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China gives Microsoft 20 days to provide explanation in anti-trust probe
September 1st, 2014
A Chinese anti-trust regulator said on Monday it has given Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) 20 days to reply to queries on the compatability of its Windows operating system and Office software suite amid a probe into the world’s largest software ...
SEC Shelves Plan for Private Asset-Backed Bond Disclosure
August 28th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, while expanding disclosure requirements for one set of asset-backed securities, has stepped back from a plan to shed more light on a major part of the market. The five SEC commissioners unanimously approved ...
Microsoft CEO Nadella might visit China amid antitrust probe
August 28th, 2014
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is set to visit China in late September, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the Chinese government conducts an antitrust investigation into the world’s largest software company. It ...
SEC Charges Investor Relations Firm Executive
August 27th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a director of market intelligence at a Manhattan-based investor relations firm with insider trading ahead of impending news announcements by more than a dozen clients. The charges were filed against Michael ...
Merrill Lynch gets fine of $1.2 million for supervision failures
August 27th, 2014
The U.S. futures regulator said on Tuesday it had fined a unit of Bank of America Corp $1.2 million for failures to supervise the processing of fees charged to its customers over a period of three years. The Commodity ...
BofA Tax Set-Aside and Wylys Penalty
August 25th, 2014
Bank of America Corp. must set aside $490 million of its Aug. 21 $16.7 billion settlement to cover taxes that borrowers face on forgiven mortgage debt — a step taken by the Justice Department to give homeowners relief that ...
Citigroup considers sale of Japan retail unit
August 20th, 2014
Citigroup Inc is considering the sale of its Japanese retail unit and has approached about 10 banks, according to a source, as the U.S. banking company struggles to turn around its Japanese operations. Citigroup’s move came as Japan’s banking ...
Money-Laundering increase, urges hiring by British Banks
August 18th, 2014
U.K. banks have made a push to hire more anti-money laundering staff as regulatory scrutiny grows, with a 54 percent increase in the number of roles available over the last year, according to a recruitment firm. More than 2,157 ...
New rule will soon be adopted for audit
August 14th, 2014
A new rule that will require accounting firms to disclose the names of individual partners who work on company audits could be adopted as soon as September, the top U.S. audit watchdog said Wednesday. The rule proposed by the ...
Kinder Morgan companies to combine into a $71B move
August 11th, 2014
Kinder Morgan, oil and gas pipeline and storage companies, announced its plans of combining Kinder Morgan Inc., Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan Management and El Paso Pipeline Partners will all combine under the Kinder Morgan Inc. umbrella and ...