Former hedge fund boss Crispin Odey will attempt to overturn his financial services ban on Tuesday, in a legal challenge that experts say will test the Financial Conduct Authority's ability to sanction executives for allegedly private conduct.
Former hedge fund boss Crispin Odey will attempt to overturn his financial services ban on Tuesday, in a legal challenge that experts say will test the Financial Conduct Authority's ability to sanction executives for allegedly private conduct.
The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed amendments to client rules to avoid obligations on crypto-asset activities that could overlap with requirements under the new digital regulatory regime.
Britain's retirement savings watchdog said on Monday that trustees of defined contribution master trusts should prepare a growth strategy before requirements set out in forthcoming pensions legislation designed to consolidate smaller plans take effect.
A fashion retail entrepreneur cannot sue an insurance broker as part of a wider negligence case against a law firm over the collapse of his fashion brands Jaeger and Aquascutum, with a London judge ruling that he must keep the total number of defendants at 19.
The Home Office set out on Monday a plan to combat cryptocurrency and investment scams and money laundering by international financial crime groups, and said it will make regulatory changes.
Pension fund managers should be prepared for turmoil in credit markets because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, a financial consultancy has warned.
The Association of British Insurers has said the planned framework designed to strengthen oversight of the U.K.'s pension programs should be trialed before any assessments are binding, to prevent errors that might dent credibility.
A property fund's appeal against the U.K. tax authority's decision to reject its claim to £5.2 million ($6.96 million) in tax relief for the cost of renovating a hotel near London Luton Airport was dismissed by a London tribunal, which said the matter was already decided.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP said Monday that it has recruited a partner from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to strengthen its acquisition finance practice in London, the firm's latest lateral hire from its U.S. rival as it expands in the English capital.
