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Japan Abe aide Hamada: Could do next sales tax hike in stages
August 27th, 2014
Japan could soften the impact of a planned sales tax increase by raising it in stages rather than IN a single hike, an outside adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus of economics ...
Detroit, hold-out creditors must go to bankruptcy mediation: judge
August 27th, 2014
Detroit and its major hold-out creditors were ordered on Tuesday into mediation, just a week before a key federal court hearing is to start in the city’s historic bankruptcy case. The move followed a Monday hearing before U.S. Bankruptcy ...
Keeping Corporate Lawyers Silent Can Shelter Wrongdoing
August 27th, 2014
Have you heard of Maritza I. Munich? The answer is almost certainly no, yet she is a central figure in Walmart’s unfolding bribery scandal. Ms. Munich was a Walmart lawyer who advocated an aggressive response to investigating the scandal ...
SEC Announces Pilot Plan to Assess Stock Market Tick Size Impact for Smaller Companies
August 27th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that the national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a proposal to establish a national market system plan to implement a targeted 12-month pilot program that will ...
Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the SSM
August 26th, 2014
Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), conducted by Theano Theiopoulou from Phileleftheros newspaper: 1. How is preparatory work for the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) progressing? Will everything be ready by 4 November? As ...
Supreme Court’s coal block ruling may cause further economic impact
August 26th, 2014
A mass cancellation of coal blocks awarded since 1993 could cost India up to $3 billion in additional imports and hurt financial firms that have lent to the sector, broking firms said on Tuesday. Apex court ruled on Monday ...
HKEx Consults On Financial Information Disclosure
August 26th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has published a consultation paper seeking the stockmarket’s view on proposed changes to the Listing Rules, relating to the disclosure of financial information, following the enactment of Hong Kong’s new Companies Ordinance. The consultation ...
China antitrust regulator claims Microsoft sales information not transparent
August 26th, 2014
Microsoft Corp’s internet browser and media player are being targeted in a Chinese antitrust probe, raising the prospect of China revisiting the software bundling issue at the heart of past antitrust complaints against the firm in the West. Microsoft ...
Momentive Creditors Face Reckoning on Bankruptcy Plan
August 25th, 2014
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. is set to face court rulings on its bankruptcy plan, including on a proposal to withhold some payments for unpaid interest that has senior lenders at odds with lower-ranked creditors. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain ...
UK court rulings show move away from European to common law
August 25th, 2014
Supreme court deputy president questions whether return to constitutionalism is response to rise in anti-European sentiment. Leading judges are putting “renewed emphasis” on British constitutional principles after years of concentrating on European legislation as a source of rights and ...
