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Roach retires from Morgan Stanley - FT.com
www.ft.com | 22 minutes ago
Stephen Roach is retiring as non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley’s Asia operations and moving into full-time academia after 30 years at the bank. Mr Roach, 66, joined Morgan Stanley in 1982, becoming its chief economist nine years later and

Treasury investigates 4,000 civil service jobs in tax deals review | Politics | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | 1 hour ago
Positions in Whitehall and quangos come under scrutiny after discovery of salary payments made direct to private companies

Treasury Board issues gag order on spending cuts - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | 8 hours 55 minutes ago
Keep details of restraint out of spring reports to Parliament, departments told

Keystone Pipeline Legislation Back On Capitol Hill As Republicans Try To Force Approval
www.huffingtonpost.ca | Feb 14, 2012
WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans have resurrected their efforts to force a speedy approval of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline, attempting to insert provisions aimed at greenlighting the project into legislation before both the House of Representatives and the Senate this week.Mitch

UQ humanities researcher appointed to new-look science and research body - UQ News Online - The
www.uq.edu.au | Feb 12, 2012
The Director of UQ’s Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, Professor Graeme Turner, has been appointed to the new-look Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC).

Homeland Security Watch » Syria on Saturday
www.hlswatch.com | Feb 11, 2012
Robert Ford, the US Ambassador to Syria has posted to the embassy’s Facebook page satellite photos of Syrian armor and artillery.  The Ambassador claims, “the regime is using it to pound civilian apartment buildings and homes from a distance.”  (The US embassy in Syria has

UAE hosts G8 and Deauville partners meeting in Abu Dhabi | UAE Mofi | AMEinfo.com
www.ameinfo.com | Feb 11, 2012
The UAE held a meeting for G8 financial undersecretaries and Deauville partners in Abu Dhabi, as per the directives of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Foreign Minister of the UAE. The meeting took...

House Republicans Gut Key Provision of STOCK Act
www.socialfunds.com | Feb 11, 2012
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FitchResearch
www.fitchratings.com | Feb 10, 2012
Fitch Ratings About Us Contact Us Press Room Events Help Search Sign in Autologin Printer-Friendly Page Click Here for Printer-Friendly Version Fitch: November Elections Remain Focus for Romania Endorsement Policy 10 Feb 2012 10:19 AM (EST) Fitch Ratings-London-10 February 2012: Recent political

House Clears Insider-Trading Bill - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Feb 9, 2012
After a six-year effort, the House passed legislation that would formally ban insider trading by Congress, picking up support from some surprising backers—lawmakers who actively trade stocks.