The American Medical Association has asked the Nevada Commissioner for Insurance to reject the proposed takeover of Sierra Health Services by UnitedHealth Group.
M&A: Virginia banking merger to create largest force in state
FNB Corporation (FNB) and Virginia Financial Group, Inc. (VFG) announced yesterday that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a merger-of-equals transaction, creating the largest independent bank holding company headquarter...
M&A : AXA and BNP Paribas JV to buy 99% of Vesko
The global rush for Mergers and Takeovers in the Financial Services Industry has taken another huge leap with the announcement that AXA and UkrSibbank , aBNP Paribas subsidiary, have agreed to take a 99% share in Ukrainian insurer.
AUS: Analyst's wife's pension fund gained from insider trading
A Brisbane man was today sentenced for insider trading following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
Asian Development Bank warns of too much liquidity moving East
Continued strong growth in the People’s Republic of China and only slightly moderating expansions in the newly industrialised economies and most of ASEAN should lead emerging East Asia to robust 8.1% GDP growth in 2007 and 7.9% in 2008, says a n...
The UK Government's 2006 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls is published today as a Command Paper.
M&A : Barclays orientates towards the Orient
The news that Barclays' bid for ABN AMRO is being in part sponsored by the Chinese and Singaporean governments creates an interesting pattern in...
Environment: Hot air isn't blowing the floods away
Right now, as this article is being written, Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown is talking to journalists about the worst floods the UK ha...
US: Subprime crisis - the Fed's FUD
Yesterday, the Governor of the US Federal Reserve took on a hunted look, stumbled over his words and gave rambling answers as senators demanded a...
US: companies offered way out of China debt
The American Bondholders Foundation, LLC (ABF) has announced a newly-created debt relief scheme to benefit companies indebted to the Chinese gove...
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