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America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
FOREX-Yen, Swiss franc near 1-month high vs dollar as risk sentiment sours
September 30th, 2016
Yen on course to post 3 straight quarters of gains Swiss franc hits one-mth peak vs dollar, 6-week high on euro Concerns about Deutsche Bank sour risk sentiment Sterling in longest losing quarterly streak since 1984 The Japanese yen ...
Three international Legal firms are to merge
September 30th, 2016
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm ‘combination’ talks Three London-headquartered international firms with a combined turnover of nearly £1bn are to merge, according to press reports last night. An announcement involving CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang is imminent, The Lawyer reports. ...
OneCoin official response to the recent statement of the Financial Conduct Authority
September 29th, 2016
OneCoin is disappointed that the FCA has issued a statement without having first contacted the company. OneCoin has not been contacted by the City of London Police. No allegations of any wrongdoing have been put to OneCoin and the ...
Fintech Upstart LendUp Fined by CFPB, California Regulator
September 29th, 2016
Fintech upstart LendUp was fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a California state regulator over widespread violations of payday- and installment-lending laws. The San Francisco-based lender, which specializes in small-dollar loans to risky borrowers, agreed to pay ...
FCA proposes new measures to maintain firms’ focus on culture
September 29th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will mark six months since the implementation of the Senior Managers’ and Certification Regime by providing feedback on implementation so far and proposing measures to further strengthen the regime. The proposed rules will reinforce ...
HKEX publishes further information on Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect to facilitate business and technical preparation
September 28th, 2016
As part of the market communication plan for Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shenzhen Connect), the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited ...
Multinational law firm signed a deal with an AI software developer
September 28th, 2016
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has announced a strategic partnership with machine learning software provider, Kira Systems. The firm will use Kira in its Legal Services Centre to support efficient delivery of transactional work across all practice groups. The ...
Oil Services Company Paying $140 Million Penalty for Accounting Fraud
September 28th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that oil services company Weatherford International has agreed to pay a $140 million penalty to settle charges that it inflated earnings by using deceptive income tax accounting. Two of the company’s senior ...
Baker & McKenzie retains 88 per cent of qualifying trainees
September 26th, 2016
The Chicago-headquartered law firm is keeping on all but two of its 16 qualifying trainees in London. Retention figures released yesterday by Baker & McKenzie confirmed that 14 of the 16 trainees qualifying this autumn have been offered NQ ...
