Mondaq Business Briefing articles from May 2008

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from May 2008

Presumption Of Validity Zapped By Prior Art Commercial Product.(Woodstream Corp. verses Agrizap Inc.)
May 1, 2008... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's denial of Woodstreams judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) of obviousness of Agrizap's patent to electronic rodent killing devices. The Court's ruling was noteworthy...

Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction Despite Covenant Not To Sue.(Case overview)
May 1, 2008... Holding that jurisdiction existed under MedImmune's "all the circumstances" test, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reversed a lower court's finding of no jurisdiction in a Hatch-Waxman declaratory judgment action in...

Corresponding Structure Must Be An Algorithm, Not Just A Computer.(Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Ltd)(Case overview)
May 1, 2008... Addressing the issue of when a "means-plus-function" claim element (in the context of a computer operated invention) suffers from 35 U.S.C. s. 112, [paragraph] 2 indefiniteness due to the absence of clearly defined corresponding structure,...

Heir's Right To A Patent Not A Question Of Federal Law.(United Nations Development Programme)
May 1, 2008... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit distinguishing its recent announcement that federal law controls standing determinations in patent cases (see IP Update, Vol. 11, No. 3) held that Japanese intestacy law controlled the issue...

New Sec Rules Bring Smaller Public Companies Regulatory Relief.
May 1, 2008... This article originally appeared in The Legal Intelligencer,PLW, April 22, 2008. The new year brought with it sweeping changes from the Securities and Exchange Commission that should give many smaller public companies some welcome...

Insurance Alert #59.(Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act (2001))
May 1, 2008... Queensland Court of Appeal, 4 April 2008 CATCHWORDS financial planner - financial advisor - negligence - duty of care - special relationship and duties - Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act (2001) - Westpoint Group...

Securities Commissions Propose New Registration Requirement For Investment Fund Managers.
May 1, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Securities Regulation, April 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Canadian investment fund managers will be required to register, with new financial and...

New Changes Proposed for International Dealers and Advisers.
May 1, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Securities Regulation, April 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Types of permitted clients to be expanded and solicitation to be allowed No more...

Amendments To Proxy Solicitation And Information Circular Requirements Under National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations To Come Into Force On July 4, 2008.
May 1, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Securities Regulation, April 2008 Further to our bulletin of October 2007, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently implemented...

BCE Bondholders Claims Rejected By Quebec Court.(Case overview)
May 1, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Mergers & Acquisitions, April 2008 On March 7, 2008, the Quebec Superior Court rendered five judgments rejecting claims of oppression and lack of...

International Law Protects Small States Liechtenstein Between International Agreements And Pressure Attempts.
May 1, 2008... With the current tax affair in Germany, Liechtenstein is again coming under pressure by large states to modify its financial system. The Government recognizes the need for adjustments in some areas, but it draws attention to the fact that...

High Court Refuses Injunction To Stop An Explicit Video Being Shown On Newspaper Website.
May 1, 2008... This month, the High Court refused to grant an injunction to prevent video footage of Max Mosley, the head of Formula 1 motor-racing, being shown on the News of the World website (Case of Mosley v News Group Newspapers Limited, 9 April 2008)....

Greasing Global Palms: Foreign Corruption a Key Regulatory Concern for U.S. Companies.
May 1, 2008... "Greasing Global Palms" was originally published in The Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 11, 2008. As companies shift work overseas to meet the challenges of globalization, they must also consider regulatory requirements in balancing...

Recent Developments In Health Benefit Claims.
May 1, 2008... This article addresses issues that employers and health plans regularly face. Generally, claims for benefits under these employee welfare benefit plans are governed by federal law the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). As...

IRS Changes The Rules For Performance-Based Compensation.(Internal Revenue Service)
May 1, 2008... Recent changes to the way in which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) interprets "performance-based compensation" under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 162(m) have narrowed the types of arrangements that may be classified as...

Competition Commission's Final Report In Groceries Market Investigation.
May 1, 2008... On 30 April 2008 the Competition Commission (CC) published its final report in its inquiry into UK groceries retailing. The CC believes measures are necessary to improve competition in local areas and to address concerns about relationships...

Insurance Alert.
May 1, 2008... The Facts On 6 April 2005 James Delmenico, retired commonwealth public servant, contacted Paul Brannelly, director of Brannelly Financial Pty Ltd, in response to certain advertised investments. One of the investments involved Bayshore...

Once In A While, Common Sense Triumphs Over Political Posturing.
May 1, 2008... It is a relief to see that the UK Government has, in its 2008 budget backed down from implementing some of the draconian measures threatened against those non-domiciles who are tax residents of the UK. What is left in the UK budget will not...

Derivative Structures - Recent Developments Of Importance.(Law overview)
May 1, 2008... Originally published in 2008 Lexpert / The American Lawyer - Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada Overview Derivatives take two forms: (i) exchange-traded derivatives, which are traded on recognized exchanges, and (ii)...

Total Price To Be Stated Prominently In Advertising Under New Bill.
May 1, 2008... Key Point Businesses will be required to specify a prominent single price for any goods or services advertised, if the business advertises any amount that would constitutes part of the price. Businesses will need to review their...

Asset-Based Lending: Recent Developments Of Importance.(Survey)
May 1, 2008... Originally published in 2008 Lexpert / The American Lawyer - Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada Introduction Against a backdrop of high growth, competitive pressure, reduced pricing and more aggressive deal structures in the...

"Was/Now" Price Reductions Found Misleading - Rules For Advertising Price Reductions.
May 1, 2008... Key Point When advertising price reductions, to avoid risks of misleading conduct, businesses should ensure that the goods on sale have actually been offered for sale at the "was" price for a period of at least two months preceding the...

Implications Of The National Greenhouse And Energy Reporting Act 2007 And Australia's Ratification Of The Kyoto Protocol.
May 1, 2008... As you are no doubt aware, the Australian Government ratified the Kyoto Protocol on 3 December 2007, and became a full member at the end of March 2008. The ratification commits Australia to complying with the Protocol's many obligations and...

APRA Eases Up On Recognition Of Reinsurance Recoverables.(Australian Prudential Regulation Authority)
May 1, 2008... Insurers should welcome the latest changes to APRA's package of refinements to the general insurance prudential framework, as they will allow unsecured reinsurance recoverables from non-APRA authorised reinsurers to be recognised. ...

DOFIs Exemptions Finalised.(direct offshore foreign insurers)
May 1, 2008... Exemptions for direct offshore foreign insurers ("DOFIs") from the requirement to be authorised by APRA have been finalised by the Australian Treasury. Although the details have slightly changed, the general thrust of the exemptions is the...

Changes To Advertising Laws Will Bring An End To Hidden Taxes And Charges.
May 1, 2008... Key Points Proposed changes to advertising laws will require businesses to specify a prominent "total price" in all advertisements that contain a statement about the price of consumer goods or services. Businesses should review...

Alberta Issues New OTC Derivatives Blanket Order.(over the counter derivatives )
May 1, 2008... Cleared OTC Derivatives added in 91-503, replacing 91-502 On April 11, 2008, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) issued Blanket Order 91-503, "Over-The-Counter Derivatives Transactions and Commodity Contracts". BO 91-503 replaced...

Damages: Calculating Diminution In Value.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... The Technology & Construction Court (TCC) has recently considered the issue of how to calculate diminution in value, in the context of a professional negligence claim against a structural engineer. The claimant relied upon the engineer's...

IP Report Online @ Gowlings - March 2008.(North American Leisure Group Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Edited by Robert A. MacDonald and Frank Mulock Trade Marks Report Opposition Changes Aim to Speed Up Process New Limits on Extensions to File Declarations of Use SUNQUEST: The Imagery of Confusion Le French...

Communications Law Bulletin, April 2008.
May 1, 2008... The Month In Brief April, 2008, brought continuing developments at the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission"), the state commissions, and on Capitol Hill, on issues ranging from net neutrality to the DTV transition to...

Award Modernisation Process Begins.
May 1, 2008... The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) issued a Statement on 29 April 2008, laying down a proposed timeline for the AIRC's award modernisation process. The AIRC's Statement also identifies 19 priority industries, in relation...

Department Of Labor Administrative Law Judge Rules That Sarbanes-Oxley's Whistleblower Provisions Do Not Apply To Research Analysts Of Privately Held Investment Adviser And Dismisses Suit.(The Sudan Accountability And Divestment Act Of 2007)
May 1, 2008... Developments Of Note Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge Rules That Sarbanes-Oxleys Whistleblower Provisions Do Not Apply to Research Analysts of Privately Held Investment Adviser and Dismisses Suit SEC Staff Provides...

Commercial Leasing And Ontario's Limitations Regime.(Real Property Limitations Act)
May 1, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Real Estate Leasing, April, 2008 When changes were made to the limitations laws in Ontario in 2002, the legal community debated extensively...

An Employers Guide To Employee Representative Elections For Collective Redundancy Consultations And Other Workforce Representative Requirements (ICE; PEA; JCC; EWC; SNB; TUPE; PSC; HSCER).
May 1, 2008... Overview Over the last 10 years there has been an increase in the regulatory requirements for UK employers to consult with employee representatives. This trend is still continuing with even more employers being affected as of 6th April...

Financial & Tax Planning, Spring 2008 - Darling's First Budget: The Verdict.
May 1, 2008... BUDGET REFLECTIONS With the dust from the 2008 Budget settling, we look behind the headlines, including the repercussions for frequent business visitors to the UK and those who are non-UK domiciled. In his first Budget, Chancellor...

Recent ITAR Revisions.(International Traffic in Arms Regulations)
May 1, 2008... In December 2007 Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) amended the ITAR by adopting new Section 124.16 (Special Retransfer Authorizations for Unclassified Technical Data and Defense Services to Member States of...

Proceeds Of Criminal Conduct Law And The Money Laundering Regulations.
May 4, 2008... INTRODUCTION The following is intended to be a general summary of the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Law (as amended) (the "Law") and the Money Laundering Regulations (as amended) (the "Regulations"). The Law was originally enacted on 20...

Securitisation in Russia.
May 4, 2008... This article was originally published in The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation, 2007. 1 Receivables Contracts 1.1 Formalities. In order to create an enforceable debt obligation of the debtor to the seller, (a) is it...

Patently Obvious? Getting Protective Over Software Programs.
May 4, 2008... The debate over whether and to what extent it should be possible to patent software and computer-implemented inventions has heated up again following the decision in Astron Clinica and others Applications [2008] EWHC 85 (Pat). This key court...

Supreme Court Ruling On Outsourcing: Part Two.
May 5, 2008... 4.5. Transfer pricing and attribution of profits to a permanent establishment 4.5.1. Morgan Stanley case Under Art. 7 of both the OECD Model Convention and UN Model Treaty, a foreign enterprise is liable to tax in the source country...

July 1, 2008: Hands-Free Cell Phone Use Mandatory.(The California Wireless Telephone Automobile Safety Act )
May 5, 2008... Effective July 1, 2008, California joins Connecticut, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, and some local jurisdictions in prohibiting the use of handheld mobile phones while driving. The California Wireless Telephone Automobile...

FCPA Insights: Civil And Criminal Actions Against Individuals.(Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
May 6, 2008... Originally published April 2008 Keywords: FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, civil liability, criminal liability, Robert Philip, Schnitzer Steel Industries, anti-bribery, Gerald Green, Patricia Green, corrupt payments, Juthamas...

FCPA Insights: Post Akzo-Nobel And Flowserve - Is The Jurisdictional Scope Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act All-Encompassing?
May 6, 2008... Keynotes: Akzo-Nobel, Flowserve, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FCPA, domestic companies, Standefer, Nofziger, Dooley, United Tech. Corp., Syncor Taiwan, foreign companies, vicarious liability Recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...

Commercial STAR Trusts.(STAR Trusts)
May 6, 2008... Uses Of STAR Trusts For Holding Shares In Corporate Entities Introduction The Special Trusts (Alternative Regime) Law, 1997 (the "STAR Law") was introduced in late 1997 and is now incorporated into Part VIII of the Trusts Law (as...

Supreme Court Ruling On Outsourcing: Part One.
May 6, 2008... This article examines the ruling of the Supreme Court in Morgan Stanley and the ramifications of that case for the interpretation of the treaty article on permanent establishments and the attribution of profit to a permanent establishment...

Role Of The Trust Protector.
May 6, 2008... The Role Of The Trust Protector What Is A Protector? Many Trusts are now established which contain provisions appointing a Protector. The office of Protector has no statutory background and a Protector derives his role and responsibility...

Delaware Decisions Call Into Question Effectiveness Of Advance Notice Bylaws.(Jana Master Fund, Ltd)
May 6, 2008... Two recent decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery raise issues concerning the operation of advance notice bylaws. Advance notice bylaws set deadlines and other procedural requirements on a stockholder's ability to submit nominations...

Safe Harbor Applies To ITC Action Based On Foreign Practice Of Patent Process.(International Trade Commission)(Case overview)
May 6, 2008... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission's (ITC) ruling that the safe harbor statute applies in proceedings under the Tariff Act relating to process patents, as well as product patents,...

District Court Did Not Err In Resetting Effective Date Of ANDA Under 35 U.S.C. s. 271.(Company overview)
May 6, 2008... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment, finding that the lower court correctly ruled on the issues of claim construction, inequitable conduct, obviousness and enablement. The...

CMS Includes Additional Stark Proposals In IPPS Proposed Rule, Requests Comments.(Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services)(Inpatient Prospective Payment System)
May 6, 2008... Public comments on the concepts and particulars of the proposed rule must be submitted by June 13, 2008. The recently released annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), like the 2008...

Charity Law.
May 6, 2008... INTRODUCTION This is intended to be a brief summary of the basic principles of Cayman Islands' charity law. In the absence of any authority to the contrary, principles of Cayman Islands Charity Law are likely to follow English law...

Asset Protection Trusts.
May 6, 2008... INTRODUCTION There has been a good deal of interest in recent years in what are known as asset protection - or sometimes creditor protection trusts - and the subject has been much discussed at seminars dealing with offshore trusts. The...

Personal Liability Of Directors With Respect To Salaries.
May 6, 2008... Edited by Julie-Martine Loranger A company has its own legal personality distinct from that of its shareholders and directors. It also has its own separate rights and obligations. This characteristic allows for the limitation of...

Restoration Of A Company To The Register Of Companies.
May 6, 2008... INTRODUCTION Under Section 175 of the Companies Law (as amended) (the "Law"), the Registrar may strike a company off the Register of Companies if he has reasonable cause to believe that the company is not carrying on business or is not...

Landlord Waivers.(Landlord-tenant relations)
May 6, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Real Estate Leasing, April, 2008 Occasionally a tenant will present a landlord with an agreement entitled "landlord waiver" or "landlords...

Green Building Designations For Greenhorns: LEED vs. BOMA Go Green.(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)(Building Owners and Managers Association International)
May 6, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Real Estate Leasing, April, 2008 It seems these days that everyone is going green. The real estate sector is no different, with industry players...

Green Buildings And Green Leases: What's In It For Me?
May 6, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Real Estate Leasing, April, 2008 The past several decades have seen a major push towards environmentally friendly products, increased...

How To Avoid Little-Noticed Traps In Subleasing.
May 6, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Real Estate Leasing, April, 2008 Subleases are far from being a new concept in leasing, but recent cases have highlighted the subtle differences...

Bankrolling Biomass.
May 6, 2008... The past 12 months has seen a huge surge in interest in biomass in the UK, largely driven by the doubling of Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) allocated to qualifying biomass projects. Growth has also been spurred by the appetite of...

Legislation Proposed To Eliminate Employment Taxes On Employer-Provided Cell Phones.
May 6, 2008... The use of cell phones is a fact of life today. Many employees are provided cell phones or BlackBerries (or similar devices) by their employers, and, until recently, very few employers gave much thought to doing so. That is starting to...

Update On Proposed Mandatory Product Recall Law.
May 6, 2008... Legislation to enact the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and complementary amendments to the Food and Drugs Act, two key components of Canada's new Food and Consumer Product Safety Action Plan, was tabled in the House of Commons earlier...

ERISA A New Standard Of Review For Plan Administrators Who Both Evaluate And Pay Claims?(Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
May 6, 2008... Originally published May 5, 2008 Keywords: Metlife, Glenn, ERISA benefits, Firestone Tire, Bruch, benefit denials, abuse of discretion On April 23, 2008, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in Metlife v. Glenn, No. 06-923, a...

Gov't Rummaging Through Your Laptop's Contents? No Problem If You're Re-Entering Usa, Says Ninth Circuit.
May 6, 2008... You've gotten used to being asked to turn on your laptop as you go through airport security so the authorities can confirm it's really a computer and not a bomb. But you may not expect, on returning home from abroad, to have U.S. Customs...

New Case Adopts "Common Sense" Approach To Academic Medical Center Stark Exception.
May 6, 2008... On April 8, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky dismissed a multimillion-dollar claim in a whistleblower lawsuit against the University of Louisville Medical School, the Kosair Children's Hospital and several...

FINRA Issues Regulatory Notices On Foreign Research Analysts, Third-Party Research Reports And Unauthorized Proprietary Trading.(Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)
May 6, 2008... FINRA recently issued three Regulatory Notices addressing: (1) the rules governing exemptions from the research analyst qualification examination for foreign research analysts; (2) the rules governing member firm disclosure and supervisory...

California Shelves Proposal To Require Pooled Investment Vehicle Managers To Register As Investment.(California Corporate Securities Law of 1968)
May 6, 2008... On May 1, 2008, the California Department of Corporations ("the Department") announced that it is abandoning for the time being a proposal to require certain California investment advisers to register with the Department. Thus, California...

FCPA Insights: To Host Or Not To Host: Approving Travel And Entertainment Under The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act After Lucent.
May 6, 2008... Originally published April 2008 On December 21, 2007, in one of the rare standalone travel and entertainment FCPA cases, the Commission and the Justice Department filed and settled charges against Lucent Technologies, Inc. ("Lucent"), a...

Securities Commissions Republish Proposed Dealer Registration Reform.
May 6, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Securities Regulation, April 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Requirement to be registered as a dealer will be based on being in the business of trading in...

Ninth Circuit To Consider Mandatory Health Insurance.(Golden Gate Restaurant Association)(City & County of San Francisco)
May 6, 2008... In April, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City & County of San Francisco, on whether ERISA preempts a San Francisco Ordinance that requires that private...

Quarterly Cleantech Update: "Evaluation And Ownership Of Carbon Value", First Quarter 2008.
May 6, 2008... The Cleantech practitioners at Morrison & Foerster are delighted to share this Quarterly Cleantech Update. This Update profiles the opportunities and risks in the emerging industry of carbon trading, which is predicted to be a trillion dollar...

The Corporate Manslaughter And Corporate Homicide Act 2007.
May 6, 2008... The New Legislation The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act ("the Act") came into force on 6 April 2008, creating a new offence of corporate manslaughter. This means that, for the first time, companies and...

British Columbia Court Of Appeal Limits Class Actions In Respect Of Statutorily Conferred Employment Standards Benefits.(Cori Macaraeg v. E Care Contact Centers Ltd.)(Case overview)
May 6, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Labour & Employment, May, 2008 On May 1, 2008, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia issued its decision in Macaraeg v. E Care Contact...

Canadian Tax Authority Loses In Tax Court Case Concerning The "Beneficial Owner" Of Dividends Paid By A Canadian Subsidiary Of A Netherlands Holding Company.(Case overview)
May 6, 2008... Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Tax, April, 2008 On April 22, 2008, the Honourable Gerald J. Rip, Associate Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada, released his decision in...

Investing In The Energy Sector In India - Protecting Intellectual Property In An Uncertain World.
May 6, 2008... Originally published April 20, 2008 India's rapid industrialization and increased role in the global economy continues to substantially increase its demand for energy. As a result, business and investment activity in India's energy...

De-Tariffication.
May 6, 2008... As previously reported, the Indian general insurance market is in the midst of a transition from a tariff based regime to a more market driven system. To this end, the Indian insurance market regulator (IRDA) announced in December 2006 that...

Budget Reflections.
May 6, 2008... With the dust from the 2008 Budget settling, we look behind the headlines, including the repercussions for frequent business visitors to the UK and those who are non-UK domiciled. In his first Budget, Chancellor Alistair Darling raised...

Forward Thinking: A Briefing For Entrepreneurs And Executives In Commerce And The Professions - Beating The Credit Crunch.
May 6, 2008... BUSINESS PLANNING - FIT FOR BUSINESS IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Article by Giles Murphy Despite an uncertain economic environment, it's still possible to sow the seeds of future success. Good management and flexibility are key, says Giles...

Offshore Bonds - Panacea Or Pie In The Sky?
May 6, 2008... A look at investment strategies for the non-UK domiciled individual. Until 5 April 2008, non-domiciled UK tax residents had had a fairly easy ride when it came to UK income and CGT on their offshore income. But the changes announced in...

EIS - A New Lease Of Life?(Enterprise Investment Scheme)
May 6, 2008... The 2007 Budget led to a decline in EIS and VCT investments. But new incentives and benefits announced in the 2008 Budget look set to build an appetite for EIS. After the seismic changes that altered the landscape for Enterprise...

Business Planning - Fit For Business In Uncertain Times.
May 6, 2008... Despite an uncertain economic environment, it's still possible to sow the seeds of future success. Good management and flexibility are key, says Giles Murphy. Whether the UK economy is going to move into recession is difficult to...

"Sorry" - The implications For Industry.
May 6, 2008... Key Point If an appropriate policy approach can be developed and implemented, companies should be able to enhance their community relationships and strengthen their standing in both the Indigenous and broader communities. The...

PRC Regulations On Securities Companies With Foreign Investment Newly Revised.(Revised Regulations )
May 6, 2008... 1. Introduction The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has revised the Regulations on Formation of Securities Companies with Foreign Investment (adopted in 2002, hereafter referred to as "Regulations of 2002"), and the...

Cash In The Attic - Equity Release.
May 6, 2008... Older homeowners are increasingly looking to release equity from their property to fund their retirement. But what is the best course of action? As a means of raising income and/or capital, equity release has become an increasingly...

The Great Divide - An Exploration Of Pensions And Divorce.
May 6, 2008... A pension is usually one of an individual's most valuable assets - second only to their home. But in divorce settlements, dividing a pension can be a drawn-out process. According to the Office for National Statistics, in 2006, there...