Hope over China’s new M&A panel
There is hope that China’s new M&A committee, which is being set up to review deals involving foreign companies for national...
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Regulation Archive
Mixed response to crash report
The report from the joint committee looking into the flash crash on May 6 is out and calls for changes to curb the impact of high...
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UK takeover rules under scrutiny
The UK’s Takeover Code has come under scrutiny in recent months over when companies should be forced to confirm a bid. Under the...
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CIRI urges cut in disclosure level
The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) has called for the disclosure threshold for share ownership in Canada to be cut...
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FSA fines JJB for disclosure breach
JJB Sports, the UK sportswear and equipment retailer, has been fined £455,000 ($727,000) by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)...
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SEC approves say on pay
The SEC has approved rules that give shareholders the right to an advisory vote on pay at annual meetings.The proposals, which...
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Smith & Nephew opens up to deny talks
Smith & Nephew has released a statement to the London Stock Exchange denying it is involved in any takeover or merger talks. The...
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IR firm employee charged in Galleon case
The SEC has charged Shammara Hussain, a former employee of IR firm Market Street Partners (MSP), in a widening of its...
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Smith & Nephew silent despite bid report
Smith & Nephew, the UK-based medical-device maker, has remained silent this morning despite a sharp rise in its share price...
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Comment: Market needs clarity on Smith & Nephew
Following a day of speculation, we still don’t know whether Johnson & Johnson bid £7 bn ($11 bn) for Smith & Nephew, as was...
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