Financial Services UK Archive » June, 2025

Financial Services UK - June, 2025

217 articles

• UK Supreme Court Denies Russia Immunity In $63B Yukos Case
• HMRC Investigated Avoidance Scheme Enough, Court Rules
• Software Startup Says Ideagen Trademark Use Not Deceptive
• UBS Launches $2B Buyback To Trim Share Capital
• EU Watchdog Pushes For Stronger Greenwashing Controls
• Finance Gender Gap Progress Too Slow, Gov't Report Warns
• What To Note As UK Adopts OECD Crypto Disclosure Rules
• Ex-Stobart Boss Loses Latest Conspiracy Case Over Sacking
• EU Eyes Adding ESG Risk In Stress Tests For Banks, Insurers
• FCA's New Enforcement Regime Threatens Firms, Individuals
• CPS Drops Bribery Case Against Oil Entrepreneur Over Errors
• FCA Presents Targeted Support Rules For Finance Firms
• Senior MPs Urge Reform Of Complex Lifetime ISA Rules
• UK Tribunal Says Visa, Mastercard Fees Infringe Antitrust Law
• How Staley's Legal Bid To Save His Reputation Backfired
• FCA Launches Investigation Into John Wood Group
• Law Firm Fails To Ax Vanquis Bank's £4.5M Complaints Case
• EU Watchdog Floats Allowing Funds Some Riskier Investing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-NASA Scientist Pleads Guilty To £1M Investment Fraud
• Aon Denies Ex-Exec's $1.3M Bonus Bid Over Early Exit
• Preventing Financial Crisis Best Thing For Growth, BoE Says
• HMRC Beats Dentist's Appeal Over Tax Avoidance Scheme
• FCA Flags Poor Risk Management Practices At Payment Firms
• Comparing Stablecoin Bills From UK, EU, US And Hong Kong
• Dechert Hires PE Pro In London From Wealth Fund GIC
• Law Firm Settles Crypto Fraud Victim's Negligence Claim
• Ex-Consultant Wants £1.4M Over Botched Insurance Cover
• Restructuring Filings Surge Amid AI, Geopolitical Strains
• Qatar National Bank Beats £89M Claim Over Share Deal
• BoE Launches Forum For Financial Firms And Policy Body
• EU Strikes 'Milestone' Deal To Reform Bank Failure Rules
• Audit Watchdog Sets New Guidance For 'Black Box' AI
• How UK Law Firms Can Counter Money Laundering Threat
• Gov't Mulls Mandating Climate Plans From Banks, Insurers
• PIC Inks £900M Pension Deals For Energy Tech Biz
• Staley Fails To Overturn FCA Ban Over Epstein Ties
• Class Certified In Suit Over Oil Market's Historic Price Crash
• Sanctioned Co. Director Convicted Of Failing To Give Info
• EU Watchdog Pushes To Expand Digital Asset Program
• EU Insurers Push For Simplified Cybersecurity Regulation
• EFG Unit To Buy 75% Stake In NZ Investment Firm For $41M
• FCA Floats Mortgage Rule Changes To Aid Homebuyers
• Key Takeaways As EU And UK Impose New Russia Sanctions
• Adviser Wren Sterling Expands In Scotland With Acquisition
• Sweden Fines Diagnostics Co. $1.25M For Market Abuse
• ECB Clears Monte Dei Paschi's €13.3B Mediobanca Deal
• Irwin Mitchell Can't Ax Pension Fraud Negligence Claim
• Solicitor Denies Inducing Trust To Invest £5.8m In His Firm
• VietJet Air Loses Bid To Ax $181M Plane Lease Dispute Ruling
• Fintech Accuses JP Morgan Of Waging 'Proxy War' In Greece
• Broker's Costs Cut By £3M Over 'Vague' Trade Secrets Case
• Groups Urge EU To Trim Sustainable Finance Reporting Rules
• Pension Schemes Bill's Most Notable, Controversial Measures
• Treasury Official Tapped As Interim Pensions Regulator Chair
• Danish Pensions Fintech Biz Expands Into UK Market
• Trafigura Beats Dubai Bank Unit's 'Cynical' $21M Fraud Case
• Luxembourg Lender Sues Urbas For €189M Over Unpaid Debt
• EU Fund Managers Could See Simplified Data Reporting
• Investors Say Hargreaves Ignored Woodford Fund's Problems
• EU Proposes Cutting Transaction Reporting Rules For Firms
• LCP Hits Milestone With Pensions Dashboard Connection
• Aviva Pushes Investment In Nature-Based Flood Solutions
• Squire Patton Steers Just's £67M Pension Deal For 2 Plans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Paul Weiss, Covington
• FCA's Crypto Ban Reversal Unleashes Consumer Harm Risk
• Small Biz Tax Represents 60% Of UK Tax Gap, HMRC Says
• EU Body Issues Warning On Anti-Greenwashing Regulation
• CMA Floats Simplified Phase 1 Merger Probe Changes
• European Funds Call For More Competitive Tokenization Rules
• India Can't Block UAE Fund's $273M Metals Deal Arbitration
• FSB Flags Risks For Property Investors Amid Rate Hikes
• E-Commerce Co. Denied 'Extraordinary' $40M Injunction
• Top Banks Devise Programs For Disabled Entrepreneurs
• Trafigura Partly Blocks Changes To Gupta's $600M Defense
• Clear Group Expands UK Reach With Insurance Broker Buy
• AmTrust Wins Disclosure Appeal In £56M Claim-Funding Clash
• Ex-Janus Henderson Analyst Convicted Of Insider Dealing
• Pension Trustees Told To Act Now On Incoming Reforms
• Finance Advisory Biz Openwork Buys Partner Firm
• Presumed Alive, Fugitive Told To Repay £64M For Ponzi Fraud
• Henderson, Fidelity European To Merge To Create £2.1B Trust
• What New FCA Private Stock Market System Could Offer Cos.
• Jurisdiction Up First In $1B Ukraine Bank Nationalization Case
• Intesa Sanpaolo Staffer Loses Bid For Reinstatement
• EU Moves To Overhaul Payment Rules To Target Fraud
• PE Firm Says Forfeiting Tycoon's €1.5M Investment Was Valid
• SFO's Growth Push A 'Difficult Line To Tread' For Prosecutor
• EU Firms Warn UK Gov't Not To Ban Ransomware Payments
• BoE Backs Innovation To Boost Financial Sector Resilience
• Over 1M Gig Workers 'Can't Afford' To Save For A Pension
• Ex-Triton Exec Beats Post-Brexit Appeal To Nix Bias Claim
• Ex-Georgian PM Says Credit Suisse Ignored £600M Fraud
• Ireland Completes AIB Exit With €305M Final Share Sale
• EU Agrees Rules To Firm Up Cross-Border GDPR Enforcement
• HMRC Challenges Tax Treatment Of Partnership Awards
• Dentons-Led Bermuda Investment Firm Hansa To Buy Rival
• Cuban Bank Hit Again With Offshore Fund's €71M Debt Claim
• Ex-Metro Bank Execs Win Bid To Cut Fines Over Listing Error
• Mozambique Wins Bid To Add Safa Heirs In $1.9B Dispute
• Taxi Payment Business Accuses Ex-Director Of Copying App
• Investors Can Pursue Claim Over Essity Tissue Biz Sale
• Metal Exchange Faces Pushback Over Transparency Plans
• Pension Bill Could Unlock £600B Market For Superfunds
• Just Group Secures £7M Pension Deal For Insolvent Builder
• VTB Sues JPMorgan Over €17M Asset Sale Amid Sanctions
• Trader Says US Extradition For $12M Fraud May Be 'Terminal'
• Credit Suisse Life Fights $607M Liability To Ex-Georgian PM
• Latham Guides Hunter Point's £1.3B Deal For Equitix Stake
• Hymans Robertson Launches Service For Small Pension Deals
• Billionaire Accuses India Of Orchestrating His Kidnap, Torture
• Asset Manager Tikehau, Insurers Launch Private Equity Fund
• UK Businessman Defends Asset Transfer As Tax Strategy
• EU Guides Watchdogs On Digital Outsourcing Upsurge
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Tecnimont Must Disclose Emails In €212M Bond Dispute
• Nexo Capital Settles $126M Crypto Contract Dispute
• European Banks Seek Changes To 'Unclear' Draft AML Rules
• FCA Sees 'More To Do' In Reshaping Regulation For Growth
• France's BPCE To Buy Novo Banco In €6.4B Deal
• Tap Global To List On AIM, Eyes Wider Investor Base
• Lords Urges Regulators To Shed Risk-Aversion, Boost Growth
• Everbright Exec Testifies He Trusted Media Biz's Financial Info
• Customs Missteps Don't Void VAT Exemption, ECJ Says
• Fraud Office Guidance Highlights Value Of Self-Reporting
• KPMG Fined £690K In Audit Independence Probe
• SFO Aligns With Gov't Growth Plans In Pitch To UK PLC
• Broadstone Buys ExactVAL To Boost Pension Transactions
• Reed Smith Appoints New Head Of Its Frankfurt Office
• Gowling Steers Pension Insurer's £150M Buy-In For Reach
• Baker McKenzie Guides Credit Agricole's €345M Care Biz Deal
• 5 Questions For Howard Kennedy Partner Rebecca Hume
• Coinbase Loses 'Bad Faith' TM Clash With Rival At EU Court
• UK Growth Push Puts FCA Enforcement On Unfamiliar Footing
• EuroChem Fights Banks Over €212M Bonds In Sanctions Row
• 37% Of Romania Cos. Fall Short On EU Reporting Standard
• UBS Sues Chelsea Group For $20.6M Over Greensill Deal
• Accountant Gets Maternity Bias Payout Boosted To £32K
• Open Questions As FCA Prepares Buy Now, Pay Later Rules
• EU Lawmakers Urged To Boost Share Settlement Competition
• FCA Warns Financial Advisers Of Retirement Advice Failings
• Nearly 80% Of Trustees Plan To Access Pension Surplus
• Innsworth Seeks Review Of £200M Mastercard Settlement Split
• CMS Faces £10M Negligence Claim Over Investec Debt Advice
• Greensill Says He Was Trapped In Katerra Restructuring Deal
• UK Treasury Committee Warns HMRC Over Phishing Attack
• Apple, Sony Fight Class Reps Over New Legal Funding Deals
• Insolvency Service Hires Crypto-Specialist To Aid Recoveries
• Expanding FCA Taps Ex-Crime Agency Exec As Deputy CEO
• FCA's Rathi Tries To Gauge Gov't Risk Appetite For Crypto
• Ex-Sky Sports Host Gets 11-Year Director Ban Over £10M Debt
• FCA Unveils Rules For Private Stock Market Launch
• Media Biz Chair Who Misled Investors Told To Buy Out Shares
• Lex Greensill Claims SoftBank Hid Deal With 'Code Of Silence'
• Investment Biz CEO Hit For £2.8M Over Exec's Drinks Loan
• Ex-Commerzbank Analyst Denies Faking Sex Assault Claims
• UK Leads Europe On FDI In Financial Services, EY Says
• FCA Proposes Reporting Changes For Fund Managers
• Broking Group Howden Buys Peruvian Reinsurance Biz
• FCA, NVIDIA Team Up To Launch AI Testing Sandbox
• Reality TV Gallery Owner Gets 2½ Years On Terrorism Charges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Labour Gov't Eases Carried Interest Rules On Fund Managers
• Court Rebukes Lawyers For Fake AI-Generated Citations
• What End of Payment Systems Regulator Means For Biz
• Switzerland Plans Tax Data Reporting For Crypto
• Mental Health Moratorium Can't Stop Principal Debt Recovery
• FCA Proposes Lifting Ban On Crypto ETNs For Consumers
• UK To Launch Delayed Second Phase Of Pensions Review
• UK Pensions Bill To Transform Trustees' Role, Watchdog Says
• From Russia With Love? UK Lawyers Mull Sanctions U-Turn
• UK Floats Legislative Fix For Virgin Media Pensions Case
• EY Law Steers AIB On Sale Of 49.9% Stake In Payments Biz
• Macquarie Completes £700M Takeover Of Dutch Waste Biz
• Meta Pressed By MPs Over Slow Removal Of Harmful Content
• Compliance Lessons From Art Dealer's Terror Financing Plea
• UK Pension Assets Hit £3.2T Amid Shift To Private Markets
• Trading Biz Can't Short Circuit Trial Against Former GC
• Credit Suisse Says Greensill Deals Left $440M Debt Unpaid
• Cooley-Led Fintech Biz Weighs Switching Main Listing To US
• Oligarch Can't Appeal Tossed $14B Asset-Stripping Claim
• FCA Warns Of Tensions On Motor Finance Redress Plan
• Gov't Unveils Landmark Pension Reforms To Boost Savings
• Ombudsman Eyes Interest Rate Cut On Compensation Awards
• JPMorgan Blocks VTB's Russian Case Over Frozen $156M
• Court Sanctions Miami's £70M Bid For European Exchanges
• VTB Bank Unit Beats 'Thinnest Possible' Corporate Raid Case
• Most UK Pension Plans Mulling Surplus Use, LCP Says
• Billionaire Defends Asset Freeze Amid $415M Fraud Case
• UK Mortgage 'Coercion' Ruling Raises Bank Liability Risk
• Knight Frank Can't Chuck Home REIT Fund's Conspiracy Case
• Analyst Says Sister's Trades Were Chance, Not Insider Dealing
• King & Spalding Hires Structured Finance Pro From Latham
• Pensions Watchdog Floats 'Endgame' Guidance For Providers
• UK Bank Failed To Spot Coercion In Mortgage Case
• Irish Court Says US Co.'s Irish Units Not Owed Treaty Benefits
• Lawyer Given Suspended Sentence In Germany Over Cum-Ex
• Insurer Seeks £34M From Cigna For Missold PPI Complaints
• New FCA Enforcement Guide Revises Rules On Case Publicity
• NMC Health Fraud Was 'Systematic,' Administrator Testifies
• Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Driven By Greed, FCA Tells Jurors
• Media Biz Founder Sues BC Partners Unit Over €200M Bonus
• FRC Simplifies Reporting Rules For UK Asset Managers
• UK Retirement Costs Drop As Energy Prices Ease
• SFO Launches Probe Into Local Council Solar Bond Fraud
• Remote Workers Take German Tax Case To EU's Top Court
• CJEU Set To Hear SocGen's Case In Swedish Tax Dispute
• FCA Pledges Action On Insurers Over Client Harm Complaints
• Shoosmiths Hires Worldpay Deputy GC To Drive Fintech Push
• AI Use Soars Among UK Cos. Despite Rising Cyber-Risks
• Gov't Told To Provide Timeline On Private Sector Dashboards
• UK Securities Tax Reform Will Be Welcomed By Investors
• FCA Pushes Mutual Fund Managers For Faster Settlements
• Finance Biz TP ICAP Buys Squire Patton-Led Data Co.
• Aircraft Parts Co. Director In Court On Fraud Charges
• Reed Smith Hires Cohen & Gresser London White-Collar Pro