M&A focus: Cadbury holds on but for how long?
Todd Stitzer, the CEO of UK confectioner Cadbury, has said allowing his company to be bought by US food company Kraft would be...
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Regulation Archive
Goldman pay vote steals a march on change in the law
I was not sure whether to be heartened or angered by the news that Goldman Sachs was going to allow its actual owners – the...
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Galleon case rests on separation of aggressive research and insider trading
'We at the SEC are committed to pulling back the curtain on hedge fund operations... It would be wise for investment advisers and...
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New York confab
Social media‘The more information that’s out there and the more context, the more helpful it is to me as an equities analyst. Many...
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Cheat Sheet: Proxy Season 2010
Say on payThe notion of a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation received rising levels of shareholder support in...
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Understanding Sukuk and Islamic finance
More than 20 percent of the world’s population is Muslim, but Islamic finance is still shrouded in a veil of mystery. While it is...
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Outed: Galleon tipster from Market Street Partners
The Galleon insider trading scandal is reverberating around the IR industry. IROs are dusting off disclosure policies and training...
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SEC update to Reg FD
At the end of the summer, the SEC updated its advice on how firms should comply with Regulation FD. Lawyers view the update as a...
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M&A focus: Tech and pharmaceutical takeovers on the rise
Technology and pharmaceutical firms have led the way this year in high-profile merger and acquisition activity, from Oracle-Sun...
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Canadian income trusts brace for 2011 tax hit
In their heyday, Canada’s income trusts boasted over C$200 bn ($170 bn) in stock market capitalization. Yet by 2011, when their...
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