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BNP Paribas Securities Services And Smartangels Revolutionise Financing For Private Companies
April 6th, 2016
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a leading global custodian, and SmartAngels, the leading direct investment platform, have taken a major step forward in crowdfunding history by signing a strategic partnership for the use of Blockchain technology. BNP Paribas Securities Services ...
Esma Fines DTCC Derivatives Repository Limited €64,000 For Data Access Failures
March 31st, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined the trade repository DTCC Derivatives Repository Limited (DDRL) €64,000, and issued a public notice, for negligently failing to put in place systems capable of providing regulators with direct and immediate access to ...
UBS, Credit Suisse interested in advising on Russia privatization
March 30th, 2016
Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse are interested in advising the Russian government on several privatizations as long as the deals do not violate sanctions, three banking sources told Reuters. The banks responded to a request for proposals that ...
Hackers Breach Law Firms, Including Cravath, Weil Gotshal
March 30th, 2016
Federal investigators explore whether cybercriminals stole confidential information to be used for insider trading Hackers broke into the computer networks at some of the country’s most prestigious law firms, and federal investigators are exploring whether they stole confidential information ...
Innovation in legal services is a win/win for the economy, law firms and the users of legal services
March 28th, 2016
Greater innovation in the legal services market is important for UK PLC, law firms and the users of legal services. The successful SRA Innovate conference on Tuesday, at London’s Altitude 360, brought together more than 100 original thinkers from ...
British and Australian financial regulators sign agreement to support innovative businesses
March 23rd, 2016
Under a new world-first agreement, innovative fintech companies in Australia and the United Kingdom will have more support from financial regulators as they attempt to enter the others’ market. As a result of the agreement signed today, the UK’s Financial ...
European farmers in crisis: EU Commission activates measures to support them
March 17th, 2016
European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support European farmers in crisis “This is a package of measures which can have a material and positive impact on European agricultural markets and it should now be given the chance to ...
SRA highlights IT innovation in the legal sector
March 17th, 2016
Use of technology can enable law firms to do more for clients, according to the latest marketplace report from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The IT and Innovation paper highlights how creative use of IT can help legal work ...
Societe Generale’s acquisition deal to create one of the UK’s largest private banking groups
March 16th, 2016
Soc Gen buys out Kleinwort Benson to create UK banking giant Societe Generale has agreed to purchase Kleinwort Benson and will integrate the company into Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros to create one of the UK’s largest private banking ...
ESAs publish final draft technical standards on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives
March 10th, 2016
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA – ESAs) published today the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) outlining the framework of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). These RTS cover the risk mitigation techniques related to the exchange ...
