Financial Services UK Archive » June, 2024

Financial Services UK - June, 2024

191 articles

• EU Insurance Watchdog Warns Of Real Estate Risk Exposure
• EU Adds 4 Pro-Russian Companies To Sanctions List
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Vinson, Skadden
• Firms Face Increased Scrutiny Amid FCA Focus On Resilience
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Turkey Taken Off Global AML Monitoring List After Rule Fixes
• ING Claim Would Fund Sanctioned Billionaire, Tecnimont Says
• Fidelis Claims No Liability In $23M Stranded Jet Spat
• Manolete Sues MSR Partners For £15.6M Over Audit Failure
• Exploring The EU's Draft Standards On Crypto Authorization
• Barclays Says Businessmen Breached £13.7M Freezing Order
• NFT Game CEO Accuses Collaborator Of Keeping Biz Info
• DWF Buys Australian Claims Management Business
• EasyGroup Can't Claim TM It Isn't Using, Van Rental Biz Says
• Xeinadin Sues Ex-Director, Wife Over Breach Of Duties
• FCA Official Vows To Pick Up The Pace Of Fraud Probes
• DXC Wins TM Battle Against German Firm
• A&O Shearman Steers Ireland's €593M AIB Stake Sale
• Financier Seeks Absolution In Vatican Real Estate Deal Trial
• Ex-BHS Director Ordered To Pay £50M Over Firm's Collapse
• Fidelis Says Aircraft Lessors Not Covered Under Russian Law
• Poultry Biz Wins Appeal Over Workers' Travel Time Pay
• EU Justice Head Loses Bid To Lead Human Rights Group
• DLA Piper Launches Investment Management & Funds Practice
• Zurich To Acquire AIG's Travel Insurance Biz For $600M
• Hedge Fund Exec Avoids Prison After Forex-Rigging Trial
• UK Billionaire's Pilot Avoids Prison For Insider Trading
• How FCA Guidance Aligns With Global Cyberattack Measures
• NatWest Faces Fight To Revive Design School Fraud Case
• Law Firm Faces £35M Suit Over Troubled Care Home Scheme
• BBC Fights For Ability To Cut Costs Of £20B Pension Scheme
• Disability Care May Leave Parents' Pension Funds Short
• Cantor Fitzgerald Loses Appeal Over $7.5M Unpaid Fees
• Takeaways From Regulators' £61.6M Citigroup Trading Fine
• Paul Hastings Hires Finance Pro Reena Gogna From Weil
• Businessman Sentenced For Disclosure Failings In Fraud Suit
• Ex-Luminance CEO Joins The Barrister Group As COO
• BHS Asks For £133M In Damages From Former Director
• German Banker's Cum-Ex Trial Dropped Due To Health
• Ex-Chief Of EU Lender Probed Over Corruption Allegations
• Dentons' Inadvertent AML Error Wasn't SRA Misconduct
• Herbert Smith Launches ESG Regulations Monitoring Tool
• CEO Can Sue Nickel Mining Co. In UK Over 'Ambiguous' Firing
• Factors For London Cos. To Consider If Adding US Listings
• UAE Fund Can't Shake Asset Freeze As Mogul Chases £20M
• Charity Urges Better Ways To Fight Investment Greenwashing
• Prudential Launches First Tranche Of $2B Buyback Program
• FCA Takes Action Against 3 Fund Mngrs On Risky Investments
• CMS-Led Aareal Bank To Sell Unit To TPG For €3.9B
• UK Tax Fraud Cases Rose 49% Over One-Year Period
• Russian Bank Founder Hit With Asset Freeze In $850M Claim
• OECD Official Sees Amount B Deal Helping With Amount A
• Austrian Bank Beats Challenge To 'Easybank' TM
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• European Funds Want Laxer Rules On Derivatives Calls
• Axiom Stays £65M Action As Directors Claim Bankruptcy
• Pensioners Still Taxed With 'Triple Lock Plus,' LCP Says
• WTW Says Professional Trustee Appointments Up 11%
• Mastercard Settles Retailers' Swipe Fees Group Litigation
• Aegon Plans ESG Shakeup Of £12B Workplace Pension Fund
• Financial Watchdog Launches First-Ever ESG Probe Into Biz
• A&O Shearman-Led Bridgepoint Makes £626M Offer For Rival
• FCA Backs Police In Illegal £1B Crypto-Scheme Arrests
• Sainsbury's To Pay NatWest £125M To Exit Bank Unit
• Assessing The Energy Act 2023, Eight Months On
• Stripe Seeks To Revoke ATM Network's TMs
• Mastercard Cuts Time-Barred Claims From £10B Class Action
• EU Gov'ts Agree Position On Simpler Data-Sharing Rules
• Coinbase Loses Bid For EU Trademark Resembling Letter 'C'
• Plane Not 'Lost' In $15M Stranded Jet Row, Chubb Says
• New UK Gov't 'Should Push EU' For Extended Tax Relief Deal
• Swiss Watchdog Ends UBS-Credit Suisse Merger Controls
• Fieldfisher Steers £165M Mineral Biz Pension Deal
• Nasdaq Stockholm Fined $9.6M For Compliance Breaches
• Why Timing Makes UK Libor Judgments Controversial
• Regulator Reminds Merging Firms To Put Clients First
• Hargreaves Lansdown Backs £5.4B CVC, Abu Dhabi Bid
• HSBC Hit With Swiss Restrictions After Compliance Breaches
• Tips For Orgs Using NDAs In Light Of New UK Legislation
• HSBC Manager Won't Be Reinstated After Unfair Dismissal
• Lifeboat Scheme Names PwC As Partner For Claims Service
• Akin Elects US, London Duo To Take Over From Veteran Chair
• EU Finance Watchdogs Call For Improved Sustainability Rules
• Serco Settles Landmark Shareholder Dispute Mid-Trial
• What Alternative Fuel Proposals Mean For EU Infrastructure
• Ex-Energy Minister Revives Bid To Ax Libel Defense
• Leading Blockchain Lawyer Joins Lawrence Stephens
• Feds Take Hard Line On Tycoon's Pilots After He Goes Free
• Foreign Exchange Biz To Pay £61K Over Demotion
• SFO Intends To Charge Individuals In Glencore Bribery Case
• Tech Co. Loses Bid For Automatic Payments Patent In UK
• StanChart Investors Can 'Piggyback' On US Sanctions Claims
• White & Case-Led Ukraine Seeks Debt Relief By Aug. Deadline
• Political Parties Urged To Accelerate Financial Inclusion
• UBS Sets $900M Aside For Greensill-Linked Redemptions
• Mining Co. Entity Can't Deduct Loan Interest, UK Court Says
• Continuation Funds: What You Need To Know
• Swiss Re, Chubb Deny Liability In £13B Stranded Planes Feud
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• New Entrant Expected In Pension Transfer Market, LCP Says
• Labour Eyes Flexible Financial Regulation To Spur Growth
• Pension Watchdog Head To Chair Diversity Initiative
• MPs' Pension Fund Has Only 1.3% Allocation To UK Assets
• UK Broker Denied Supreme Court Hearing Over Cum Ex Raids
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Drops Case Against Software Developers
• JP Morgan Had No Incentive To Devalue Fintech Joint Venture
• Fladgate Blames Client's Wrong Instructions On $26.5M Loss
• How 3 Firms Cleared 2 Ex-Autonomy Execs In HP Fraud Case
• Labour Manifesto Targets Wealthy To Fill Funding Gaps
• UK Adds 42 Entries To Russian Financial Sanctions List
• Media Personalities Appear At Court Charged Over Forex Ads
• Broad Consensus Emerges On Pensions Before UK Election
• EU Anti-Greenwashing Guide Analyzed For Fund Managers
• Payment Services Firm Launches £20M Share Buyback
• Labour Prioritizes Wealth Creation In Election Manifesto
• Rimon Hires 5 Partners, Expands Global Transactions Team
• Ex-Serco Chair Says Contract Fraud 'Came Out Of The Blue'
• King & Spalding Hires 5 Finance Pros From Cadwalader In UK
• Eurojust Dismantles €113M Fraudulent Investment Scheme
• BHS Ruling A 'Coup For Liquidators' Over Director Duties
• EU Agrees To Bolster Retail Investor Protection
• Gowling, Eversheds Steer £125M Med. Nonprofit Pension Deal
• Argentina Loses Appeal Over €1.3B Payment In Bonds Dispute
• Rule Changes Proposed To Revive EU Securitizations
• Google's GPay TM Gets Declined In Europe
• Marsh Unit Buys $66B UK Pensions Provider Cardano
• FCA 'Finfluencer' Trial Exposes Social Media Promo Risks
• UniCredit Overturns $69M Plane Payment Sanctions Ruling
• Deutsche Bank Trader Fights For Compensation 'Assurances'
• Serco Denies Directors Knew Of Fraud In Securities Trial
• Klarna Gets 2nd Shot To Trim Startup's 'Klar' TM
• Widow Who Signed Docs 'Without Reading' Still Owes $64M
• Travers Smith Recruits Funds Partner From Blackstone
• Tory Tax Cut Plans Raise Questions On Funding Gaps
• French Tax Law Challenged On Free Movement Grounds
• Shakespeare Martineau Adds Finance Pro From Blake Morgan
• FCA Eyes Consumer Impact Of New Legal Cooperation Rules
• LC&F Administrators Attack Ex-Boss' Credibility In Ponzi Case
• Sunak Pledges Further Tax Cuts In Election Manifesto
• BHS Directors To Pay Liquidators £18M For Wrongful Trading
• BDO Denies Failing To Help In £18.5M Insurance Broker Sale
• Serco Accused Of Playing Around With Books As Trial Opens
• Next Gov't To Face Tough Pension Decisions, IFS Warns
• PwC Accused Of Negligent Advice As $800M BAT Trial Opens
• European Financial Body Calls On UK To Clarify AML Reforms
• Lib Dems Vow To Raise Capital Gains Tax For UK's Wealthiest
• 10% Of Early Pension Dippers Regret Withdrawals
• Abraaj Group Hits Back In Fight Over $37M Debt
• What Tax Experts Hope To See In Labour's Manifesto
• Feds Charge UK Trio Over $2M 'Evolved Apes' NFT Scheme
• Merchants Get OK For Visa, Mastercard Fees Suit On 2nd Try
• Crypto Developers Fight To Gag Wright After 'Satoshi' Trial
• Former Allianz Unit Exec Admits Role In $6B Fund Fraud
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trio Make First Appearance In FCA's £8M Pension Fraud Case
• Financial Adviser Gets 8 Years For Legal Funding Fraud
• 'Squeezed Middle' Pension Schemes Urged To Be Flexible
• 30% Of UK Workers Unsure How To Access Pensions
• Swiss Finance Watchdog Issues New Cyber Warnings
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Loses Bribery Extradition Fight
• Ex-Autonomy CEO, VP Both Cleared In HP Criminal Fraud Trial
• 5 Questions For Linklaters Partner Guillaume Couneson
• EU Watchdog Specifies New Rules For Crypto-Asset Issuers
• Pension Funding Levels 'Stable' Ahead Of Looming Election
• Latham Leads Robinhood In $200M Buy Of Crypto Exchange
• Shein's London Float Invites Scrutiny Of ESG Issues
• ProMarine To Act As Underwriter For Allianz
• Debevoise-Led Ambac Unveils 2 Deals Totaling $702M
• A Look At US-EU Consumer Finance Talks' Slow First Steps
• Billionaire's 'Naive' Stock-Trading Pilot Asks For No Prison
• Binance Fights To Ax Crypto Investors' £9B Delisting Claim
• Gov't UK ISA Savings Proposal Gets Cold Shoulder
• Swiss Bank Escapes Investor's Unlawful Conspiracy Claim
• Climate Risk Must Form Part Of Trustee Role
• Trafigura Settles Nickel Fraud Suit With Reuben Brothers Co.
• FCA Research Access Plan Is Flawed, EU Finance Body Says
• Labour's Pension Tax Plans Backed By Fiscal Research Body
• EU Financial Watchdogs Team Up With Cybersecurity Agency
• HP Fraud Charges Against Ex-Autonomy Execs Head To Jury
• Investor Rules Offer Shield To IG Index Debt, Tycoon Says
• EU Watchdogs Demand Tighter Greenwashing Controls
• Nearly A Third Of Over 55s Dipping Into Pensions Early
• UK Finance Firms 'Triple Clean Energy Investment' To $2.3B
• Enviro Assets Investor To Launch £10M Share Buyback
• Ex-Autonomy CEO 'Had 500M Reasons' For Fraud, Jury Told
• Mammoth Swipe Fees Cases Joined Together In Pass On Trial
• FCA Doubles Down On New Priorities With Target ID Plan
• UK Voters Want Pension Reform In Election Manifestos
• Squire Patton Steers WH Ireland On £5M Asset Sale
• IT Biz To Buy Tech Consultant's Banking Software For €330M
• Geale Takes Helm At Payments Watchdog, Hemsley Resigns