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International Law Firm is set to break into Asia
June 22nd, 2017
DWF LLP, an international law firm headquartered in Manchester, UK, is set to break into Asia for the first time by opening a Singapore office, picking up a four-lawyer team which left Eversheds Sutherland in the city earlier this ...
Wheat futures renew rally, amid fresh worries over EU, US dryness
June 20th, 2017
Spring wheat futures soared to a fresh two-year high, with prices strong in other wheat markets too, after US officials surprised investors by again cutting the condition rating on the country’s spring wheat crop, despite much-needed rains. Minneapolis-traded hard ...
Google faces big fine in first EU case against search practices
June 16th, 2017
Search giant is braced for a fine that could top €1bn with decision expected shortly Google is braced for a fine of potentially more than €1bn as Brussels prepares to announce the first of its trio of antitrust decisions ...
How gold can rescue pensions
June 15th, 2017
The World Economic Forum, in conjunction with Mercers (the actuaries) recently estimated that the combined pension deficit currently stands at $66.9tr for eight countries, rising to $427.8tr in 2050. The eight countries are Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Netherlands, ...
The legal firms that advice L’Oreal to sell The Body shop for €1bn
June 13th, 2017
Linklaters, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Baker McKenzie are advising as L’Oreal looks to sell The Body shop for €1bn to Brazilian cosmetic company Natura. Natura is in exclusive negotiations with L’Oreal, which put The Body Shop up for ...
Asia Stocks Rally as Nikkei Tops 20,000; Yen Slips: Markets Wrap
June 2nd, 2017
Japan leads Asian equities after fresh record for S&P 500 All eyes now turn to monthly U.S. jobs report on Friday Asian stocks rallied, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average topping 20,000 for the first time since 2015, as ...
Bitcoin price hits $3,800 in South Korea: Factors of arbitrage & rising demand
May 25th, 2017
Bitcoin is being traded at over $3,800 in South Korea, with a 33.5 percent premium. Currently, global average bitcoin price is $2,514, which is closest to the bitcoin price listed by the US exchange market at $2,533. On May ...
BNP Paribas to pay a $350 million fine for illegal conduct in Forex trading
May 25th, 2017
DFS fines BNP Paribas $350 million for illegal, unsafe and unsound conduct in connection with BNPP’s foreign exchange trading business Foreign Exchange “Cartel” Manipulated Foreign Exchange Rates, Engaged in Collusion, Executed Fake Trades, Coordinated Trading to Enhance Profits at ...
Sullivan & Cromwell to open Brussels office with antitrust hire
May 22nd, 2017
Sullivan & Cromwell, the US corporate law firm, has poached a senior European competition lawyer to open its first new office in nearly two decades based in Brussels. Michael Rosenthal is joining S & C as partner to work ...
Deutsche Börse expands offering for start-ups
May 12th, 2017
Deutsche Börse Venture Network is expanding its offering and opening up for early stage start-ups in the early stage that have already closed an initial seed financing round and meet the necessary criteria. The platform, which currently brings together ...
