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European Commission investigates Northern Rock bailout
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Tricky predictions
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The regulatory minefield
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Cross-border confusion
Despite demand from investors for retail structured products, international growth is being hindered by regulatory anomalies. Peter Green and Jeremy Jennings-Mares explain
Confusion reigns
Exactly what the role of home and host regulators will be for the regulation of branches under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) remains an elusive issue. The industry is clear that firms should have to follow only one set…
Nymex considers lawsuit against Optionable
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) may take legal action against Valhalla, NY-based brokerage firm Optionable, the exchange’s chief executive officer James Newsome announced this week.
Legal eagles
Clifford Chance has been ranked number one in the first annual OpRisk & Compliance survey of law firms engaged in risk and compliance activities for financial services firms. But as the results attest, risk and compliance is a hot area for global law…
The Age of e-discovery
New regulations in the US and Europe are pushing email retention and storage up the agenda of financial services firms. Peter Madigan explores the challenges and the pitfalls of the changes for compliance teams
All in the mind
The number of op risk patent applications filed in the US has soared. Duncan Wood investigates the efforts being made to protect intellectual property
SEC investigating 100 firms
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Banks turn to arbitration agreements
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Briefs
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Bill to end 'illegal fees' considered
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NASD seeks simplification
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Europe concerned over US-style litigation
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ABA proposes scheme for unregistered brokers
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BOI on radical cost-cutting drive
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Fed demands compliance ERM
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Briefs
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Briefs
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Patrikis to join PWSP as partner
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