Miranda Alexander-Webber
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EFG Private Bank hit by FCA’s first fine
Bank fined £4.2 million for failures in anti-money laundering controls
CFTC commissioner seeks more time for penalty cases
Bart Chilton to ask Congress for extension of current five-year statute of limitations
Prosecutions of senior executives ‘unlikely’ after crisis
Managers could argue they faced difficult market conditions, industry expert says
UK banks face £25 billion capital shortfall
Banks told to achieve common equity Tier I capital ratio of 7% of RWA by end-2013
AIFM Directive: investment managers ‘must prepare now’
Preparations must be made before AIFM Directive implemented on July 22, 2013
SAC Capital’s record fine is warning to hedge funds
Hedge funds to review procedures and systems following SAC's $614 million fine
FSA toughens insider dealing enforcement
Recent insider dealing prosecutions by the FSA have demonstrated a new regulatory commitment to pursue more complex cases. Financial institutions are under pressure to tighten up internal controls or face the bite of the watchdog
FSA arrests three in insider dealing investigation
Cost means insider prosecutions will be rare, legal expert warns
Ex-UBS Adoboli supervisor hired in Knight takeover
UBS-dominated management team formed as Getco prepares to take over Knight Capital
FSA’s cyber resilience review ‘may reveal shortfalls’
Review of 30 financial institutions will lead to first new guidance in seven years
Vickers implementation provokes operational risk concerns
Unanswered questions remain over the implementation of Vickers by 2019
Mifid obstructing cloud computing at European banks
Vendor contracts may not be flexible enough to satisfy outsourcing rules
EU proposals give banks greater enforcement role, expert says
European Commission plans to expand anti-money laundering legislation
RBS fined $612 million for Libor rigging
RBS's head of investment banking arm to step down in wake of findings
Risks and opportunities of social media
The rapid growth of social media over the past decade has left regulators and financial institutions lagging behind as they attempt to deal with the risks it poses. While the industry has made progress in dealing with potential risks, industry experts…
Barclays announces departure of senior staff
The bank's finance director and general counsel are to leave
FSA should develop social media guidance, legal expert warns
US FFIEC, meanwhile, releases proposed guidance on social media