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…

Securities Class Actions – Industry News

U.S. justices to hear Halliburton securities class action By Lawrence Hurley and Jonathan Stempel, Posted on Fox Business The U.S. Supreme Court, which in recent years has ruled for business in a string of high-profile cases, agreed on Friday to hear a case that could herald a dramatic decline in securities class action litigation. The case will…

Private HealthCare in Russia – Industry News

The future of the Russian private healthcare services market is very bright, By Alex Freedmann, Posted on The Russia Corporate World  Our expert in this industry report, Alla Anastos, the clinical director and implantologist at US Dental Care, shares her view about the current state of the Russian private healthcare services in general and her clinic…

Russia and CIS Private Equity – Industry News

Yuri Milner invests millions into GenapSys, Posted on Venture Capital Post Russian millionaire and venture capitalist Yuri Milner poured millions into genetics upstart GenapSys. The biotech company raised a total of USD47 million from the Series B funding round. This was according to a report published by VentureBeat. Milner aims to take advantage of the falling…