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16/05/2015

Regulators in the Spotlight

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Wall Street regulators in the spotlight after a made up offer for cosmetics firm Avon

Wall Street regulators in the spotlight after a made up offer for cosmetics firm Avon rocks its share price

A spoof buyer comes calling for cosmetics firm Avon, exposing a financial security breach. We hear how computer algorithms are to blame. 
The United States urges Thailand and other regional governments to come to the rescue of thousands of migrants adrift at sea.  A former US General tells business leaders how the experience of special forces in Iraq could help them. And how crowd-funding,  not Cannes funding,  helped one British film maker get his feature on the big screen.

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