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Deutsche Bank to Face British Lawsuit Over High-Speed Trading
January 19th, 2016
Deutsche Bank, already troubled by lawsuits and official investigations, faces another challenge. A group of lawyers said on Monday that they planned to sue the company in British court, accusing the bank of using high-speed trading software to profit in foreign ...
‘Big Four’ audit firms never examined over illegal tax plans
January 18th, 2016
Regulators fail to act as they are dominated by the companies they are supposed to police, say critics Audit and accountancy firms who devise tax-avoidance schemes ruled unlawful have never faced official reprimand, The Independent can reveal. None of the so-called ...
China bans prepaid card provider, warns non-bank financial firms
January 7th, 2016
China’s central bank on Thursday said it had revoked the license of a prepaid card provider and vowed to crack down on non-bank financial institutions that violated the law. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on its website ...
China launches online service for lawyers
January 5th, 2016
China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has launched an online service platform for lawyers on judicial justice, rule of law and rights, the media reported on Saturday. Through the platform, lawyers will be able to file cases, submit material, follow ...
Top 5 Law Firm Tech Trends: Are They Truly Feasible for 2016?
January 4th, 2016
What will happen in the New Year? Now is a great time for firms to benchmark potential options, technology and processes to further improve their practices. Always this time of year, talk inevitably turns to trends. What will happen ...
Citi’s Law Firm Predictions: It’s Back to Slow Growth
December 30th, 2015
The relative success law firms found in 2014 was an aberration, not the new norm, according to year-end predictions for the industry from Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group and Hildebrandt Consulting. Profit growth this year and next year ...
Financial Regulators of Italy, UK and British Columbia warn in relation with investment firms
December 28th, 2015
The financial regulators of Italy Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob), UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) have issued warnings to inform public and investors regarding investment firms. CONSOB Italy ...
China Antiterror Law Doesn’t Require Encryption Code Handovers
December 28th, 2015
But law passed by rubber-stamp parliament Sunday still raises concerns about its scope and impact China passed a new antiterrorism law that stepped back from previous language of concern to global technology firms, but which still raises questions about ...
FSMA Belgium published list of investement firms engaging in unauthorized activities in Belgium
December 28th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of various “boiler rooms” that are contacting Belgian consumers. Companies operating unlawfully and against which the FSMA warns the public are the following: AEG Financial and ...
EU data laws threaten huge fines
December 17th, 2015
Technology companies could face fines of up to 4% of their global annual turnover under new European rules on data protection. The European Union has approved significant changes to data laws, aimed at putting individuals back in charge of ...
