Online Gaming – Industry News

201113- ONLINE GAMBLING: COMMISSION ACTS AGAINST GAMBLING LEGISLATION OF SEVERALl MEMBER STATES, Posted on EGBA 20 November 2013. Today the European Commission launched formal infringement proceedings against the online gambling legislation of 6 Member States and issued 2 ‘reasoned opinions’ against Sweden for failing to comply with EU law. This move follows repeated calls from…

Financial Services – Weekly Industry News

Russian, Italian state funds agree investment deal, By Giselda Vagnoni and Stephen Jewkes, writing by Catherine Hornby; editing by Ralph Boulton,  Posted on Reuters Reuters) – Russia’s state-backed private equity investment fund and Italy’s strategic state investment fund have agreed a deal to invest up to 1 billion euros ($1.35 billion) in companies and projects in the two countries, officials said…

Life Sciences – Weekly Industry News

(BW) Teva and Mylan Settle Copaxone(R) Patent Litigation in France, the UK and the Netherlands, Posted on The Wall Street Journal JERUSALEM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 25, 2013–  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA) and Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ:MYL) today announce that certain of their affiliates have agreed to settle and dismiss pending patent litigation involving Copaxone(R) (glatiramer acetate) in the United…

Anti-Corruption & Fraud – Weekly Industry News

Officials, others held in Poland over corruption, Posted on Boston.com WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Eighteen people including current and former state officials were detained in Poland on Tuesday on suspicion of large-scale corruption, investigators said. The detentions are a blow to the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, which is seeking to improve its image halfway…

Energy & Mining – Industry News

Strong turnout for tender on African iron-ore rail line – Sundance, By Reuters, Posted on MiningWeekly.com PERTH – In a sign appetite for African resources could be turning, an international tender to build a 500 km rail line across Cameroon to haul iron-ore will close next month, with the winner known early in 2014, said…

International Trade Compliance – Industry News

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Removal of DFARS Coverage on Contractors Performing Private Security Functions – Visit Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire to read more.   Government Procurement: October and November 2013 Federal Register Update, By Matthew L. Riemer, Posted on The National Law Review 1. Proposed Rule to Amend DFARS Coverage of Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed…

Insurance and Reinsurance – Weekly Industry News

UK companies at risk of potential cyber attack: survey, Posted on CIOL United Kingdom ranks high for ‘Compulsive Clickers’ that put companies at risk of potential cyber attack, according to new survey. BRACKNELL, UK: New research commissioned by Sourcefire, cyber security solution provider and now part of Cisco, has revealed that 90 per cent of UK…

Financial Services – Weekly Industry News

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of DFC Global Corp. – DLLR, Posted on Digital Journal NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of DFC Global Corp. (“DFC Global” or the “Company”)(NASDAQ: DLLR).  Such investors are advised to contact Lesley…

European Online Gaming – Industry News

Bwin gaming group hit by Greek internet block, By Oliver Smith, Posted on City A.M. ONLINE gambling group Bwin.party said yesterday that blocks by Greek internet service providers would hit earnings this year. “In Greece, despite an outstanding infringement notice issued by the European Commission, ISP blocking since August 2013 has, in contravention of EU law, continued…

Michael Woodford at the Shareholder Protection and Corporate Governance Forum

Michael Woodford, former CEO of Olympus, will give a keynote address at C5’s Shareholder Protection and Corporate Governance Forum this January. Learn more about Michael Woodford’s unique story with our selection of articles below.   Whistleblowers want protection to root out wrongdoing, By Alan Tovey, Posted on The Telegraph It takes courage to blow the whistle…

Life Sciences – Weekly Industry News

Another Roche move against biosimilars: Kadcyla now approved in EU, Posted on Biosilimar News Roche today announced that Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine or T-DM1), the latest targeted medicine from its HER2 franchise and its first antibody-drug conjugate, has been approved by the European Commission for people with previously treated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer. Specifically, Kadcyla is indicated as a…

Anti-Corruption & Fraud – Weekly Industry News

UK Bribery Act, By Daniel Hunter, Posted on FreshBusinessThinking.com Only 17% of UK accountants believe the UK Bribery Act 2010 has given confidence to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that they will not have to compete with or encounter corrupt business practices, a research report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals today (Tuesday). Combating…