PHA’s First-Ever Partnership with an Animated Series Emphasizes Nutrition Education and Healthy Eating Choices for Kids WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2014) – In the first-ever agreement between the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and an animated series, the action-packed, adventure-fueled NUTRI VENTRES: THE QUEST FOR THE 7 KINGDOMS will be made available for free to all U.S. public school systems in a commitment announced today. Nearly 60,000 elementary schools nationwide will have free access to 29 episodes from NUTRI VENTURES...

Despite enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act almost four years ago, final rules implementing Section 954, the clawback provision, remain a work in progress. The clawback provision will require public companies to disclose their policies on incentive-based compensation and to adopt policies for recovery of compensation, such as bonuses, from their executives in certain instances. Intended to discourage the types of excessive risk taking that contributed to the financial crisis, the provision has been...

Following on its success in Mexico, GRANITO expands exporting by bringing Italian SMEs in the Made in Italy food product sector into North-East Africa and South America. In partnership with Massimo Iacono & Partners (MI&P), a consultancy and general management firm having a leading experience in global marketing and venture management, GRANITO will support Italian companies in expanding into non-traditional and emerging markets in areas such as Columbia, Sudan and North-East Africa, who are requesting  Made in Italy  food products. Together, GRANITO and MI&P...

According to Friday's Commercial Mortgage Alert, Brookfield has obtained a $900 million loan on the Grace Building in Manhattan. Part of the loan will go to pay down the $343.5 million in CMBS debt currently outstanding on the office building. There are four senior pieces across three 2004 vintage deals, as well as one B note held outside of the trusts. The loans are open to prepayment and due to mature this July. The loan breaks down as follows: -$105.5 million piece in JPMCC 2004-CB9 (21.7%) -$105.5 million piece in LBUBS 2004-C8 (22.6%) -$51.7...

The Netherlands and the United States of America have signed a FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) Intergovernmental Agreement (the IGA) on 18 December 2013 to improve international tax compliance and to establish automated data exchange between the tax authorities of both countries beginning September 2015. FATCA is a US national law that requires all Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) worldwide to report the names and other information of their US clients (citizens and businesses) to the US Internal Revenue Service...

The Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published a consultation paper entitled “Carrying out depositary duties in accordance with Article 36 of the AIFMD” (the “Consultation Paper”). The purpose of the Consultation Paper is to invite stakeholders in the funds industry to provide their views on the requirements that should apply where a fund administrator proposes to provide administration services and to perform the depositary duties set out in Articles 21(7) and 21(9) of Alternative Investment Fund Managers...

Austrian companies are innovative and are applying for an increasing number of patents. In 2013 the number of patent applications from Austria submitted to the European Patent Office rose by 6.5 percent. Accordingly, Austria ranks among the best in terms of inventiveness. On balance, 1,995 patent applications had their origin in Austria last year. Samsung once again led the individual company rankings. The South Korean mobile telephony group submitted 2,833 applications in 2013 to the European Patent Office, followed by...