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Banker in Middle of Fight Between Goldman Sachs and Libya

30/10/2014(0)
The emergence of Jaber George Jabbour in a battle between Libya’s sovereign wealth fund and Goldman Sachs reveals the complex relationship between banks and public sector entities. As an ... Read More
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Trio of Russian state-owned banks take EU to court over sanctions

29/10/2014(0)
Three Russian major state-owned institutions – Sberbank, VTB and Vnesheconombank – have announced that they have filed lawsuits with an EU court to contest sanctions the European Union imposed ... Read More
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U.S. Court hears arguments on sex discrimination at Goldman Sachs

23/10/2014(0)
Goldman Sachs Group on Wednesday attacked expert evidence offered by attorneys for former female employees in a U.S. federal sex discrimination lawsuit, arguing there was no pattern of gender-based ... Read More
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Tribunal analysis: Entrepreneurs’ relief dispute

17/10/2014(0)
The key question, explored by the first tier tribunal in the case of Jeremy Rice v HMRC, is whether or not a significant change in a business can amount ... Read More
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Three more directors suspended as Tesco scandal inquiry continues

15/10/2014(0)
Three more Tesco directors were suspended yesterday as part of the £250m accountancy scandal at the UK’s biggest supermarket. Dan Jago, director of beers and wines, William Linnane, director ... Read More
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UK banks pay out $2.5 billion for swaps mis-selling

14/10/2014(0)
Britain’s biggest banks have paid out less than 40 percent of the 4 billion pounds ($6.4 billion) set aside to cover the mis-selling of complex interest rate hedging products, ... Read More
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Google Provides Details on ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Requests

10/10/2014(0)
Google said that it had removed more links in Europe to content on Facebook from its search results than from any other website. Facebook, and Google’s own services, are ... Read More
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Obama Had Security Fears on JPMorgan Data Breach

09/10/2014(0)
President Obama and his top national security advisers began receiving periodic briefings on the huge cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase and other financial institutions this summer, part of a new ... Read More
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A.I.G. Bailout, Revisionists’ Version

07/10/2014(0)
Maurice R. Greenberg, A.I.G.’s former chief and a large shareholder, has spun a ludicrous tale in court that the bailout of the insurer was unfair to its investors. Was ... Read More
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Philips Electronics to appeal ruling in $467 million patent lawsuit

02/10/2014(0)
Dutch healthcare equipment company Philips said on Thursday it would appeal against a U.S court ruling ordering it to pay $466.8 million in compensation to Masimo Corp for infringing ... Read More
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