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Regulatory authorities of Italy and Belgium warn the public for unauthorised investment firms
October 13th, 2015
The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob), the regulatory authority of Italy and the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), the regulatory authority of Belgium, have issued “Warning” announcements to inform investors and public for companies ...
Accounting Firms movements: Agreements, Acquisitions and additions
October 9th, 2015
EY’s member firm Ernst &Young Advisory has acquired Bluestone Consulting, an analytics and big data consultancy based in France. Bluestone provides data visualization, statistical engineering techniques and expertise to businesses’ operations in the marketing, finance and risk domains. The additional resources ...
First Europe entry for giant employment law firm
October 8th, 2015
Littler Global Enters Europe with Expansion Into Germany Germany’s Leading Labor and Employment Firm, vangard, Joins Littler’s Global Platform Littler has issued an announcement to inform that has added vangard, a leading labor and employment law boutique in Germany, to ...
SEC Charges Two Grant Thornton Firms With Violating Auditor Independence Rules
October 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Grant Thornton India LLP and Australia-based Grant Thornton Audit Pty Limited with auditor independence violations that occurred when two Grant Thornton Mauritius partners served on the boards of Mauritius-based subsidiaries of companies ...
Big Banks Agree to Settle Swaps Lawsuit
September 14th, 2015
Dozen banks, Markit and International Swaps and Derivatives Association to pay combined $1.87 billion Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to a tentative settlement over allegations that they conspired to rig the market for credit derivatives. Twelve banks and ...
List of companies offering services, all operating unlawfully in Belgium
September 14th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has, on several occasions, warned the public against the activities of various providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, as well as against the activities of various so-called “boiler rooms”, all ...
Law Firms Vs Technology: Doing business in legal technology
September 3rd, 2015
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), and InsideLegal, the insider’s guide to doing business in legal technology, released the findings of the “2015 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey” (survey). 2015 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey highlights include: 57% of all respondents spend ...
Global 100 firms expand in Europe as Hill Dickinson hires a captain
September 1st, 2015
Last week saw Global 100 firms building their presence in Europe, with White & Case bolstering its private equity (PE) practice and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton expanding its competition offering in Brussels. Meanwhile Hill Dickinson hired two partners for its ...
Law firms head to the banks as lawyers target expansion
August 19th, 2015
Lending tops £7.3bn as firms borrow to fund M&A, overseas offices, and lateral hires Long-term lending to UK law firms has risen by 28 per cent over the last four years to £7.35bn, as firms compete to capture a ...
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law
July 27th, 2015
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law? At a roundtable held under the Chatham House Rule, Jonathan Rayner heard City lawyers consider the potential fallout. Greek riot police silhouetted against ...
