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...Since the UK left the European Union, the Competition and Markets Authority has gained new powers to block deals and it isn’t afraid to use them, report the FT’s Kate Beioley and Javier Espinoza....
...Edward Luce is on book leave and will return in mid-February....
...Some concerns are legitimate and have been growing since privacy activist Edward Snowden lifted the lid on mass US surveillance nearly a decade ago....
...Lilian Edwards, law professor at Newcastle University and an expert in internet law, said Dowden’s attack on cookie notices “smacks of being a smokescreen” that disguised a broader weakening of good data...
...A failure to reach an adequacy decision would lead to significant additional costs for companies engaged in EU-UK data transfers, said Edward Machin, data privacy and cyber lawyer at Ropes & Gray....
...Regulators in Brussels are looking into whether voice assistant technologies such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa are undermining competitors, writes Javier Espinoza in Brussels....
...Today Mr Edwards blames “pure mismanagement” by the US private equity group. In particular, he identifies one controversial strategic move: raising prices....
...Additional reporting by Javier Espinoza in Brussels and Song Jung-a in Seoul...
...Additional reporting by Edward White in Seoul and Sam Fleming in Brussels...
...(FT) Sign up for Swamp Notes, our twice-weekly newsletter on the intersection of US politics and power, written by columnists Edward Luce and Rana Foroohar....
...the so-called Safe Harbor framework for data transfers was inadequate under EU law because US authorities could gain general access to the data, as revealed by the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward...
...My colleagues Hannah Murphy and Javier Espinoza have written a very useful guide on what we know about Russia or other nefarious “microtargeters” via Facebook in this year’s election....
...Then coronavirus hit (WSJ) Due Diligence is written by Arash Massoudi, Kaye Wiggins and Robert Smith in London, Javier Espinoza in Brussels, James Fontanella-Khan, Ortenca Aliaj, Sujeet Indap, Eric Platt...
...That’s after Blankfein has pointed out his apartment block to the FT’s Edward Luce as they sat down for lunch, which is located across Columbus Circle, the Upper West Side vantage point overlooking Central...
...“Just to stay present,” the competitive dealmaker said when asked about this move by DD’s Javier Espinoza in a recent interview....
...The question at hand will be whether US-based Edward Bramson should be given a seat on the company’s board....
...Not least his battle with Edward Bramson, the activist investor with a 5.5 per cent stake who wants Barclays to stay in its lane....
...Edward Bramson hardly touched his food at a plush London restaurant a few years ago as he outlined plans for one of his many takeover attempts....
...One thing to start: Activist Edward Bramson’s campaign to secure a board seat at Barclays was defeated. In fact, he was thumped. More here....
...Javier Espinoza A chart in this article has been amended since original publication to include figures from Sherborne’s latest, ‘C fund’ investment vehicle...
...Smart reads Barclays vs Bramson Edward Bramson, the activist investor known for his pleasant demeanour and quiet voice, has made a lot of noise at Barclays....
...Job moves Mike Turner is to join the growing list of directors stepping down from the Barclays board as activist investor Edward Bramson piles on pressure for an overhaul....
...(FT) Nissan cuts last remaining ties with Carlos Ghosn (FT) Hedge fund Renaissance pulls back on hunt for market trends (FT) Gree Electric parent plans to sell $6.4bn stake (BBG) Activist investor Edward...
...(NYT) News round-up Regulator fines two asset managers over IPO price collusion (FT) Barclays notches up victories against activist Edward Bramson (FT) SEC joins list of authorities probing Danske money...
...For now, executives at Barclays are doing whatever they can to keep Edward Bramson, a powerful force in British activist investing, at bay....
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