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Russia’s Fist Just Clenched Around the Internet a Little Tighter
September 2nd, 2015
A new Russian law imposes restrictions on foreign Internet firms. It’s a feeling locals already know all too well. Global Internet firms operating in Russia wake up on Tuesday to a new era in Kremlin regulation. A law now ...
Slater & Gordon sets sights on Global 100 in 2016 as revenues hit A$522m
August 31st, 2015
Slater & Gordon has published its financial results for the year to 30 June 2015, recording a 27% increase in revenues as it continued its acquisitive streak throughout the year. The Australian-listed firm said that turnover had grown from A$411.1m ...
Google rejects EU’s antitrust complaints citing benefits to consumers and advertisers
August 28th, 2015
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has rejected the European Union’s antitrust complaints against it, saying the case is “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics”. The company’s comments came in its lengthy reply to the EU, which accused the internet ...
Banks fine tally since crisis hits $US260bn
August 24th, 2015
The wave of fines and lawsuits that has swept through the financial industry since the 2007-08 crisis has cost big banks $US260 billion, new research from Morgan Stanley shows. The analysis, which covers the five largest banks in the ...
South Korea’s third stage of the local legal industry liberalization
August 18th, 2015
Market liberalization keeps law firms on their toes As South Korea is set to enter the third stage of its opening of the local legal industry, the legal circle here remains split over the impact, with some viewing it ...
Former Libor ‘Ringmaster’ Hayes Gets 14 Years for Libor Rigging
August 4th, 2015
Former UBS Group AG and Citigroup Inc. trader Tom Hayes, the first person to stand trial for manipulating Libor, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to rig the benchmark rate. After a ...
Westpac VC invests in Bitcoin player Coinbase
July 8th, 2015
In a deal that will put Westpac Banking Corp in the box seat as cryptocurrencies develop, the bank’s venture capital fund, Reinventure Group, has invested in Coinbase, one of the world’s pre-eminent Bitcoin companies. In the first deal involving ...
Legal professionals are becoming more innovative in running their businesses but more is needed
July 8th, 2015
Findings from the largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector, commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Legal Services Board (LSB), suggest that legal professionals, including solicitors and barristers, are becoming more innovative in the ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
Gazprom building global alliance with expanded Shell
June 23rd, 2015
Gazprom is building a global strategic alliance with energy major Royal Dutch Shell that will include asset swaps and allow the Russian gas giant to penetrate new markets, its chief executive told Reuters. Gazprom, the world’s top gas producer, ...
