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Economic affairs MEPs ask EU Commission to table corporate tax measures
December 2nd, 2015
The EU Commission is asked to table measures to improve corporate tax transparency, coordination and EU-wide policy convergence in legislative recommendations voted by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Tuesday. These recommendations build on the work of Parliament’s ...
Publication of the PRA and FCA review into the failure of HBOS
November 19th, 2015
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are today publishing the review into the failure of HBOS Group. This review was originally started by the former regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Its purpose is ...
Mario Draghi Interview: We must propose a way forward to Europeans
November 2nd, 2015
Interview with Il Sole 24 Ore Interview with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, conducted by Alessandro Merli and Roberto Napoletano, published on 31 October 2015 President Draghi, in Malta last week, you stressed the downside risks for both ...
MiFID II – the road ahead
October 22nd, 2015
The financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial regulator of UK, has published a Speech by David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and International, FCA, delivered at the FCA MiFID II Conference, London. David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and ...
Forex Investors See Regulation as a Top Issue
September 17th, 2015
Tightening rules could make currency trading more difficult, expensive Global regulators are tightening rules around trading in financial markets after a series of scandals, which could make currency trading more difficult and expensive, said industry participants at a foreign-exchange ...
Update on the implementation of the EU Audit Directive and Regulation
September 1st, 2015
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills has published an update on the implementation of the EU Audit Directive and Regulation: “Following Baroness Neville-Rolfe’s Written Ministerial Statement of 20 July 2015, which named the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as the ...
Justice Department Announces Two Banks Reach Resolutions under Swiss Bank Program
July 10th, 2015
Banque Pasche SA Will Pay $7.229 Million Penalty and ARVEST Privatbank AG Will Pay $1.044 Million Penalty; Both Continue to Cooperate With Department of Justice The Department of Justice announced today that two banks, Banque Pasche SA and ARVEST ...
Westpac VC invests in Bitcoin player Coinbase
July 8th, 2015
In a deal that will put Westpac Banking Corp in the box seat as cryptocurrencies develop, the bank’s venture capital fund, Reinventure Group, has invested in Coinbase, one of the world’s pre-eminent Bitcoin companies. In the first deal involving ...
BP to Settle Federal, State and Local Deepwater Horizon Claims for up to $18.7 Billion
July 3rd, 2015
BP to Settle Federal, State and Local Deepwater Horizon Claims for up to $18.7 Billion With Payments to be Spread Over 18 Years The Disclosure and Transparency Rules (“DTR”) made by the Financial Conduct Authority govern amongst other matters ...
SEC Charges Deloitte & Touche With Violating Auditor Independence Rules
July 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate maintained a business relationship with a trustee serving on the boards and audit committees of three funds it audited. Deloitte ...
