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High Court agrees FOS was not required to stay determination of complaints pending resolution of a related dispute
The High Court has refused an application for judicial review of the FOS by three IFAs who argued that the FOS ought to have stayed its determination of …
Financial System Inquiry - Final Report
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI), chaired by David Murray AO, yesterday released its Final Report, which has proposed some significant changes for the …
EU sanctions update: amendment to sanctions against Russia
Published in the Official Journal today are the anticipated amendments to Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, as amended, together with a corrigendum to …
Transparency International publishes CPI 2014
Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2014. This is the 20th annual edition of the CPI, which ranks …
OECD Foreign Bribery Report
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its Foreign Bribery Report (Report) this week. The Report is the OECD’s …
UK: FOS had no jurisdiction to deal with D&O complaint as director was not a "consumer" for the purposes of the DISP rules
In R (on the application of Bluefin Insurance Services Ltd) v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd, the Administrative Court ruled on a judicial review that …
Hong Kong regulators call on senior management to ensure that their firm's information security management and system security controls are effective
Senior Managers of firms licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") should take heed of the twin circulars recently issued by the …
Irreconcilable differences? Bank directors, shareholders and regulators
Those tasked with governing UK banks have always faced difficulties in balancing competing interests. This stems in part from the fact that banks …
AIF and UCITS marketing in France: the AMF clarifies its regulations
The AMF has issued a position and an instruction dated 30 June 2014 clarifying the rules for marketing AIFs (alternative investment funds) and UCITS …
Hong Kong: China intensifies anti-corruption drive
Proposed amendments to the Criminal Law will give President Xi Jinping further powers in his fight against corruption in China. Once they are …
UK: High earners reporting for limited licence/limited activity IFPRU firms - action required by 10 November
Limited licence/limited activity firms subject to the requirements of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV) will have received email correspondence …
European Bank Stress Tests and Asset Quality Reviews
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) have published the results of the latest stress tests and asset quality reviews …
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