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International law firm takes advantage of market liberalisation to enter JV in Malaysia
April 19th, 2016
DAC Beachcroft is the latest firm to take advantage of market liberalisation in Asia, applying for a joint venture (JV) licence with Malaysian association firm Gan Partnership. According to Gan Khong Aik, a partner at Gan Partnership, the two firms have ...
The ECB and shadow banking
April 19th, 2016
Markets have fully adjusted to a financial world which reflects the leadership and management of money by central banks, and are increasingly frightened of any prospect of their control failing. Every time the system stumbles, the response has been ...
Bitcoin Trademark Issued for the first time in Russia
April 19th, 2016
Bitcoin and Russia have had some tough times so far. The government is not interested in having bitcoin around, but they definitely want to explore the use of blockchain technology in banking and financial sector. However, ‘Bitcoin’ did get ...
Report suggests law firms are failing on customer service
April 18th, 2016
A new report suggests that there is a ‘disturbing level of tunnel vision’ among law firms when it comes to adopting modern customer service standards, which could ultimately make the difference between success and failure. The report by Peppermint Technology shows that law ...
Borsa Istanbul sees wave of top-tier resignations
April 15th, 2016
Borsa İstanbul Chief Human Resources Officer Hüseyin Zafer, Chief Information Officer Adnan Metin, Chief Audit Executive Ali Şir Yardım, and Chief Legal Counsel İltem Dokurlar have resigned. We wish them success in the forthcoming period. Borsa İstanbul will further ...
Bank of Russia informs regarding revocation of a banking licence
April 15th, 2016
Due to the non-compliance by the Rostov-on-Don-based credit institution Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Stella-Bank, joint-stock company, or JSC JSCB Stella-Bank with federal banking laws and Bank of Russia regulations, repeated violations within a year of the requirements of Bank of Russia regulations issued in accordance with the Federal Law ‘On ...
Law ranks fourth in degree salary stakes
April 15th, 2016
New research has shown that ten years after graduating, male law students earn less on average than their peers who left university with degrees in engineering, economics and medicine—but around 20 per cent more than their own female classmates. ...
Oil crisis? Here is how Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
April 14th, 2016
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia’s economy could survive an era of cheap oil. In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company ...
Goldman Sachs agreed to pay a $5 billion settlement for its role in 2008 financial crisis
April 14th, 2016
Goldman Sachs agreed to a $5 billion settlement payment Monday, marking yet another Wall Street giant that’s making up for its financial breaches through money — but whose executives have yet to face criminal charges for helping send the ...
Former regulator turns Bitcoin tech advocate
April 14th, 2016
Former New York state financial services chief Benjamin Lawsky may have taken a harsh view of virtual currency as a regulator, but he has begun to stump for the technology behind it. The man accused of implementing tough regulations on ...
