With Lee and Li currently being the largest law firm in Taiwan, Lawyer Monthly speak with the Partner of the firm’s Banking and Capital Department, Grace Wang. With Grace and her team ensuring each of their clients are well looked after, their best efforts often provide the best legal services. She speaks below on the […]
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed to renew the prohibition of the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients, in effect since 2 July, from 2 October 2018 for a further three-month period. ESMA has also agreed on the exclusion of a limited number of products from the scope […]
On the back of recent EU statements regarding anti money laundering practices throughout member states, leading economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Professor Panicos Demetriades, discusses the overall vulnerability of the EU’s financial system and where the risks lie in the responsibilities given to member states. The recent announcement by the […]
Forbes is warning to ‘quit Facebook before it inevitably accesses your banking data’ following reports from the Wall Street Journal alleging that Facebook has spent the last year in touch with banks such as JPMorgan & Wells Fargo in pursuit of its users’ banking data. As a result, investors bled the social media giant of […]
With the House of Lords examining the effectiveness of the Bribery Act, Aziz Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli argues that the Act seems unnecessarily hard on SMEs. As the House of Lords has appointed a committee to examine what it calls confusion surrounding the Bribery Act, it seems that now is the time […]
Greece experienced a long recession that has significantly damaged the business sector. Despite the harsh environment, a lot of efforts have been taken place and the country has made many steps towards its recovery. Legal expert Serafeim Sotiriadis stated: “In the last years, we have seen crucial changes in the law that will positively impact […]
There are reports that there could be another economic crisis brewing. Whether this is truly the case or not, is another question, however, Lawyer Monthly decided to discuss with insolvency practitioners Dr Franc Zimmerman and Knut Rebholz about the Great Recession, what we learnt from it, how it affected Germany and how companies can tackle […]
Renewing professional indemnity insurance (PII) can be a long-winded and costly process. Here, Blake Hynds, Senior Client Account Manager at Wesleyan, the specialist financial services mutual for lawyers, discusses how to get the best terms at the best price. The PII market has been competitive in recent years with some keenly priced policies available to […]
How will we ensure that a delicate balance is achieved when regulating cryptocurrencies? Dr Christian Ellul, is a lawyer who specialises in blockchain and crypto advisory and according to him: “I am an advocate for regulation, insofar as I believe this is the only way we will ensure cryptocurrencies become universally accepted, useable and beneficial […]
Following previous news that Danske Bank has been reprimanded for weak AML controls by Danish regulators, this week’s featured analysis comes from global banking expert, Robert Lyddon. Below Robert compares the penalties imposed on major Western banks with the treatment of smaller, non-systemic banks, and suggest that the current regulatory environment is governed by an […]
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