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International law firm appoints team from PwC and establishes international tax disputes practice
February 3rd, 2017
Bird & Bird has today launched an international tax disputes practice based in the UK, with the appointment of a team from PricewaterhouseCoopers (‘PwC’). Andy Brown and Julian Balson join as partners, along with Ben Holloway as Legal Director, ...
FCA and PRA publish final changes to enhance enforcement decision-making processes
February 1st, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have today published final changes in a Policy Statement (PS) aimed at strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of their enforcement decision-making processes. The consultation and policy recommendations covered ...
HSBC voluntarily agrees to provide approximately £4m redress for historical debt collection practices
January 23rd, 2017
HSBC has voluntarily agreed to set up a redress scheme for customers who may have suffered detriment by paying an unreasonable debt collection charge imposed by HFC Bank Ltd (HFC) and John Lewis Financial Services Limited (JLFS), the Financial ...
Practices join forces to launch TaxGo digital service
December 21st, 2016
A digital-only tax service aiming to be the ‘biggest UK firm’ by client numbers has launched for entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, by the heads of two successful accounting practices. TaxGo has been set up by d&t’s Carl Reader and Ben ...
KPMG is getting questioned to Wells Fargo sales-practices scandal
November 3rd, 2016
Wells Fargo & Co. isn’t the only one having to answer to Washington over its sales-practices scandal. Its longtime auditor, KPMG LLP, is getting questioned, too. In a letter to KPMG last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and ...
U.S. based law firm launched what may be the first practice aimed to help the management of law firms
October 22nd, 2016
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced today that it has launched a Consultants and Coaches for the Profession Practice™. The new practice will focus on helping law firm leaders address complex business- and management-related challenges and opportunities involved in effectively managing ...
ASX Updates its cash equities clearing and settlement code or practice
October 12th, 2016
ASX has updated its Cash Equities Clearing and Settlement Code of Practice (Code) to align with the set of Regulatory Expectations released today by the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR). The Regulatory Expectations provide a framework for ASX’s conduct ...
Chinese lawyers demand State Council to recall rules aimed to silence legal practitioners
October 12th, 2016
A total of 168 lawyers signed a petition letter sent to the State Council on Saturday, demanding revocation of amended regulations on law firms seen as a further attempt to silence legal practitioners critical of the authorities. The lawyers ...
Google could face large fine by EU over Android anti-competitive practices
October 3rd, 2016
EU wants to stop Google forcing smartphone manufacturers to pre-install Android OS. Google might face a “large fine” for anti-competitive practices by the European Union, which is considering stopping the company from paying smartphone manufacturers to pre-install its Search ...
CySec has issued a Circular regarding MIFID II Guidelines on Cross Selling Practices
September 15th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular to inform the Regulated Entities about the following: 1. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Guidelines on Cross Selling Practices under MiFID II (‘the Guidelines’) to ensure ...
