Legal & Regulatory

BaFin announces top to bottom review of RHJI acquisition of Deutsche Bank's BHF Bank.

BaFin had said they would review the whole transaction of RHJI purchase of BHF Bank. BaFin, the German financial watchdog, had announced last Wednesday it would be needing to start from scratch in the review of the sale of Deutsche Bank AG's unit BHF Bank after BlackRock had exited from the auction.


DoT seeks opinion on legality of fine imposition on Uninor

To provide credence to their power to fine, the Telecommunications Department had a legal opinion drafted on the matter.

Claims of money laundering haunt Urban Cooperative Banks

A meeting of local and state financial authorities relate the possible misuse of Urban Cooperative Banks by unscrupulous money launderers.

India imposes anti- dumping duty on imported paracetamol

Paracetamol is an active ingredient in many drug formulations which now is subject to a USD787 per tonne anti-dumping duty.


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