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Brazil sues BHP, Vale for $5 billion in damages for mine disaster
December 1st, 2015
Brazil filed a lawsuit on Monday against two of the world’s largest mining companies for 20 billion Brazilian reais ($5.2 billion/3.4 billion pounds) to clean up what it says was its worst environmental disaster, caused by the collapse of a ...
Law Firms Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and Gowlings joining forces to create a new international law firm
November 30th, 2015
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) and Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, are joining forces to create a new international law firm called Gowling WLG. The new firm will take effect in January 2016. Gowling WLG will have ...
EU Parliament Calls For ‘Corporate Tax Makeover’
November 30th, 2015
Members of the European Parliament have called on European Union (EU) member states to agree on mandatory country-by-country reporting for multinationals, a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), common definitions for tax terms, and more transparency on national tax ...
Russia Takes Aim at Turkish Economy Amid Fighter-Jet Spat
November 27th, 2015
Turkish officials reject Vladimir Putin’s call for an apology Russia announced plans to impose sanctions on an array of Turkish economic interests in response to Turkey’s shootdown of a Russian warplane, as Ankara called for calm. Russian Prime Minister Dmitri ...
Currency Spoofing Is Said to Be New York’s Latest Target
November 24th, 2015
Subpoenas sent to brokers including TFS-ICAP, Tullett Prebon Schneiderman probing FX options linked to emerging markets The New York attorney general is investigating possible manipulation in foreign-exchange trading, according to a person familiar with the matter, aiming more scrutiny ...
Asian stocks under pressure from weak commodities prices
November 24th, 2015
A slide in commodities prices pressured Asian resources shares Tuesday, as investors in the region also try to navigate global central banks’ split approaches to monetary policy. Expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its December meeting ...
Cyprus and Athens Exchange signed MoU
November 23rd, 2015
An opening bell ceremony, took place on the 20th of November 2015 at the Athens Exchange premises during which, the Chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange, Mr. Marios Pilavakis, rang the traditional bell. The ceremony was held following the ...
ASX, Kospi maintain winning run; Fed-watch continues
November 23rd, 2015
Asian markets continued to trade mixed on Monday afternoon, following a rally on Wall Street last week as investors continue to look out for comments from central bankers on the trajectory of U.S. monetary policy. Major U.S. indices ended ...
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 Million
November 20th, 2015
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 Million for Violating Regulation SHO and Short Interest Reporting Rules The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 million for violating Regulation SHO, ...
U.S. probes Bosch in VW cheating scandal
November 20th, 2015
U.S. authorities are investigating German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH over its role in Volkswagen AG’s (VOWG_p.DE) massive scheme to cheat U.S. emission standards, according to people familiar with the matter. Federal prosecutors with the U.S. Department of ...
