ASIC suspends AFS licence for failing to lodge financial statements
November 1st, 2016
ASIC suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Parramatta-based Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Limited (RGIB) for failing to lodge financial statements, auditor’s reports and auditor’s opinions for the financial years ending 30 June 2014 and 30 ...
Armenia passes a new package of laws regulating the local financial markets
October 31st, 2016
The Armenian parliament has passed a package of laws regulating the local financial markets and amendments to the law on the securities market, following close cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD welcomed the ...
Chinese lawyers ordered to ‘support’ the Chinese Communist Party
October 31st, 2016
The Chinese government’s tough stance on its own legal community just got a little bit tougher. The Chinese Ministry of Justice has handed down two new directives which require all lawyers in the country to ‘support the leadership of ...
The law firms that won roles in transaction that to be the largest European technology M&A deal
October 31st, 2016
Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors for $39bn. Smartphone chip designer Qualcomm has agreed to the world’s biggest automotive chip maker NXP in a deal worth $47bn including ...
ASIC permanently bans former financial adviser
October 31st, 2016
ASIC has permanently banned former NSW financial adviser Mr Ashley Grant Howard from providing financial services after an investigation found he had: engaged in dishonest conduct; held out that trading he was conducting was authorised; provided financial services when ...
New York’s bitcoin hub dreams fade with licensing backlog
October 31st, 2016
New York’s financial regulator had sights set on becoming a global hub for innovations like bitcoin when it adopted trailblazing virtual currency rules last year. But the state lost that momentum when the agency’s chief left, putting a licensing ...
EU-Canada trade deal in shambles with Belgium’s arbitration revision demand
October 31st, 2016
The crumbling free trade deal between the European Union and Canada may hit another roadblock, even though Brussels managed to find a way out of an impasse with its regions. The Belgian government admitted on Friday that the Comprehensive ...
Robot judges: Artificial Intelligence predicts judicial outcomes
October 27th, 2016
Advances in artificial intelligence have some envisioning a future in which machines could be entrusted to dispense justice. While the idea of robot judges may never move beyond science fiction, computer scientists are getting better at using algorithms to predict judicial ...
Leading sports lawyer denies money laundering charges
October 26th, 2016
A renowned sports lawyer today appeared before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal denying a string of allegations. Mel Goldberg, who represents high-profile footballers and world champion boxers, is charged with eight separate allegations in relation to how he ran his ...
Compliance Officer
October 26th, 2016
JOB DESCRIPTION: Ensure that the compliance procedures are followed in order for the Company to comply with CySEC requirements; Control over the rules, contracts, and processes; Detect risks, trends and potential suspicious activities related to money laundering; Maintain documentation ...
