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Physically protecting data – the forgotten IT security problem?
May 12th, 2014
The innovative collection and use of data is developing rapidly and has the potential to be highly beneficial, helping businesses to better understand their markets, identify where to make savings and ultimately grow their client base. However, approaches to ...
Three Signs the Best Days of Private Equity Are Over
May 12th, 2014
Lest the buyout industry feel left out of the regulatory crackdown that has recently been visited upon hedge funds and major banks, the Securities and Exchange Commission indicated it’s taking a close look at the fees and compliance structures ...
Old, Fired at IBM: Trendsetter Offers Workers Arbitration
May 12th, 2014
For at least a decade, International Business Machines Corp. gave fired employees information detailing a severance package that asked them to waive age-discrimination claims and also included a page listing the job titles and ages of workers being let ...
Polls close in eastern Ukraine amid allegations of fraud and double-voting
May 12th, 2014
Polls closed Sunday after voters streamed into polling stations in eastern Ukraine to vote in controversial referendums held by pro-Russian activists eager to declare independence from Kiev, an official said. Voters in the city of Donetsk faced this question ...
Oracle wins in copyright ruling against Google
May 12th, 2014
U.S. appeals court finds Oracle is entitled to copyright protection for parts of Java programming language. A U.S. appeals court has ruled in favor of Oracle (ORCL) in its ongoing legal battle against Google (GOOG) over Java programming language ...
CySec: acquisition of licenses
May 9th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Panglobe Group Limited” and “Midland Consult (Cyprus) Ltd” have successfully obtained the CySec license. They are is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision ...
Australian GMO ‘Contamination’ Case Could Have International Repercussions
May 9th, 2014
Australian farmers Steve Marsh and Mick Baxter grew up together, were once schoolmates, and have grown crops on their neighboring farms for years. But the emergence of GMO technology has driven a wedge between the long-time friends, leaving them ...
No Company Too Small to Pursue Finance Operations Excellence
May 9th, 2014
The biggest barriers to optimized performance tend to be self-imposed, such as permitting unnecessary complexity in finance processes and systems. Size equals scale equals efficiency, right? Yes, but there are very few structural reasons why companies with less than ...
Cameras will be in British courts ‘within five years’ claims former top prosecutor
May 8th, 2014
Cameras could broadcast live from criminal courts in Britain within the next five years, the ex-top prosecutor Keir Starmer has predicted. The former Director of Public Prosecutions said the heightened interest in trials televised abroad such as that of ...
SEC Announces Charges and Asset Freeze Against Hedge Fund Advisory Firm
May 8th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a New York-based investment advisory firm and two executives for distributing falsified performance results to prospective investors in two hedge funds they managed. The ...
