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Names emerge in race for Baker & McKenzie global chair
April 13th, 2016
Four Baker & McKenzie partners have thrown their hats in the ring to replace global chair Eduardo Leite when he steps down later this year. London managing partner Paul Rawlinson, EMEA chair Gary Senior, Latin America chair Claudia Prado ...
International law firm in merger talks with Pepper Hamilton
April 13th, 2016
The global law firm Reed Smith is in talks to combine with the smaller Pepper Hamilton of Philadelphia, the firms confirmed on Monday night. “Based on these preliminary discussions, we see many potential benefits to joining forces,” said a Reed ...
Estonian Supreme Court Rules Against Bitcoin Trader
April 13th, 2016
The Estonian Supreme Court has ruled in favor of restrictions on bitcoin trading activity in the wake of a lawsuit filed by a digital currency broker. The ruling, which came in the wake of a long-running lawsuit that began as a inquiry into ...
Expansion of FTSE4Good with launch of FTSE4Good ASEAN 5 Index
April 13th, 2016
FTSE Russell, the global index provider, announces the launch of the FTSE4Good ASEAN 5 Index, an ESG index developed in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Exchanges. The new benchmark consists of companies listed on the ...
CFTC Orders Nathan Schleifer and Galileo Trading to Pay Restitution and Penalties Totaling More than $1.6 Million
April 13th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today settled charges against Nathan Schleifer of New York City, and his company, Galileo Trading, LLC (Galileo), for fraudulently soliciting customers to trade commodity futures and for repeatedly making numerous false statements and material misrepresentations to ...
SRA shuts down five firms in the space of a week
April 12th, 2016
The Solicitors Regulation Authority today closed a fifth firm in the space of a week following suspicions of dishonesty. The regulator intervened into Huddersfield firm Taylor Knight and Wolff Ltd citing reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of ...
There’s still a lot of optimism for the eastern Mediterranean gas fields
April 11th, 2016
E MED: Short – Term problems cloud Longer – Term Outlook There’s still a lot of optimism surrounding the eastern Mediterranean, despite a recent decision by the High Court in Jerusalem that will delay Israeli field developments and continuing ...
Which investment firm ranks highest in Full Service Investor Satisfaction
April 11th, 2016
Investors Adopt More Hands-On Approach to Advisors, Says J.D. Power Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Ranks Highest in Full Service Investor Satisfaction The full service investment advisory industry is undergoing a historic shift, driven ...
Multinational law firm promoted 21 lawyers to partner across its global network
April 11th, 2016
Allen & Overy today announces the promotion of 21 lawyers to partner across its global network. Effective as of 1 May 2016, the promotions are across 12 offices in 11 countries and all the major practice groups in the ...
The anticipated acquisition of ICAP by Tullet Prebon is under investigation
April 11th, 2016
The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Tullett Prebon plc (Tullett) of ICAP plc’s (ICAP) voice and hybrid broking and information businesses. Phase 1 date Action 8 June 2016 Deadline for phase 1 decision ...
