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Sprint and T-Mobile near a deal
June 5th, 2014
Sprint Corp. (S) is nearing an agreement on the price, capital structure and termination fee of an acquisition for T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) that could value the wireless carrier at almost $40 a share, people with knowledge of the ...
Goldman Sachs Bolsters Asia Mergers Team Amid Rising Volumes
June 5th, 2014
Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has named John Kim as its new head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for Asia ex-Japan and will relocate Christos Tomaras from London to join that team, amid surging deal volumes in the region. Kim takes ...
FINMA announces “Accounting – banks” circular
June 4th, 2014
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has published today the definitive version of the new circular “Accounting – banks”. The new circular is based on the Banking Ordinance that has been adopted and fully revised by the Federal ...
European Commission urges UK to tax expensive homes more
June 4th, 2014
The European Commission has called on the UK to raise taxes on higher value properties, build more houses and adjust the Help to Buy scheme. In a review of UK economic policies, it said council tax bands should be ...
Fed may shun global risk rules banks spent billions to meet
June 4th, 2014
The Federal Reserve may scrap international measures aimed at assessing bank health in favor of imposing its own rules, frustrating bankers who have spent billions of dollars retooling their books to meet global standards. Fed officials are concerned that ...
All you need to Know about CySec’s Exams 2014 – Analysis by GP GLOBAL LTD
June 3rd, 2014
All you need to Know about CySec’s Exams 2014 – Analysis by GP GLOBAL LTD When will the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) Exams 2014 take place? According to a recent press release issued by the Commission, the certification exams ...
ECB to lead revamp of global FX codes of conduct
June 3rd, 2014
The European Central Bank has been given the lead role in work to strengthen codes of conduct for currency markets, expected to be one of the main areas highlighted in a report from global regulators due within weeks. Banking ...
Juniper, Nintendo, ‘Geaux,’ Google: Intellectual Property
June 2nd, 2014
Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR)’s 2011 infringement case against Palo Alto Networks Inc. involving Internet security systems has been settled, according to a May 28 court filing. In the initial complaint, Sunnyvale, California-based Juniper had accused Palo Alto Networks of ...
Obama aims to suggest cuts to Power-Plant Emissions
June 2nd, 2014
President Barack Obama will propose cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from the nation’s power plants by an average of 30 percent from 2005 levels, a key part of his plan to fight climate change that also carries political risks. The proposal ...
Can This Be Good? China Looks To Build Out Risky Derivatives Market
June 2nd, 2014
The asset backed securities that sunk the U.S. economy, namely the complicated financial products known as mortgage backed securities, is a market China wants to consider opening up to…Americans. Well, not just Americans, but any multinational investment bank with ...
