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International law firm announced association in Saudi Arabia
August 24th, 2016
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that it has entered into an association with the newly established Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in Saudi Arabia. The association will commence operations later this year. It will replace ...
CySec imposed administrative fine on a Cyprus Investment Firm
August 10th, 2016
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform the public that, at the meeting held on 25 July 2016, it decided to impose a total administrative fine of €2.000 to the Cyprus Investment ...
Big Four in talks with UK government on Brexit
July 21st, 2016
Accountants’ expertise will be needed as the trade negotiations start following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the government has confirmed, while the Big Four are building up specialist Brexit teams to meet the demand for advice on ...
Robo-Advisor reached $5 billion in assets under management
July 18th, 2016
Betterment Becomes First Independent Robo-Advisor to Surpass $5B of Assets Under Management Company Also Welcomes Amy Shapero as Chief Financial Officer Betterment announced that it is the first independent robo-advisor to reach $5 billion in assets under management. The ...
Global law firm is expanding its EU presence with the opening of a third office in Germany
July 18th, 2016
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP is expanding its European presence with the opening of a Munich office, the firm’s third office in Germany (along with Berlin and Frankfurt) and 46th worldwide, with the hire of investment management partner Dr. Hilger von ...
Spreadsheet fashions accounting error at M&S
July 13th, 2016
Veteran high street retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has suffered the embarrassment of having to re-issue its first quarter results just hours after the initial release, when analysts’ questions revealed a double counting error, reversing the previously positive news ...
KPMG first firm to appoint head of Brexit to executive leadership team
July 7th, 2016
KPMG appoints Karen Briggs ‘Head of Brexit’ to executive leadership team. Following the outcome of the UK’s recent referendum on EU membership, KPMG in the UK has appointed Karen Briggs, one of its most senior partners, to the newly ...
British pound plunged to fresh 31-year lows
July 6th, 2016
The British pound plunged to fresh 31-year lows on Wednesday, swamped by continued fears over the U.K. leadership vacuum and the country’s potential exit from the European Union (EU). The pound tumbled as low as $1.2796 during Asia trade on Wednesday, ...
King & Wood Mallesons top the APAC Law Firm Index 2016; Which firms are the next in top ten
July 6th, 2016
King & Wood Mallesons and Baker & McKenzie are the firms best positioned to take advantage of fast rising legal spend in the region. Findings show that success in the region is built on local office presence combined with ...
Schroders Investment Management launches gold shares fund
June 30th, 2016
Schroders Investment Management has launched a gold equities fund. The Schroders ISF Global Gold fund will be managed by James Luke and Mark Lacey, who are members of Schroders’ commodities team. Luke is a precious metals analyst and has over ...
