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In the Russia-China Gas Deal, Did Putin Win?
May 22nd, 2014
So in striking a big new deal to supply natural gas to China, has Vladimir Putin outmaneuvered the U.S. and its European friends yet again? Much as Russia’s president would like you to think so, not really. Putin called ...
Logitech says audit committee investigating accounting matters
May 22nd, 2014
Logitech International SA said its audit committee is conducting an investigation into some of its accounting matters related to its earlier-stated results and the company may revise its fiscal year 2014 results. The Switzerland-based computer accessories maker said the ...
Majority of businesses in UK reject closer EU ties
May 22nd, 2014
OVER half of UK businesses reject the idea of closer political integration with Europe, according to new research from professional services firm Grant Thornton. Fifty-seven per cent of UK companies surveyed said they would not want to see closer ...
Simmons and HSF join list of firms eyeing ventures in Shanghai Free Trade Zone
May 22nd, 2014
Simmons & Simmons and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are the latest UK law firms to have expressed an interest in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) after recent reports that the scheme would allow tie-ups between international and PRC ...
Facebook, Google Balk at Loophole in Bill to Rein in NSA
May 22nd, 2014
A group of technology companies, including Facebook Inc. (FB), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), said the bill U.S. lawmakers plan to vote on today to limit National Security Agency spying doesn’t go far enough. The legislation “has ...
JPMorgan’s Problem of “Sons and Daughters” program is widely practice
May 22nd, 2014
The long investigation of JPMorgan’s hiring practices in China has reached a milestone: A Hong Kong anti-corruption organization has formally arrested Fang Fang, the bank’s former vice president of investment banking in Asia. Fang Fang, who has been released ...
SFC reprimands and fines ICBC International Capital Limited and ICBC International Securities Limited
May 21st, 2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded ICBC International Capital Limited (ICBCI Capital) and ICBC International Securities Limited (ICBCI Securities) (collectively ICBCI) and fined them $12.5 million respectively in relation to their role in the initial public offering ...
ASIC takes civil action against Astra Resources and its directors
May 21st, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has started legal action against Astra Resources PLC (Astra Resources) and its directors, alleging the company illegally raised more than $7.6 million from almost 300 Australian investors between September 2011 and September ...
China bans Windows 8 from government computers
May 21st, 2014
Government ties the decision to security concerns, though it’s unclear what will replace the still-widely-used Windows XP. The Chinese government has officially banned Windows 8 from use on all government computers, reports out of the country claim. The Xinhua ...
US pivotal to OECD tax plan
May 20th, 2014
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the OECD’s plan to reduce tax base erosion and profit-shifting, as laudable as it is, is hugely reliant on the US making significant and drastic alterations to its corporate regime if it is to ...
