The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it has finalized simpler rules on transaction reporting that will save the investment industry £108 million ($145 million) a year and boost Britain's competitiveness.
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FCA Sets Rules To Cut Transaction Reporting Costs By £108M

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it has finalized simpler rules on transaction reporting that will save the investment industry £108 million ($145 million) a year and boost Britain's competitiveness.

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Banking Biz Loses Row Over 1994 Redundancy Deal

By Max Austin

Bank of Baroda denied four former workers enhanced redundancy payouts promised under a 30-year-old union deal, which entitled them to four weeks' pay for every year of service, an employment tribunal has ruled.

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LITIGATION

Consultancy Accused Of Lying About Source Of Drained $9M

By Eddie Beaver

A financial services company has denied allegations that it siphoned off a management consultancy's $9.4 million investment after promising to hold it only as proof of funds, alleging instead that the consultancy itself fraudulently misrepresented that it owned the money it transferred.

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Wine Investment Biz Denied Appeal For Negligent Audit

By Robbie Kalus

The liquidators of a collapsed wine investment company have failed to revive parts of their £5 million ($6.7 million) claim against a London-based accounting business that allegedly failed to properly audit how promised returns would be generated.

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POLICY & REGULATION

EU Watchdogs Tell Finance Sector To Tackle Frontier AI Now

By Alex Davidson

The European Union's financial markets watchdogs have told financial institutions and national regulators to act now to address cybersecurity risks from frontier artificial intelligence models.

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DEALS

Banco BPM Drops Merger Talks With Monte Paschi

By Najiyya Budaly

Italian lender Banco BPM has said that it has abandoned talks for a merger with Monte dei Paschi di Siena, paving the way for the country's largest lender, Intesa Sanpaolo, to move ahead with its €30.6 billion ($35.3 billion) takeover.

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Watchdog Clears Path For Collective Pension Plans

By Martin Croucher

The Pensions Regulator has opened the door for authorization of new collective retirement plans, in what experts say is a landmark moment for the sector.

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Pensions Dashboards Use To Align With 'Pivotal Life Events'

By Joel Poultney

British savers are likely to use the long-awaited pensions dashboards during pivotal life events rather than engaging with the portals on a continuous basis, a consultancy said Monday.

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PEOPLE

Pinsent Masons' Vario Hires Pro For Regulatory Consultancy

By Tom Fish

Pinsent Masons LLP has hired a specialist from Konexo, the legal and compliance alternative services business of Eversheds Sutherland, to found and lead the financial regulatory consulting practice at its legal services arm, Vario.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Practice Leader Insights From Mayer Brown's Ronan Mellon

Ronan Mellon, Mayer Brown's finance office practice lead, discusses how working in the City is like a parallel universe to growing up in rural Ireland, the challenges of working on a bond refinancing with a highly complex escrow arrangement, and why he is a fan of client secondments for junior lawyers.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

KPMG International

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London Stock Exchange Group PLC

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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European Banking Authority

European Central Bank

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

European Securities and Markets Authority

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

UK High Court

UK Pensions Regulator