Legal & Regulatory

CORRECTED: India Infoline to break merged brokerage business

According to a report by The Economic Times, India Infoline would be separating its brokerage business to meet banking regulations.


Two Republican representatives question regulatory oversight for private equity funds

Two Republican lawmakers questioned the time and resources spent by Securities and Exchange Commission in monitoring private equity funds.

EU antitrust regulators to probe telecom M&A deals

Antitrust regulators in the European Union would review M&A deals to gauge their effects on local markets.

Shanghai to approve foreign funds to secure investments in China for the first time

Citing sources who were familiar with the matter, the Financial Times reported that Shanghai has approved six foreign hedge funds to raise money from investors within China.


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McDonald's made a buyout offer to Vikram Bakshi as the giant fast food chain planned to effectively settle dispute between the two sides.
US Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved American Airlines' petition to exit bankruptcy today at a court hearing held in Manhattan.
Tax avoidance systems in EU member countries are to be investigated by EU. An investigation is to be conducted by the European Union on Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands for allegations these countries gave multinationals favorable tax deals over and above the EU's anti-competition rules.
TradeKing Group Inc. announced receiving an approval from FINRA for its acquisition of GAIN Securities Inc. assets.
Japan was said to be studying the possibility of giving a USD 50 billion economic stimulus package to cushion the possible drag of its planned tax hike, sources told Reuters.
UK banks would need another GBP50 billion on top of GBP13.7 billion to comply with both Basel III and Basel IV.
EU submits a list of proposals aimed to improve the EU telecommunications industry. In its newest attempt to overhaul the European Union's telecommunications industry, a proposal to place a price cap on cross border phone calls in Europe was made.
BlackBerry Ltd. was scheduled to meet with Canadian lawmakers to discuss the Investment Canada Act as investor concerns increased that a domestic buyout of the struggling company would no longer be possible.
Deutsche Bank AG was under review for excessive entertainment expenses made for pension fund executives.
Premier Li Keqiang said the Chinese economy was stable and that reforms would push through as planned.