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Luxembourg Relaxes Bank Secrecy Laws
Luxembourg joins the many other members of the EU in allowing the relaxation of bank secrecy laws on deposits made in their country.
Billabong and Sycamore in Exclusive Takeover Talks
Australian surfwear firm Billabong announced that it has entered into a 10-day exclusive takeover talks with its former head Paul Naude and private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
SEC Adopts New Rules on Identity Theft
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules that require stock brokerages, mutual funds and investment advisers to establish programs to help detect identity theft.
Toronto Start-Up ThoughtWire Gets Canadian Government Support
The Canadian government has announced a government investment that allows Toronto-based startup ThoughtWire access to close to $2 million financing from southern Ontario angel investors to accelerate the development of its innovative software platform.




