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...“With much talk [about] national security issues, the general feeling is that it is important to be cautious in Hong Kong as well,” said James Zimmerman, a partner at Perkins Coie in Beijing....
...He had offered to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious company in an episode that the Commons standards committee said had given the impression he was “corrupt and for sale”....
...Benton was filmed offering to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious company, which the Commons standards committee said had given the impression he was “corrupt and for sale”....
...Benton had offered to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious company in a journalistic sting operation....
...Benton, who holds a narrow majority of 3,690 votes, quit parliament earlier this year after being caught in a journalist sting offering to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious gambling company....
...The newspaper said Benton offered to provide them with an advance copy of a forthcoming government policy document on gambling and to pose questions in parliament on the company’s behalf....
...The verdict came after the MP was caught on camera in a journalistic sting operation committing to lobby on behalf of a fictitious company in exchange for money....
...Another is taking place on May 2 following the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton, who was caught in a journalist sting offering to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious gambling company....
...But even with that, there’s still new discoveries and sanctioning taking place,” said Scott Zimmerman, the tracker’s project manager....
...Traditional WeightWatchers members, such as Rod Zimmerman, combined in-person meetings with a points-based system to control their weight....
...Benton said in his statement that he had been approached by a “purported company” offering him an “expert advisory role” and that he had met two company representatives....
...However, the Consumer Bankers Association, which represents retail banks, has welcomed the new rule, which also seeks to regulate fintech companies....
...James Zimmerman, a Beijing-based lawyer at Perkins Coie, said the case was another example that “the administration of justice is an elusive, if not imaginary, exercise” in China....
...The Japanese company acknowledged a “moral obligation” to help fund redress for sub-postmasters convicted using data from its Horizon IT system....
...“I did this before being made aware that the company did not exist and the individuals claiming to represent it were journalists,” he said....
...Benton said “women are more fearful about speaking out” about alcohol because they “fear judgment”....
...More aggressive broad-based food inflation could easily return, said Benton....
...It’s inevitable that the vast majority of start-ups fail, but the amount of venture capital a lot patently silly companies have incinerated in recent years is gobsmacking....
...“Citi and Wells have an advantage because they have the data,” said Kent Zimmerman, an adviser to law firm partners at Zeughauser Group....
...Benton referred himself to the commissioner after reporters filmed him offering to ask parliamentary questions and lobby ministers on behalf of a fictitious company....
...The other third came from Tom’s eponymous, internationally renowned landscape company....
...The rally added a combined $350mn to the companies’ combined market cap....
...But Ma and Zimmerman find that the important technologies often mentioned in companies’ earnings calls, such as cloud computing and electric vehicles, are particularly sensitive to rising rates....
...Ma and Zimmerman’s work points to one potential link between tightening and the supply side. By lowering innovation investment, long-term productivity drops, pushing output down....
...“I think this gives many firms cover to do what they already wanted to do, which is to leave China because they find it untenable to work there,” said Zimmerman....
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