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Russia Opens Criminal Probe Into Plane Crash Death Of Total CEO
October 23rd, 2014
Russia’s chief investigative panel has opened a criminal probe into the Oct. 20 accident at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport that killed Christophe de Margerie, the CEO of the French multinational oil company Total, saying the field’s management was negligent ...
RBA Keeping Close Eye on Lending Standards
October 23rd, 2014
Australia’s central bank is keeping a close eye on the build up of credits to housing investors and is still talking to the financial regulator over what can be done to tighten lending standards, the head of the Reserve ...
P&G shuffles management, focuses on gaining market share
October 23rd, 2014
Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) said on Wednesday that the head of its North American business, Melanie Healey, will retire next June, as the company puts together a new leadership team in an effort to revive sagging sales growth ...
12th Shanghai International Money Fair will be held on October 31st
October 23rd, 2014
As a concurrent event of the 12th Shanghai International Money Fair, China’s largest finance information & exchange platform for investors, the first-ever China Online Trading Summit 2014 will take place on Friday, Oct 31, 2014 in Shanghai. Speakers, panelists, topics, and sponsors ...
In Turnabout, Former Regulators Assail Wall St. Watchdogs
October 23rd, 2014
When former top government officials become white-collar defense lawyers, they still wield influence when they weigh in on enforcement matters. I was attending the Securities Enforcement Forum, a gathering of top regulators and white-collar defense worthies. The marquee section ...
U.S. Court hears arguments on sex discrimination at Goldman Sachs
October 23rd, 2014
Goldman Sachs Group on Wednesday attacked expert evidence offered by attorneys for former female employees in a U.S. federal sex discrimination lawsuit, arguing there was no pattern of gender-based pay and promotion disparities at the bank. In the first ...
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent
October 22nd, 2014
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Inflation in ...
Asian shares bask in glow of U.S. tech earnings
October 22nd, 2014
Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat results from two U.S. technology bellwethers and hopes of fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank offset concerns about the outlook for the global economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Ten rules for new investors
October 22nd, 2014
Novice investors are similar to teenagers who take their fathers car secretly, before taking any driving lessons and obtaining their driving license. They first learn to average down on their investments before coming across the concept of stop loss. ...
Hong Kong Is Hot Spot for U.S. Lawyers as Probes Rise
October 22nd, 2014
When Cathy Palmer first came to Hong Kong as a U.S. prosecutor more than 20 years ago, she was chasing heroin-smuggling triads who later sent a booby-trapped package to her Brooklyn office. Since March, she has been in the ...
