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Australia 200 – Receiving Some Support Around 5620
August 27th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, August 27, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has finally been able to surge higher to a new six year high around 5650 late last week before easing off to finish out the week. It has ...
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 ...
Kleiner to invest in Snapchat at near-$10 billion valuation
August 27th, 2014
Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer has agreed to invest in fast-growing messaging startup Snapchat at a valuation close to $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The ...
AT&T merges wireless and business units led by de la Vega
August 27th, 2014
AT&T Inc is merging its wireless and business divisions into a single unit led by Ralph de la Vega, former chief executive of the company’s wireless segment, a spokesman for AT&T said on Tuesday. The announcement comes as cable ...
U.S. loses bid to dismiss ex-AIG CEO’s $25 billion lawsuit over bailout
August 27th, 2014
A federal judge has rejected the United States’ bid to dismiss a more than $25 billion lawsuit filed by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former chief executive of American International Group Inc, over the insurer’s government bailout, clearing the way ...
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 ...
Exxon Mobil unit to pay $1.4 million penalty
August 27th, 2014
An Exxon Mobil Corp unit has agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve U.S. government claims over a 2012 crude oil spill in Louisiana, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company discharged 2,800 barrels of crude ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firm
August 26th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulator, has issued a warning informing the investors that “Capital Mergers and Acquisitions” (www.capitalmajp.com) is not permitted to provide any financial services or products. FCA warns that this firm is neither regulated ...
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 ...
Burger King signs deal to buy Canada’s Tim Hortons
August 26th, 2014
Burger King Worldwide Inc (BKW.N) agreed to buy Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc (THI.N) (THI.TO) in cash and stock to create the third-largest quick service restaurant group with sales of about $23 billion. Tim Hortons shareholders ...
