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M&A: Banking on Taiwan

US Fund Carlyle is to lead a consortium of US funds to invest around GBP235 million in Ta Chong Bank. But things may not be as simple as the parties would like.



Aus: company director charged with fraud

Mr Randolph Raymond Jude, formerly of Jindalee, Queensland, now of Kewdale, Western Australia, has appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today on five fraud charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).



New Trojan makes computers talk while wiping out the hard drive

If your computer starts talking to you and tells you that you are infected and your files have been deleted, it's no joke, you have just been infected by the BotVoice.A Trojan, says Panda Labs.



Environment: UK at last brings in WEEE

The UK has at last brought into force the EU's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. It starts today, but it should have started more than a year ago. Tony Blair's green credentials were under a cloud and this is his last d...



Ecology: overfishing threatens Indian Ocean fish stocks

Representatives from 13 Indian Ocean countries are meeting in Mauritius, under the auspices of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation to focus on strengthening port security – a key tool for combating illegal fishing.

Internet: Is Yahoo! going back to its roots?

While arch rival Google goes from strength to strength, Yahoo! seems to falter with every new idea. The latest new idea may be an old idea. Will...



NZ: deal done in insider trading case

The Securities Commission has reached a settlement of the insider trading proceeding against Midavia Rail Investments Ltd BVBA (previously known...



Offshore: UK Treasury aims at offshore accounts

The last hurrah of UK Chancellor of the Exchequer is to carry through, at least in part, on the commitment he made prior to the 1997 General Elec...



Business Risk: Online Gambling firms seek assurance from US

After the arrest of officers of two European online gaming companies in the US, other companies are seeking confirmation from the US authorities...



US: Has Pepsi got a USD500 million tax bill?

A former employee of PepsiCo reported what he believed was a tax fraud and, when the government refused to do anything, he commenced an action ag...

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