Search Results for: lawyers
5 Mistakes You Should Avoid When Starting A FinTech Company
October 9th, 2015
Even though I worked at a bank for years before founding Coinsetter in late 2012, it’s incredible how little I ultimately knew about how banks and financial institutions work behind the scenes. Starting a bitcoin exchange has been a ...
First Europe entry for giant employment law firm
October 8th, 2015
Littler Global Enters Europe with Expansion Into Germany Germany’s Leading Labor and Employment Firm, vangard, Joins Littler’s Global Platform Littler has issued an announcement to inform that has added vangard, a leading labor and employment law boutique in Germany, to ...
EU Court Says Data-Transfer Pact With U.S. Violates Privacy
October 7th, 2015
Decision will affect about 4,500 companies that move, store personal data The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday struck down a trans-Atlantic pact used by thousands of companies to transfer Europeans’ personal information to the U.S., throwing into jeopardy ...
Six Former Brokers Stand Trial Over Libor
October 7th, 2015
Court hears brokers helped convicted trader Tom Hayes rig interest rate benchmarks for financial gain Six former brokers with nicknames including “Lord Libor” and “Big Nose” helped convicted bank trader Tom Hayes rig interest-rate benchmarks for financial gain, a London court ...
Banks Finalize $1.86 Billion Credit-Swaps Settlement
October 2nd, 2015
Suit claimed banks conspired to prevent competition Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $1.86 billion to settle accusations that they conspired to prevent competition in the credit-derivatives markets, according to plaintiff lawyers in the private lawsuit. Twelve ...
Document Reveals How Deutsche Bank Fires Traders With a ‘Thank You’
September 28th, 2015
E-mails show discussions on firing traders amid Libor scandal Internal script disclosed in filing to German regulators Deutsche Bank AG traders should be wary of calls that start with a thank you. “Thank you for making yourself available ...
EY legal arm plans doubling of lawyer team in UK
September 25th, 2015
The Big Four accountancy firm, previously known as Ernst & Young, plans to increase its UK legal team from 30 to 60 lawyers within a year. Looking beyond the 12-month horizon, Philip Goodstone, head of EY’s legal services, said: ...
Student group: Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships
September 24th, 2015
Concerns over ‘slave labour’ for legal graduates at law firms Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships and, in some cases, charging students thousands of dollars for practical legal training, a student group says. ...
Big Banks Agree to Settle Swaps Lawsuit
September 14th, 2015
Dozen banks, Markit and International Swaps and Derivatives Association to pay combined $1.87 billion Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to a tentative settlement over allegations that they conspired to rig the market for credit derivatives. Twelve banks and ...
This Is Actually Going To Happen Next Year
September 14th, 2015
The intellectual groundwork is being laid for the next stage of the Money Bubble, and it’s going to be epic. Here are excerpts from two articles that appeared over the weekend (and which should be read in their entirety). ...
