Benjamin M. Lawsky, the State Superintendent of Financial Services for New York, said he would hold a public hearing to talk about the feasibility of licensing companies that performs transactions using digital money.
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Foreign aid monitor website up by Philippines to track typhoon aid
The government of the Philippines would be launching an online portal designed to provide information on how foreign assistance had been spent, especially for the government's response to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
Japan to reconstitute massive pension fund as separate entity - report
According to sources who were familiar with the proceedings, the government of Japan will be making the USD1.2 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) exist as a separate entity in order to diversify its investments.
Final draft of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement can affect startups - report
A VentureBeat article urged startups to push for involvement in the drafting of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement to ensure that provisions in the trade agreement are not biased.
AUW head approves potential sale of GrainCorp
Australian Workers Union head Paul Howes said the need for Australia to have a fresh injection of capital was more important than considering the sentiments of union workers at GrainCorp regarding the sale of the company to US-based Archer Daniels Midland.
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American tire company Cooper Tires & Rubber Co. seeks to obtain a Supreme Court ruling forcing India's Apollo Tyres to complete the merger. The USD2.3 billion deal would make Apollo the seventh-biggest tire maker in the world.
JPMorgan Chase & Co said it had agreed to settle claims related to faulty mortgage bonds with 21 investors which included the asset management units of BlackRock Inc, Goldman Sachs Group and Pacific Investment Management Co.
The Board of Directors of Income Streams III Corporation announced the final regulatory approval for its merger into Dividend Split Corp which is set to take place on December 1, 2013.
Top leaders of the Chinese government released its plans to make major reforms in the economy and social systems, and vowed that such reforms would make decisive results by 2020.
A Reuters report said hedge fund managers in the US bought and exited from shares of hotly-debated firms like retailer JC Penney, nutrition and weight management company Herbalife Ltd and auction house Sotheby's.
Data released by mutual group Investment Company Institute showed an overall drop of money market mutual fund assets in retail, institutional, taxable funds, and tax-exempted fund segments.
Fee examiner Richard Stern recommended to Judge Allan Gropper that USD 240 million in fees and expenses be paid to Eastman Kodak Co's lawyers and advisers.
Vancouver-based gold producer B2Gold Corp said it signed a definitive agreement with Canadian resource company Volta Resources Inc for the business combination of the two companies.
Judge Denny Chin of the US Circuit Court in New York ruled that the scanning can be classified as fair use since it was "highly transformative." Chin also said that the scanning was not detrimental to the marketing for the author's work.
