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BCLP And CMS-Led Fintech IForex Weighs London IPO

6 days ago | law360.co.uk | Tom Fish

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Tom Fish ( May 9, 2025, 5:42 PM BST) -- Online trading platform iForex Financial Trading Holdings Ltd. said Friday it is considering floating its shares on London's main market to raise cash to boost its brand and invest in technology....
FCA Relaxes Asset Manager Investment Research Rules

6 days ago | law360.co.uk | Tom Fish

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Tom Fish ( May 9, 2025, 2:38 PM BST) -- The Financial Conduct Authority relaxed its rules on Friday to give U.K. fund managers greater freedom in decisions on how to finance investment into research on public capital markets, part of a wider push to improve international competitiveness in the sector....
Brothers Plead Guilty To FCA Insider Dealing Charges

6 days ago | law360.com | Tom Fish

By Tom Fish ( May 9, 2025, 4:37 PM BST) -- Two brothers admitted on Friday to using inside information to profit from dealing in shares over four years, following a prosecution brought at a criminal court in London by the Financial Conduct Authority, the watchdog said.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
FCA Relaxes Asset Manager Investment Research Rules

1 week ago | law360.com | Tom Fish

By Tom Fish ( May 9, 2025, 2:38 PM BST) -- The Financial Conduct Authority relaxed its rules on Friday to give U.K. fund managers greater freedom in decisions on how to finance investment into research on public capital markets, part of a wider push to improve international competitiveness in the sector.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
FRC Bans Former Finance Head Of Bankrupt Local Council

1 week ago | law360.co.uk | Tom Fish

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Tom Fish ( May 8, 2025, 1:23 PM BST) -- The audit watchdog said Thursday it has banned the former chief financial officer of a bankrupt English local authority from the accounting profession for five years for overseeing a risky investment strategy worth £1 billion ($1.3 billion)....
FCA Names Payments And Digital Finance Head Amid Merger

1 week ago | law360.com | Tom Fish

By Tom Fish ( May 8, 2025, 5:53 PM BST) -- The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that it has appointed a single executive to the positions of permanent executive director for payments and digital finance and managing director of the Payment Systems Regulator, months after the government disclosed plans to merge the two authorities.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
FRC Bans Former Finance Head Of Bankrupt Local Council

1 week ago | law360.com | Tom Fish

By Tom Fish ( May 8, 2025, 1:23 PM BST) -- The audit watchdog said Thursday it has banned the former chief financial officer of a bankrupt English local authority from the accounting profession for five years for overseeing a risky investment strategy worth £1 billion ($1.3 billion).... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
EU Agrees Position On One-Day Securities Settlement - Law360

1 week ago | law360.co.uk | Tom Fish

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Tom Fish ( May 7, 2025, 4:34 PM BST) -- The executive arm of the European Union approved its plan to halve the time it takes to settle transactions in transferable securities to one business day on Wednesday, as the bloc seeks to strengthen its financial sector and align it with international markets....
Accounting Firm MHA To Buy Baker Tilly Unit For €24M

1 week ago | law360.co.uk | Tom Fish

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Tom Fish ( May 7, 2025, 1:03 PM BST) -- Accounting company MHA PLC said Wednesday that it plans to buy the southeast Europe subsidiary of tax adviser Baker Tilly in a cash and shares deal worth up to €24 million ($27.3 million) as it eyes growth in the region....
Freshfields-Led Fintech Alpha Snubs Bid From Payments Biz - Law360

1 week ago | law360.com | Tom Fish

By Tom Fish ( May 6, 2025, 2:36 PM BST) -- U.K. financial services provider Alpha Group International PLC said Tuesday that it has "unanimously rejected" a takeover offer from Corpay Inc., an American business payments company.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.