Banking and Finance News
Exclusive: Henderson in-house team shrinks amid shift to using law firms more
Henderson Global Investors’ UK in-house legal team has shrunk by nearly 30 per cent in the past year following a shift to farming out more of its lower-level work to law firms.
Barclays deputy GC leads the race in scramble to replace Harding
Barclays deputy general counsel Michael Shaw is understood to be leading the race to replace Mark Harding as the bank’s legal chief.
RBS kicks off Emea panel review ahead of July start
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is carrying out a review of its Emea legal panel that will see it unveil a new roster for the region from 1 July.
Hogan Lovells and Simpson Thacher bite into record $17bn Apple bond
Hogan Lovells and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised on Apple’s $17bn (£10.9bn) bond issue, described as the largest corporate bond offering in history.
Mis-selling claims group appoints legal chief with Optima hire
Financial mis-selling claims specialist All Square Treasury has appointed Optima Legal non-standard debt litigation head Melanie Dickinson Denby as legal director.
Banking and Finance Analysis
High anxiety: how the new financial regulatory regime will affect lawyers
Nerves are mounting over the ‘twin peaks’ financial regulation regime which could see accountants grabbing top-end advice work
Cash flow
US firms are picking up more than their fair share of big-name banking and finance partners. Why?
Spring tide
Clifford Chance again tops the global project finance rankings by deal value. It’s been a pretty rotten time for the sector, but events such as the Arab Spring are giving things a push
Safety first for Barclays' quest
Bank tipped to replace GC Mark Harding with internal candidate after Libor scandal
