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The law firms that won roles in transaction that to be the largest European technology M&A deal
October 31st, 2016
Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors for $39bn. Smartphone chip designer Qualcomm has agreed to the world’s biggest automotive chip maker NXP in a deal worth $47bn including ...
New York’s bitcoin hub dreams fade with licensing backlog
October 31st, 2016
New York’s financial regulator had sights set on becoming a global hub for innovations like bitcoin when it adopted trailblazing virtual currency rules last year. But the state lost that momentum when the agency’s chief left, putting a licensing ...
EU-Canada trade deal in shambles with Belgium’s arbitration revision demand
October 31st, 2016
The crumbling free trade deal between the European Union and Canada may hit another roadblock, even though Brussels managed to find a way out of an impasse with its regions. The Belgian government admitted on Friday that the Comprehensive ...
What Else Can Central Banks Do?
October 28th, 2016
Central banks all over the world took dramatic actions during the Great Recession and its aftermath. For example, the US Federal Reserve took the “federal funds” interest rate down to near-zero in December 2008 and left it there until ...
Israeli regulator seeks binary options global sales ban
October 27th, 2016
Global estimates are that 90% of binary options firms are Israeli and Securities Authority head Shmuel Hauser wants all marketing worldwide banned. Last March, the Israel Securities Authority, headed by Prof. Shmuel Hauser, banned the marketing of binary options ...
Middle East economies rise in doing business rankings; UAE and Bahrain among top 10 improvers
October 27th, 2016
A record 137 economies around the world have adopted key reforms that make it easier to start and operate small and medium-sized businesses, says Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, the World Bank Group’s annual report on the ...
Mazars appoints new Head of Financial Services in the UK
October 26th, 2016
International accounting and advisory firm Mazars has announced the appointment of Michael Tripp as the new Head of Financial Services at Mazars in the UK. With Rudi Lang dedicating more time to his role as leader of the firm’s ...
Switzerland adopts strategic directions to boost its Financial sector
October 25th, 2016
During its meeting on 19 October 2016, the Federal Council adopted a report and laid the foundations for a future-oriented financial market policy. The focus is on five strategic directions that should enable the Swiss financial centre to boost ...
Baker & McKenzie has a new Chairman
October 25th, 2016
At the conclusion of its Annual Partner meeting held in Barcelona leading global law firm Baker & McKenzie has announced a number of changes to its leadership teams with immediate effect. Paul Rawlinson becomes the 15th Chairman of Baker ...
Now it’s time over debt relief for Greece
October 24th, 2016
Greek PM Tsipras: Time for Greece’s Creditors to Honor Their Side of the Bargain With QE in 2017! Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared optimistic on Friday over debt relief for Greece while he also stressed the need for ...
