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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 ...
Barclays accused of ditching clients born in countries considered high-risk for money laundering
March 18th, 2016
Barclays has been accused of ditching clients who were born in countries that are classified as high-risk after it was pulled up by the Financial Conduct Authority in November for failing to do due diligence and proper financial crime ...
Former equities trader pleads guilty to insider dealing
March 16th, 2016
Damian Clarke, a former equities trader at Schroders Investment Management Limited, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to nine counts of insider trading. He will be sentenced on 13 June 2016. Mr Clarke pleaded guilty to seven counts of ...
CFH Clearing enhances execution with matching engine in TY3
March 11th, 2016
CFH Clearing announces a new matching engine in TY3 in Japan as part of the organisation’s ongoing investment in Asia to provide clients with enhanced execution and reduced latency. The new matching engine will go live from the beginning ...
Forex Broker Ironfx Australia Becomes Gvs Au, Trades As Fxgiants
March 8th, 2016
IronFX Global Australia, the Australian unit of forex brokerage IronFX Global, has been renamed GVS (AU) PTY, according to data published on the website of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The company now operates under the FXGiants trading brand, according to ...
New accountability regime for banks and insurers comes into force
March 8th, 2016
The Senior Managers Regime for the banking sector and the Senior Insurance Managers Regime both come into force today. The new regimes will hold individuals working at all levels within relevant firms to appropriate standards of conduct and ensure ...
Tullett Prebon: Update on the proposed acquisition of ICAP’s global hybrid voice broking and information business
March 1st, 2016
Further to the announcement released on 11 November 2015 (the “Announcement”) regarding the proposed acquisition by Tullett Prebon plc (“Tullett Prebon”) of the global hybrid voice broking and information business of ICAP plc (“ICAP”) including ICAP’s associated technology and ...
Lloyds profits fall on PPI claims
February 25th, 2016
Lloyds Banking Group has reported a 7% fall in annual pre-tax profits to £1.6bn compared with £1.8bn a year earlier. The bank increased provisions for payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation in the year to £4bn. That was after the City ...
High Court dismisses KPMG and Barclays swaps scheme
February 25th, 2016
Britain’s biggest banks narrowly avoided a major legal challenge today, when a High Court judge dismissed a case relating to the mis-selling of rate swap products. The case could have had far-reaching implications for a multi-billion pound scheme to compensate victims of ...
What impact will new European law have on the buy-to-let market?
February 19th, 2016
At the moment buy-to-let lending is not regulated. But new rules from 21 March 2016 mean that around one in ten of this type of mortgage lending will come under the regulatory control of the Financial Conduct Authority. What ...
