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Twitter’s Account of Deal Shows Musk Signing Without Asking for More Info
Date: May 17, 2022
By Greg Roumeliotis and Tom Hals (Reuters) – Twitter Inc published its account on Tuesday of its deal negotiations with Elon Musk, showing he opted out of asking the questions about the social media company’s business he has now cited in declaring the $44 billion acquisition is “on hold.” The account, published in Twitter’s proxy...
Factbox-Companies Sell Their Businesses in Russia
Date: May 16, 2022
(Reuters) -Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as they scramble to comply with sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and deal with threats from the Kremlin that foreign-owned assets may be seized. The moves, part of a broader corporate exodus from the country, are likely...
Soccer – Ronaldo Backs Ten Hag to Deliver at Manchester United
Date: May 14, 2022
(Reuters) – Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo expressed confidence that incoming manager Erik ten Hag will be a good fit at Old Trafford but warned that the Dutchman must be afforded time if United are to return to winning ways. Speculation has been rife about Ronaldo’s future at United following a trophy-less campaign and their...
Soccer – Chelsea Happy to Be ‘bad Guys’ Against Liverpool, Says Tuchel
Date: May 14, 2022
(Reuters) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel believes that his side is unlikely to find much support among neutrals when they take on Liverpool in the FA Cup final on Saturday, but said that they do not mind being the “bad guys” as long as they lift the trophy. Tuchel’s comments come days after Manchester City...
Santander’s Board Begins Search for CEO Alvarez’s Replacement
Date: May 13, 2022
(Reuters) -Spain’s Santander SA has begun the process to find a replacement for Chief Executive Officer Jose Antonio Alvarez, according to a source familiar with the matter, gearing up for a change at the bank’s helm after seven years. The bank’s board, however, has not provided a time-frame for the search, the source added. A...
Shifting Goalposts: The Many Challenges of a Chief Compliance Officer
Date: May 12, 2022
By Harriet Christie, Operations Director, MirrorWeb A new framework was recently put forward by the National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP), as it seeks to better define its members’ personal liability in a firm’s regulatory mishaps. It appears that compliance officers are feeling vulnerable as regulations intensify around them. And who can blame them, considering the additional...