement Of 'Fabricated' $88M Award
- Morgan Stanley Exec Denies 'Snobbery' In Frasers Fight
- HMRC Uncovers Complex Offshore Tax Avoidance Scheme
- Drax May Face Group Litigation Over Greenwashing Claims
- Mozambique President Beats 'Tuna Bonds' Immunity Appeal
- FCA Says Market For Credit Ratings Data Must Improve
- Global Regulator Seeks Stronger Swiss Bank Safeguards
- Following The Road Map Toward Quantum Security
- FCA Plan To Name Suspect Firms Early Alarms Finance Sector
- £1.84B Of Gov't-Backed COVID Loans Suspected Fraudulent
- Car Leasing Execs To Face 2026 Trial In £88M SFO Fraud Case
- MPs Launch Inquiry Into Effectiveness Of Russia Sanctions
- Staveley 'Feared For Life' When Signing £36M Loan Demand
- DLA Piper Hires Trio Of Energy And Infrastructure Partners
- Gov't Minister Sees Need For Simpler SME Access To Funding
- Sanctions Ruling Affords Gov't Leeway In Foreign Affairs
- Profit Warnings Rise For Pension Scheme Sponsors
- Why EU Ruling On Beneficial Ownership May Affect The UK
- Director Banned Over Unlawful £57M Investment Scheme
- Draft EU Withholding Law Breezes Through EU Parliament
- FRC Plans To Review Code For Asset Managers
- St James's Place Sets Aside £426M For Potential Client Refunds
- HMRC Customer Service At All-Time Low, Report Finds
- EX-NMC Health Group CFO Denies Knowledge Of $4.7B Fraud
- Global Pension Assets Total $55T In 2023, Broker Says
- Ex-Linklaters Pro Penalized Over Conduct In Saudi Fund Trial
- Grim UK Fiscal Outlook Precludes Tax Cuts, Think Tank Warns
- Financial Ombudsman Braced For APP Fraud Claims
- Simpson Thacher-Led EQT Nets Record $24B For PE Fund
- FCA To Start Naming Finance Firms Under Investigation
- Bank Of Ireland Kicks Off €520M Buyback After Profit Gains
- British Pensions Sector Backs FCA 'Advice Gap' Review
- Abramovich Ally Loses Test Appeal To Upend UK Sanctions
- Consumers Face Big Setback In £10B Mastercard Class Action
- Woman Denies Lying To Citibank To Launder Stolen Bitcoin
- 1 Pilot For Billionaire Cops Plea, But 2nd Says He's Innocent
- European Council Adopts Instant Credit Payments In Euros
- Justices Decline Standard Chartered Sanction Evasion Suit
- Judge Wrong To Bar Ex-Barclays VP From Recording Trial
- 10 Years And £1.6B Later, DPAs Are Only A Qualified Success
- Key Changes In FRC Code Aim To Promote Good Governance
- UK Unveils Plan For Surplus In £1.4T Pension Sector
- EU Strengthens Investors' Protection On Investment Funds
- Addleshaw Goddard Hires Macfarlanes Pro For Wealth Team
- Barclays Must Face Trimmed Suit Over $17.6B Over-Issuance
- VAT Refunds For Tax Errors Don't Require Interest, ECJ Rules
- Ex-Kurdish Energy Minister Largely Fails To Ax Libel Defense
- Russian Tycoon Can Take Sanctions Case To UK's Top Court
- Lawyers Question UK's Sanction Muscle 2 Years After Invasion
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- Allianz To Launch €1B Buyback, Boost 2023 Dividend
- Swiss Watchdog Launches New Unregulated Fund Category
- Pensions Regulator To Rejig Oversight Of Workplace Schemes
- Ruling In FCA Case Offers Tips On Flexible Work Requests
- Compensation Scheme To Cover £38M Pensions Transfer Cost
- FCA Fires Warning Shot Over City's Consumer Duty Failings
- Standard Chartered To Return $1B To Shareholders
- Spain Allowed To Reclaim Illegal Aid Given To Ship Buyers
- Upcoming Election Hampering Net-Zero Progress, MPs say
- NatWest Settles £60M VAT Fraud Case Ahead Of Retrial
- Transneft Ordered To Halt Bid To Block $14B Conspiracy Claim
- Fired Fund Exec Gets Deposit Order Axed In Harassment Feud
- UK Audit Sector's Stewardship Code Gains Support
- Gang Jailed For 'Industrial Scale' Money Laundering Operation
- A&O Hires 5-Person Structured Finance Team From Milbank
- Going Broke Is Top Concern For Retirement Clients
- Breaking Down The New UK Pension Funding Regs
- I'm Victim Of Morgan Stanley's Abuse, Ex-Frasers CEO Says
- Lloyds Bank To Return £2B To Investors As Profit Soars
- Lloyds Sets Aside £450M For FCA Car Finance Probe
- Argentina Must Pay Upfront In €1.3B Payment Challenge
- Zurich To Reward Shareholders With $5B After Record Profit
- NY Judges Question Lehman's Bid To Undo CDS Trial Loss
- Predicting DeFi Regulations At Home And Abroad In 2024
- Morgan Stanley Accused Of 'Snobbery' Over $1B Margin Call
- Money Laundering Checks No Evidence Of Crime, Court Hears
- Ex-Linklaters Atty Owes Saudi Royal $25M Over Missing Fund
- Pitmans Can't Strike Out Negligent Pension Advice Claim
- Insurer QBE Narrows Gender Pay Gap, But Bonuses An Issue
- EU Enforcers Detain 4 In €4.5M Money Laundering Swoop
- Pension Climate Reporting Has 'Failed To Shift UK Investment'
- FCA Targeting Failings In Consumer Duty Compliance
- Finance Firms Shuttered For £3M Loan Notes Fraud
- Satoshi Associates Deny Wright's Claim To Be Bitcoin Creator
- Financial Adviser Sues Law Firm For Ex-Director's Legal Fees
- Burges Salmon Leads Insurer's £11M Spar Pension Deal
- SFO Launches £140M Property Fraud Probe With Raids
- HSBC Sets Out $2B Share Buyback After 2023 Profit Gain
- Banking Oligarch's Wife Loses Russian Sanctions Challenge
- Ransomware Group LockBit Hit By Coordinated Crackdown
- EU Drops 4 Jurisdictions From Tax Haven Blacklist
- Addleshaw Goddard Hires ESG Expert From Clifford Chance
- EU Negotiators Adopt Rules To Widen Market Data Access
- Liquidators, Claiming Fraud, Blast Tycoon's Bid To Keep $1B
- Pension Transfers Could Cost Savers £70K In Retirement
- Pension Numbers Shrink As Funding Grows, Watchdog Says
- Barclays Plans £1B Share Buyback In Boost For Shareholders
- Israeli Fintech Plans $175M Share Buyback, Dividend Payout
- Alleged Putin Ally To Face UK Sanctions Breach Trial In 2025
- Insurers Detail Plans To Free £100B Amid Solvency Changes
- No Room For Doubt Over Madagascan Aide Bribery, Jury Told
- Lawyers For LC&F Chief Quit 'Ponzi Scheme' Trial Over Pay
- Bank Of Georgia Offers $303.6M For Armenian Lender
- AmTrust Hikes Counterclaim To £14M In Legal-Funding Fight
- Santander Launches €1.5B Share Buyback After Profit Gains
- ECB Imposes Stricter Bank Asset Rules For Climate Risk
- NatWest Begins £300M Share Buyback As Profits Soar
- Investment Scheme Manager Admits £19M Fraud
- Ex-SFO Prosecutor, Disputes Chief Join Paul Hastings
- Rusal Drags Abramovich Into Potanin Mining Dispute
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- Lawyers Advising PE On Alternative Exits Amid Market Slump
- Illegal Lender Imprisoned For Refusing To Pay Back Victims
- NatWest Plans £300M Buyback After Earnings Jump
- Stephenson Harwood Hires Regulatory Pro In Corporate Boost
- UK Pension Annuity Sales Hit £5.2B In 2023, ABI Says
- Claims Managers Are Clouding Regulatory Status, FCA Warns
- Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Gets 22 Months For Insider Dealing
- JP Morgan And Viva Wallet Founder Sue Each Other
- Collapsed Pension Fund Claws Back £1.9M Lost In Fraud
- City Lobby Calls For Tax Cuts, Investment Reform In Budget
- Bitcoin 'Inventor' Mentioned Blockchain in 2008, Witness Says
- FCA Quizzes Top Firms On Advice Services Fees
- Osborne Clarke Steers £114M Standard Life Pension Deal
- UK Gov't Asks Financial Regulators To Review AI Policing
- Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Guilty Of Insider Dealing
- Fintech Expert Appointed To FCA Board For 3-Year Term
- Addleshaw Goddard Adds BoE Deputy GC To Finance Team
- 5 Key Takeaways From The SFO Director's Maiden Speech
- Madagascar Official 'Never' Sought Bribes For Gem Deal
- Visa, Mastercard Accused Of Anticompetitive 'Floor' In Fees
- FCA Arrests Insider Dealing Suspects At London Homes
- BDO Sues Insurance Broker Over Unpaid M&A Advisory Fee
- UK Access Rules Too Burdensome, Say European Funds
- ABN AMRO Unveils €500M Share Buyback As Profit Rises
- HMRC Warns Self-Employed Taxpayers Of Scammers
- FCA Flagged 10,000 Misleading Financial Ads In 2023
- Pay Whistleblowers To Spur Fraud Fight, SFO Director Says
- Analyst Must Pay £20K For False Claim Against Commerzbank
- Ex-Tech CEO Wins £96K For Bullying, Payroll Whistleblowing
- JPMorgan Trust To Raise £40M After Demand From Investors
- EU Eases Rule Enforcement On Best Price For Clients
- Morgan Stanley Must Fix Evidence Failures Before $995M Trial
- UK Pension Surplus Dips Slightly To £425B
- New Panel Set Up To Promote UK Fund Investments
- Post-Election UK Pension Changes Could Be In The Fine Print
- One In Four Retirees 'Not Checking State Pension Forecast'
- Consultation Docs Can Help EU Firms Prep For Crypto Regs
- Former LC&F Exec Fined, Banned Over Misleading Ads
- LSE Faces 2 More Delistings Amid Exodus Concerns
- 'More Dawn Raids,' New SFO Chief To Promise In 1st Speech
- Madagascar Official Had 'To Be Paid' For Gem Deal, Jury Hears
- A Closer Look At Novel Jury Instruction In Forex Rigging Case
- Proskauer Hires Sidley Austin's Funds Head In London
- Danish Lender Spar Nord Kicks Off $72M Share Buyback
- UK Gov't Pushed To Reform Audit As Delays Cause Delistings
- FCA Tells Firms To Bear Brunt Of Policing Financial Crime
- Pension Reform Key For UK Savings Shortfall, Report Says
- Reporting Rules For Russia Sanctions Get UK Update
- 'Mastermind' Fraudster Who Stole £12M Gets 5 Years' Prison
- 2nd Circ. Revives Investors' Mexican Bond-Rigging Claims
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- Simmons & Simmons Adds Debt Capital Markets Pro
- UK Gov't Audit Backlog Plan Gets Watchdog Support
- Visa, Mastercard Bid To Ax Retailers' Swipe Fees Class Action
- UK Insurers Agree To Pause Sales Of Asset Protection Cover
- UK Regulators Need 'Growth Mindset' Lloyd's Boss Says
- Woodford Investors Get Court OK For £230M Redress Deal
- Barclays Agrees To Buy Tesco Banking Unit For £600M
- Investors' Call For Voting Changes Faces Practical Challenges
- FCA Sets Out Crime-Fighting Priorities For Finance Firms
- Plastics Manager Was Insider-Trading With Friend, FCA Says
- Bitcoin 'Inventor' Says He Is Victim Of Tampering
- Nordic Forex Bank's TM Opposition Gets Declined
- Pension Reform Needed To Plug Growing Savings Shortfall
- Pensions Regulator Boosts Data Gathering After Funds Crisis
- FCA Urged By Industry To Boost Investment Research
- 5 Questions For Hogan Lovells' Regulatory Expert Rachel Kent
- Russian Oligarch Usmanov Loses Bid To Lift EU Sanctions
- Fox Williams Hires Fintech Partner From Deloitte
- SocGen To Launch €280M Share Buyback Program
- Litigation Funding Implications Amid Post-PACCAR Disputes
- Madagascar Official Tried 'Earning Life' In Gem Deal, Jury Told
- Bank Shareholders Lose Claim Against Diamond's Atlas Mara
- Women Need Extra 19 Years In Work To Close Pension Gap
- Fieldfisher Hires Arbitration Pro For New Amsterdam Practice
- City Regulator Warns It Cannot Fine Cloud Service Providers
- FCA's Insider Trading Case Built On Lies, Defense Says
- Privinvest Asks Court To Nix Immunity For Mozambican Prez
- German Cum-Ex Trial Ends After €2.2M Profit Payback
- SFO, FCA 'Failing To Punish' Top Execs For Corporate Crime
- Pension Funding Hits Record Despite Gilt 'Roller Coaster'
- White & Case Hires Debt Finance Pro From Shearman
- UK Broker Says Office Raid During Cum-Ex Probe Was Illegal
- Trade Bodies Want Delay On EU Sustainability Rule Changes
- Aide To Madagascan President Recorded Asking For Bribes
- Bitcoin 'Inventor' Denies Forging Documents In Satoshi Claim
- Lloyds, Property Tycoon Settle £1.3B Libor Claim Before Trial
- What Extension Of French FDI Control Means For Investors
- Ex-Watchdog Boss Faults New Pension Funding Regulations
- Restrictions Upheld For E-Money Biz Following CEO's Arrest
- International Unity Needed To Seize Russian Assets, EU Says
- Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Driven By Greed, FCA Suggests
- EU Securities Watchdog To Get New ESG Rating Powers
- Burges Salmon Guides Insurance Co. In £72M Pension Deal
- UBS Plans $1B Buyback In 2024 After Credit Suisse Deal
- PE-Funded Charity Beats Former Exec's Notice Pay Claim
- PE Firm Can't Revive Ex-Soccer Club Exec's Asset Freeze
- Bitcoin 'Inventor' Accused Of Forgery On 'Industrial Scale'
- What To Expect For Private Capital Investment Funds In 2024
- Cayman Islands Off AML Risk Lists, Signaling Robust Controls
- Insurer Cuts Claim Against Cigna For Costs Of Missold PPI
- Ex-Clifford Chance Lawyer Acquitted Of Insider Trading
- Pension Watchdog Warns Schemes After Capita Cyber Breach
- EU Listing Act Could Drive Issuers Abroad, Industry Warns
- Buyer Seeks £6.4M In Investment Scheme Franchise Feud
- UK Could Have To Raise Pension Age To 71, Study Warns
- Gov't Clarifies Pension Dashboard 'Deferral' Rules
- Confidence In Pensions Outlook Dips In UK, Studies Show
- Deloitte Consultant's Discrimination Claims Had 'No Evidence'
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- Lawyer Struck Off Roll Over $14M US Tax Fraud Conviction
- ED&F To Face £56M Trial Over Role In Danish Cum-Ex Fraud
- Developer's Claims To Be Bitcoin Inventor Face Key Test At Trial
- UK Labour Party Vows To Keep Corp. Tax Rate, Full Expensing
- Denmark Sentences Brit Trader To 6 Years For Cum-Ex Fraud
- Gazprom Subsidiary Told To Halt Claim Proceedings In Russia
- 'Unprecedented' Year Ahead For UK Pension Risk Transfers
- Mishcon Partner Says Bitcoin Property Buy Made Him Uneasy
- EU Watchdog Warns Of High Level Of Pensions Risk Exposure
- Pension Schemes Still Behind On Watchdog Code Prep
- Quality Of Financial Reporting Still Mixed, Watchdog Says
- Putin Ally Charged With Breaching UK Sanctions On Russia
- Danske Bank Launches $800M Share Buyback
- HgCapital Trust To Invest £44M In German Insurance Broker
- Accounting Watchdog Flags Barriers To Entry For Audit Firms
- Lawyer Convicted Of Tax Fraud Can't Halt Disciplinary Case
- EU Leaders Slow Plan To Use Frozen Russian Assets
- Greenwashing Risk Hurting ESG Funds, EU Watchdog Says
- Duet Group Co-Founder Gets Nearly 5-Year Cum-Ex Sentence
- EU Plans Closer Scrutiny Of BigTech Financial Services
- Labour To Take Forward Mansion House Pension Reforms
- Gov't To Navigate 'Regulatory Arbitrage' With Superfund Laws
- Switzerland Floats Plan To Curb Nature-Related Financial Risk
- Car Leasing Directors In Court For £88M SFO Fraud Case
- Cos. Should Plan Now For Extensive EU Data Act Obligations
- Austrian Lender BAWAG Buys Dutch Online Bank For €510M