Splice & dice
Europe's premier antitrust watchdog has been in the spotlight recently. Amid a frenzy of multi-million dollar deals, the European...
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Regulation Archive
Point of Principle
Gaining agreement on global principles takes time. Those involved in such discussions try and warn us mere mortals of the...
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The insiders
Scenario: the CEO sells a bundle of shares to pay for his safari vacation. By the time the paperwork reaches the public eye he is...
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Breaking Up
As a journalist you get used to your calls being taken. People generally want to talk to someone who is going to write about them...
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Misfits or mavens?
The media has been having a field day with the subject of sell-side credibility – or the lack thereof, to be exact. Some of the...
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Gearing up
Watching Michael Schumacher blur past the checkered flag at September's US Formula One Grand Prix might leave the impression that...
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Year-end chuckle
As we approach the end of the year, it's a good time to look back at the past twelve months and have a laugh. How many people...
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Surprise, surprise
Financial regulators on both sides of the Atlantic deserve a bit of a pat on the back. Three cheers might even be in order. What...
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Fair or foul
The SEC's new regulation, dubbed 'FD' for Fair Disclosure, has been controversial from the start, pitting corporate issuers...
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Export rules
It's been called The Big Chill. Observers claim it heralds the dawning of a Brave New World in IR. For its part, the architect of...
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