Legal & Regulatory

Legal Issues To Confront Smithfield-Shuanghui Deal in Midwest States

The deal between Smithfield Foods and Shuanghui International may face legal challenges as Midwest states prohibits foreign ownership over agricultural lands.


Court rules against Bloomberg on Futures Margins

A US Court dismisses the complaint of Bloomberg filed against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Raiffeisen Bank Int'l to tighten controls in light of latest controversy

Raiffeisen Bank International Chairman says that it would tighten compliance rules due to the latest Stepic controversy.

French President Calls Out European Union

French President Francois Hollande calls out European Union to resolve the row with China on importations.


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The Federal Communications Commission through its website announces no objection with the SoftBank offered bid of US$20.1 billion to acquire Sprint Nextel.
China's Securities Regulatory Commission became stricter as its new Chairman, Xiao Gang aims to tackle fraud crack down to protect investors.
China's regulatory watchdog has unveiled new IPO rules. Last Friday, the Chinese government had published new draft rules designed to improve the transparency and pricing structure of initial public offers in its domestic stock markets.
Walmart and Tesco are restricted to acquire existing Indian retailers because of the new policy set by the Indian government stating foreign companies should start from scratch.
Royalty Pharma's bid was threatened to be dismissed after the takeover panel released rulings that the US based company could no longer revise the terms on its proposed deal.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) loses its challenge to the cost-recovery plan that the California grid operator requires as set by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Vietnam is looking for expansion in its stock market from foreign investors after restrictions on foreign ownership limit is considered by its government.
Jefferson County finally reached settlement for its debts with seven hedge funds including JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Canadian Industry Minister, Christian Paradis squashes Telus Corp's application for a takeover deal with Mobilicity following the Canadian ban for spectrum licenses acquisition from smaller rival companies.
Emaar MGF, the joint venture between Emaar Properties PJSC and MGF Development Ltd is being accused of FEMA violations.