Watchdog: Israel trying to legalize settlements May 16th, 2013 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli watchdog group is accusing the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission. (Source: Associ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : watchdog, israel, trying, legalize, settlements, Top Keywords

India IT watchdog investigating breach in ATM heist May 12th, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) By Swati Pandey and Supantha Mukherjee MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how the computer systems of two companies that are part of the country's vast IT services industry were breached in ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : india, watchdog, investigating, breach, heist, Top Keywords

KPMG faces two probes from accounting watchdog May 9th, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - The FRC said it had launched two investigations into auditing firm KPMG, one in relation to its audit of car dealer Pendragon and another in relation to a partner's holding of shares in a client company. The Fina... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kpmg, faces, probes, accounting, watchdog, Top Keywords

Iran to meet U.N. nuclear watchdog in May: Iranian media Apr 22nd, 2013 - 14:01h (CET +01.00) DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and the United Nations nuclear watchdog will have further talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear program on May 21 in Vienna, Iranian media said on Monday. There was no immediate confirmation from the International Atomic En... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, meet, nuclear, watchdog, iranian, media, Top Keywords

Treasury names Bailey to head BoE prudential watchdog Feb 19th, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The Treasury named veteran Bank of England official Andrew Bailey on Tuesday to head its new banking regulator just a month before he must present a plan to help two part state-owned banks to become independent. Bailey will become ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : treasury, names, bailey, head, prudential, watchdog, Top Keywords

Israeli watchdog rips Netanyahu over settlements Jan 16th, 2013 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - A review of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policies shows a clear intent to prevent the creation of a viable Palestinian state by stepping up construction in strategic areas, an Israeli anti-settlement group said... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, watchdog, rips, netanyahu, settlements, watchdog, Top Keywords

Consumer watchdog tightens mortgage lending rules on banks Jan 10th, 2013 - 10:40h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than five years after the housing market collapsed, the U.S. government's newly created consumer watchdog said Thursday it will force banks to verify a borrower's ability to repay loans to ward off the kind of lo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, watchdog, tightens, mortgage, lending, rules, banks, Top Keywords

Watchdog fines Wall Street firms $4.5 million for lobbyist payments Dec 27th, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Wall Street's watchdog has fined five large firms over $4.48 million for seeking reimbursement for payments to lobbyists using proceeds from municipal and state bond offerings. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said on Thur... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : watchdog, fines, wall, street, firms, million, lobbyist, payments, Top Keywords

Insight: Wall Street, facing fiercer watchdog, flees U.S. power markets Dec 21st, 2012 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - When federal regulators proposed a six-month penalty on JPMorgan Chase & Co's electricity trading arm last month, they took aim at what is now a rare sight on Wall Street: a large and growing power sales business. After ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : insight, wall, street, facing, fiercer, watchdog, flees, power, markets, Top Keywords

London Games were "value for money" - watchdog Dec 5th, 2012 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Public funding of nine billion pounds for the London Olympics was money well spent after a successful Games, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report on Wednesday. The NAO found fault with an initial underestimate of how mu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london, games, were, "value, money", watchdog, flees, power, markets, Top Keywords