In an interview to Bloomberg, Ken Feinberg, the mediator who is negotiating between cancer victims and Bayer stated, the the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company is close to settling more than 75,000 cancer claims related to its Roundup herbicide,… Read More ›
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India mulling introduction of new law to protect foreign investments
According to two officials with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, the Indian government is planning on bringing a new law to safeguard foreign investment in the country, by speeding up dispute resolutions. In the initial 40-page draft by… Read More ›
Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down from Alphabet Inc, Sundar Pichai takes the helm
Google Inc’s Chief Executive Sundar Pichai is set to replace Larry Page as Alphabet Inc’s CEO. Page and Sergey Brin will continue to distance themselves from playing an active role in the management of the company they co-founded 21 years… Read More ›
California Department of Insurance takes control of former Berkshire insurance unit
California Department of Insurance has won a court order appointing it conservator of California Insurance Co, a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters Inc. Regulators in California have taken control of an insurer, which they say was recently sold by Warren Buffett’s… Read More ›
U.S. regulators increases oversight on resolution plans for foreign banks
Resolution plans, also known as living wills, require large banks to detail how they could be unwound in cases of bankruptcy with minimal disruption to the financial system. In a significant development, U.S. bank regulators stated they have not found… Read More ›
Bipartisan bill introduced to enforce financial compliance on U.S.listed Chinese companies
According to the Accounting Oversight Board, it faced headwinds in inspecting the auditing work of 224 U.S.-listed Chinese companies which have a combined market capitalization of $1.8 trillion. In a significant development, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced… Read More ›
Bayer faces strong legal headwinds, gains shareholders backing despite AGM rebuke
It would be interesting to see Bayer’s due diligence for its acquisition of Monsanto since even before Bayer’s $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto, the latter was facing lawsuits related to its Roundup weedkiller. According to two of Bayer’s largest German… Read More ›
French insurer AXA to relocate UK staff to Ireland
The decision to relocate staff was taken much ahead of AXA’s acquisition of XL.The number of people who will be relocating have not been disclosed. Aimed at mitigating risks from Britain potential departure from the European Union, French insurer AXA… Read More ›
MiFID II increasing pressure on margins on mid-to-small brokerages
Although regulators introduced MiFID II in order to bring about increased transparency and ensure that investors get a fairer deal, but with the reduced cost of market research, the market dominance by large financial institution is quickly becoming an issue…. Read More ›
Deutsche Bank AG mulling high-level shakeup
Sylvie Matherat, Deutsche’s chief regulatory officer and a potential departee, has expressed concerns regarding constraints on improving financial-crime controls and mending the bank’s relationships with regulators. As per a report from the Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Bank AG is mulling… Read More ›