This week’s bitcoin ETF decision could drive the cryptocurrency to $200,000 in 2025, says Standard Chartered
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 9, 2024
Approval of an ETF could revolutionize bitcoin the way it did gold in 2004, according to Standard Chartered.
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Luxembourg upgrades its legislative toolbox for the fund industry
JD Supra: Mergers
JULY 17, 2023
The amendments affect the Law of 2010 on UCIs, the Law of 2007 on SIFs, the Law of 2004 on SICARs, the Law of 2013 on AIFMs and the Law of 2016 on RAIFs. This new law aims to further increase the competitiveness of the Luxembourg fund centre. By: Hogan Lovells
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Advance Notice Bylaws: 20 Years of Data!
Deal Lawyers
OCTOBER 3, 2024
” The paper analyzes advance notice bylaws from 2004 to 2023 using a dataset of 14,000+ bylaws from 3,800+ public companies. Michael Levin’s The Activist Investor newsletter recently flagged an academic paper by Ben Bates of Harvard Law School on advance notice bylaws, “Rewriting the Rules for Corporate Elections.”
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CCNA: The foundation that built my IT career (can be yours, too)
Cisco: M&A
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Well, actually, I’m also CCNP, CCIE, and DevNet Expert certified, but it is the CCNA that started me on my journey way back on August 8, 2004. Hello there, my name is Hank Preston, and I’m CCNA certified. 20 years ago, I sat down for the first time at a Prometric testing center, heart beating […]
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TruArc Partners backs Watchtower Security
PE Hub
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Watchtower Security was founded in 2004. The post TruArc Partners backs Watchtower Security appeared first on PE Hub.
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Evaluation of the FEMIP Trust Fund – From 2004 to 2022
European Investment Bank
JUNE 14, 2023
The Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership Trust Fund (FTF) aimed to help the EIB overcome capacity and expertise gaps in the Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) and to create the conditions for stronger EIB engagement in the region.
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Freestate Electric, LLC Acquired By Sojitz Energy Services LLC
Chesapeake Corporate Advisors
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Sojitz was created in 2004 as a result of the merger between Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation. About Sojitz Corporation Sojitz Corporation (TYO: 2768) is a general trading company based in Tokyo, Japan with about 400 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
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Dukascopy Bank Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation and Stability in Trading and Banking
Global Banking & Finance
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Since its founding in 2004, Dukascopy has grown into a trusted, innovative leader in the fintech and online trading space, providing clients with advanced tools and a stable platform for smart financial decisions.
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Almond FinTech Announces Q4 Awards and Trade Shows
Global Banking & Finance
OCTOBER 24, 2024
B2B FinTech Technology Provider Closes 2024 with Momentum Boston, MA, October 22, 2004 — Almond FinTech, a B2B technology company empowering financial institutions globally with fast, affordable, and transparent cross-border transactions, continues its year of wins with multiple key announcements, including award highlights and a Q4 trade show demonstration. (..)
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State Street Global Advisors appoints new senior global equity trader
The TRADE
AUGUST 1, 2024
Boston-based McKenna joined GMO in 2004 as a pricing analyst, and most recently worked in a multi-asset trading role for 15 years. Jamie McKenna has been appointed vice president, senior global equity trader at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) following almost two decades at GMO trading.
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Kepler Cheuvreux’s head of market structure and liquidity solutions departs
The TRADE
MAY 20, 2024
He later took on a role as a director of execution sales trading at Barclays Capital in 2004, going on to serve in a similar capacity at Curzon Securities and as head of equities and transaction products at Thomson Reuters before joining Kepler. His next role is unconfirmed.
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Citi appoints interim head of FX following upcoming departure of Stuart Stanley
The TRADE
JUNE 9, 2023
He initially joined Citi in 2004, just before the bank opened its Houston commodities office in 2005, joining from American Electric Power where he had been serving as a managing director. He will work alongside Stuart Stanley, global head of FX, up until his final day at Citi.
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Kepler’s Byron Griffin to join ODDO BHF
The TRADE
JUNE 26, 2024
He later took on a role as a director of execution sales trading at Barclays Capital in 2004, going on to serve in a similar capacity at Curzon Securities and as head of equities and transaction products at Thomson Reuters before joining Kepler. The post Kepler’s Byron Griffin to join ODDO BHF appeared first on The TRADE.
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Delaware Supreme Court Overrules Gentile Carve-out, Holding An Improper Transfer Of Economic Value And Voting Power To A Controlling Stockholder Through An Equity Overpayment Is A Derivative Claim
Shearman & Sterling
OCTOBER 19, 2021
2004), and expressly overruled Gentile and its carve-out from Tooley. Reversing, the Delaware Supreme Court reaffirmed the "classic" test for distinguishing stockholder "derivative" claims from "direct" claims established in Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc., 2d 1031 (Del.
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The Tragic Investment Banker Death: Should Senior Bankers Go to Jail for Killing Their Junior Staff?
Mergers and Inquisitions
MAY 8, 2024
It’s Not 2004, 2014, or 2021 Anymore: Banks Need to Change So, now to the punch line. Any idiot can change the font color on slides, but few people can juggle tasks from five clients, accurately complete analytical work, and work long hours for months. So, junior bankers can force changes if enough of them band together and protest.
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FOCUS Investment Banking Represents East Coast Retina, PA in its Sale to Retina Consultants of America
Focus Investment Banking
JUNE 20, 2023
The company’s clinical team has been treating retina patients in the Myrtle Beach, SC area since Dr. Phillips founded the practice in 2004. Stephen Phillips, a leading specialist in diseases and surgery of the retina. In partnering with RCA, East Coast Retina joins other premier retina groups in a collaborative, patient-first environment.
Founder’s Five: Alan Forbes, F.I.R.S.T. Institute
Tyton Partners
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Institute in 2004 in Orlando , Florida , w ith a mission to equip students with the technical knowledge and creative skills needed for successful careers in the digital media and entertainment industries. Institute , which became a licensed institution in 2004. Alan Forbes and Donney Smith founded F.I.R.S.T.
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People Moves Monday: State Street Global Advisors, RBC Capital Markets, Fidelity Investments and more…
The TRADE
AUGUST 5, 2024
Boston-based McKenna joined GMO in 2004 as a pricing analyst, and most recently worked in a multi-asset trading role for 15 years. Jamie McKenna was appointed vice president, senior global equity trader at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) following almost two decades at GMO trading.
Delaware Supreme Court Overrules Gentile Carve-out, Holding An Improper Transfer Of Economic Value And Voting Power To A Controlling Stockholder Through An Equity Overpayment Is A Derivative Claim
Shearman & Sterling
OCTOBER 19, 2021
2004), and expressly overruled Gentile and its carve-out from Tooley. Reversing, the Delaware Supreme Court reaffirmed the "classic" test for distinguishing stockholder "derivative" claims from "direct" claims established in Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc., 2d 1031 (Del.
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Private Equity Buyer Permitted to Walk From Deal Based on Capitalization Representation Breach
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
JUNE 5, 2023
One claim was by Rafael Marquez who claimed an ownership interest in an OpticalTel subsidiary based on a 2004 Software Development Agreement. [5] One claim was by Rafael Marquez who claimed an ownership interest in an OpticalTel subsidiary based on a 2004 Software Development Agreement. [5]
Citi names new global head of FX
The TRADE
JULY 11, 2023
Stuart Staley, who previously held the position, announced that he was set to leave the bank after almost 20 years this April, having joined in 2004. Flavio Figueiredo has been appointed global head of foreign exchange, effective immediately, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE.
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People Moves Monday: A string of senior banking appointments
The TRADE
JULY 17, 2023
Stuart Staley, who previously held the position, announced that he was set to leave the bank after almost 20 years this April, having joined in 2004. Citi appointed Flavio Figueiredo as global head of foreign exchange, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE.
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The Insider’s Guide to Insider Trading
Peak Frameworks
AUGUST 15, 2023
A classic example is the case of Martha Stewart , who in 2004 was found guilty of trading ImClone Systems stocks based on non-public, material information. Illegal insider trading, on the other hand, is when individuals buy or sell stocks based on confidential information not available to the public.
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How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?
M&A Leadership Council
AUGUST 15, 2022
s spin-off of its apparel business (as Sara Lee Branded Apparel Americas / Asia) in 2005 and the spin-offs of Abbott Laboratories’ hospital products division (as Hospira) and General Electric’s insurance businesses (as Genworth) in 2004. For example, it bought the Korean company Daihan Swiss, completing the acquisition in November 2004. .
SSGA’s Sharon Ruffles on fixed income trading: It’s a different job every day
The TRADE
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Heading up fixed income trading from 2004 onwards, the trading team has grown from two to five dedicated London-based fixed income traders under her stewardship and covers everything from government and investment grade credit bonds to convertible and emerging market bonds and derivative products. “The
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Private Equity Interest in Orthopedics Grows
Focus Investment Banking
JUNE 13, 2023
Between 2004 and 2019, 41 orthopedic practices and surgeon groups in 22 states were acquired by 34 PE and other investment firms, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. But that’s been changing over the past few years and is likely to continue to grow moving forward.
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds Decrease for 2021
Cooley M&A
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
This is the first time since 2010 that the thresholds have fallen, and only the second time since 2004, when the thresholds started to adjust annually. Filing thresholds under the HSR Act will decrease by approximately 2.1% for 2021, based on the change in the US gross national product (GNP) during 2020.
Demystifying the Liberalised Remittance Scheme: Everything You Need to Know
Razorpay
MARCH 11, 2024
The Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2004 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999, empowers Indian residents to send up to $ 2,50,000 abroad annually (April to March). How many times can I remit using Liberalised Remittance Scheme? FAQs What is Liberalised Remittance Scheme?
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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 31, 2024
As a notable example, here’s Pershing Square’s performance vs. the S&P 500 from 2004 through 2017: Yes, Pershing Square outperformed the S&P on an annualized basis over this entire period, but it also underperformed for multi-year periods!
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M&A Heats Up in the Bakery Market
Focus Investment Banking
APRIL 14, 2024
bakery market has shown steady historical growth, with industry revenue rising roughly 4% annum from 2004 to 2022. These characteristics, coupled with bakery manufacturers’ ability to continually innovate and adapt to consumer trends, have attracted investors and boosted M&A activity in recent years. The $75 billion U.S.
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Chasing innovation on Robeco’s global equity trading desk: ‘In order to stay good, we need to become better’
The TRADE
APRIL 17, 2024
Originally joining Robeco in 2004, she is now in her second decade at the asset manager. “The I joined Robeco as they were already way ahead of everyone else technology-wise back in 2004. After three months on an exchange programme to Boston with Robeco, Botteldooren asked to move to the US permanently.
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What is Payment Security? Actionable Guide to Securing Your Online Payments
Razorpay
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Fact: The PCI Security Standards Council was created as a joint initiative by the four major credit-card providers: American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, in the year 2004. Over the years, the PCI-DSS standard has become the guiding principle for online security across the globe.
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Trust by association: How Razorpay helps you build customer trust and lasting relationships.
Razorpay
JANUARY 24, 2024
The PCI Security Standards Council, formed in 2004 by major credit card providers, oversees and promotes compliance rules globally. PCI-DSS Compliance Razorpay aligns with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) to ensure the utmost security in managing cardholder data.
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Top UK angel networks for your start-up
Growth Business
MAY 31, 2023
Advantage Business Angels Founded: 2004, reorganised 2016 Members: 50 Number of deals in total: Since 2016, 45 deals, £4.5m
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With the Sunset of Its Dual Class Arriving, Veeva Systems (VEEV) Decides to Embrace Stakeholder Governance and Become a Public Benefit Corporation
Transactional Delights
OCTOBER 28, 2020
7] “ Don’t be evil ” – Google circa 2004. [8] Patagonia is an example. [6] 8] Gassner, who also sits on the Board of Zoom, commented that the management team at Zoom is “ taking care of Zoom, and taking care of the world at the same time ”. Is it possible to take care of the company, and take care of the world at the same time?
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20 angel investor networks you should know about
Growth Business
MAY 19, 2023
Since 2004, it has helped more than 200 high growth businesses raise more than £100m. EPIC is a division of Envestors, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Fifteen ways to raise £1 million in business finance
Growth Business
JULY 11, 2023
She says that their first investment was made in 2004 and three years later the market really started to take off. ‘I I don’t think either they or I could really have anticipated the journey we’d go on, but it’s been an incredibly robust and open relationship, which is why it’s worked.’
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Cisco increases its network monitoring capabilities with a couple of acquisitions
TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 27, 2023
Accedian, which is based in Montreal, Canada, goes back a ways having been founded in 2004. This information should help Cisco internally with some of its own SaaS tooling, as well as helping customers access this data externally. It raised $31 million over the years, according to Crunchbase data. broadband monitoring company.
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Sandbagging Provisions
What's Market
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
At the same time, the use of pro-sandbagging clauses has declined since 2004. GRAPHIC—Source: ABA Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Points Studies Conclusion More practitioners are deciding, or agreeing as a compromise, to be silent on the issue of sandbagging. That approach is not, as discussed above, without risk.
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Royal London Asset Management: ‘At the end of the day, they’re just really good traders’
The TRADE
JULY 17, 2024
Originally joining the then two-man setup in 2004, he took responsibility for equities trading in 2013. The more we can build in house with people like Jennifer leading the way, the less reliant we are on broker provided data,” says senior RLAM equity trader Chris Hughes. Hughes is one of the trading desk’s longest standing members of staff.
Trading at the frontier
The TRADE
OCTOBER 9, 2024
He moved to Investec Asset Management – now Ninety One – in 2004 in an operations role before moving onto the dealing desk covering money markets and some FX in 2007 just in time for the global financial crisis. “It He took his first role at Cofunds in 2000 “just to the tail end of the dotcom bubble bursting” as he puts it.
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Brussels Regulatory Brief: October 2023
JD Supra: Mergers
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Billion Merger in Online Travel Agency Sector - On 25 September 2023, the European Commission (Commission) prohibited, under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (EU Merger Regulation), a merger in the online travel agency sector. Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Prohibits US$1.7 By: K&L Gates LLP
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Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions
Cooley M&A
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
We now turn to the exceptions in dual-class charter transfer provisions that may be available to eliminate this risk. Potential carve outs for M&A voting agreements.
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People Moves Monday: Redburn Atlantic, LGIM, DWS and more…
The TRADE
MARCH 4, 2024
Atkins joined Redburn Atlantic in 2004 as a sales trader having previously served for eight years at Morgan Grenfell and two years at Marathon Asset Management. Redburn Atlantic has expanded its UK and European execution business with two new heads of sales trading. Tony Atkins was appointed UK head of sales trading.
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