Legal & Regulatory

China: Credit Cut off to Rebalance Economy

Friday last, China announced that it would cut off credit to force consolidation in industries. Last Friday, China announced that it would cut off credit to force consolidation in industries.


CFTC Meets for Discussion of New Rule on Swaps

The CFTC would be conducting a formal meeting to discuss its new rule on swaps. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced for a formal meeting on July 12 to discuss how new rules apply abroad.

Bond Market Selloff Got Banks Taking Capital Hit

According to analysts, big US banks were caused a multi-billion dollar dent after the selloff in the bond market in the last eight weeks.

FCC Approves deals by SoftBank, Sprint, Clearwire

US regulators finally approved the acquisition bid from SoftBank Corp to take control over Sprint Nextel.


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The European Union and China hope to defuse conflicts by negotiating about a solar panel deal. On Friday, the European Union and China were finally moving in the direction of a new contract.
Credit Suisse estimated that they will receive US$94 Million hits from UK tax deal Credit Suisse forecasted that they are expecting a loss of CHF90 million or something in the area of US$94.
China probes Tetra Pak for possible market dominance China probes Tetra Pak, the world renowned Switzerland-based food-packaging company for any possible abuse when it comes to market dominance.
Because of the strong commitments to European Central Bank and Bank of England's easy money policies, Japan's Nikkei share average soared to a five-week high.
To deter future thieves in the industry, a judge sentenced an accused investment broker for 12 years in prison.
Manila Water Company's (MWC) stock prices plummeted after a week since it was reported that the water regulator was letting its consumers pay for its taxes.
Lanco Infratech Ltd. (LANCI), an Indian power conglomerate still remains optimistic about its Australian mining business, despite being caught up with liquidation proceedings for tax problems.
Five directors of Trio Capital Limited accepted enforceable undertakings from APRA. (Photo : Reuters)This is the corporate logo of Trio Capital. In an announcement made by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority or APRA today, five Trio Capital Limited directors have been relieved of their positions due to their admission of failure.
To achieve the 3% leverage ratio target proposed by Basel, analysts claimed that Deutsche Bank still has to increase its capital or decrease its assets by 409 billion Euros.
Russia's Gazprombank has withdrawn from the Swiss franc Tier 2 Bond deal, source revealed. (Photo : maximzimin. com)Gazprombank pulls out of deal allegedly While the third largest bank belonging to the Russian Federation, Gazprombank, has yet to give an official statement on this move, the source confirmed that the bank preferred to wait for better market conditions before continuing on with the Swiss Franc Tier 2 deal.
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