http://www.apesphere.com Primates for progress Thu, 27 May 2010 05:08:10 GMT en /images/apesphere_logo_rss.gif http://www.apesphere.com Thu, 27 May 2010 05:08:10 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2219/2010/05/27/Senate_House_financial_overhaul_targets_lending Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2219/2010/05/27/Senate_House_financial_overhaul_targets_lending Wed, 26 May 2010 06:07:02 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2213/2010/05/26/Financial_reform_Wall_St_sighs_with_relief Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2213/2010/05/26/Financial_reform_Wall_St_sighs_with_relief Wed, 26 May 2010 05:15:45 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2212/2010/05/26/EU_to_press_for_Europe-wide_tax_on_banks Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2212/2010/05/26/EU_to_press_for_Europe-wide_tax_on_banks Fri, 21 May 2010 03:42:21 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2210/2010/05/20/US_Senate_approves_sweeping_reforms_of_Wall_Street Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2210/2010/05/20/US_Senate_approves_sweeping_reforms_of_Wall_Street Fri, 14 May 2010 00:05:00 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2205/2010/05/13/US_ramps_up_probe_of_banks Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2205/2010/05/13/US_ramps_up_probe_of_banks Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:00:56 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2204/2010/04/30/US_Senate_begins_debate_on_new_Wall_Street_regulations Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2204/2010/04/30/US_Senate_begins_debate_on_new_Wall_Street_regulations Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:01:16 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2203/2010/04/30/Feds_launch_criminal_investigation_of_Goldman_Sachs Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2203/2010/04/30/Feds_launch_criminal_investigation_of_Goldman_Sachs Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:47:59 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2190/2010/01/20/Big_in_Banks_Is_in_the_Eye_of_the_Beholder Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2190/2010/01/20/Big_in_Banks_Is_in_the_Eye_of_the_Beholder Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:24:54 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2188/2010/01/20/A_Pacific_Island_Challenge_to_European_Air_Pollution Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2188/2010/01/20/A_Pacific_Island_Challenge_to_European_Air_Pollution Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:30:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2185/2010/01/20/Obama_Pressing_for_Protections_Against_Lenders Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2185/2010/01/20/Obama_Pressing_for_Protections_Against_Lenders Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:23:07 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2183/2010/01/20/Commission_outlines_new_gender_pay_reporting_proposals Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2183/2010/01/20/Commission_outlines_new_gender_pay_reporting_proposals Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:36:48 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2177/2010/01/13/The_Global_Implications_of_Googlersquos_Stand_Against_China Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2177/2010/01/13/The_Global_Implications_of_Googlersquos_Stand_Against_China Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:32:37 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2176/2010/01/13/Hillary_Clinton_statement_on_Google-cn_move-1 Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2176/2010/01/13/Hillary_Clinton_statement_on_Google-cn_move-1 Well, here is confirmation that Hillary Clinton's State Department was briefed on Google's delivery of an ultimatum to China over censorship. ]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:08:57 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2175/2010/01/13/Google_to_China_we_dont_do_complicity_in_evil_either-1 Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2175/2010/01/13/Google_to_China_we_dont_do_complicity_in_evil_either-1 In a timely follow up to my post yesterday on whether companies need a foreign policy, Google has effectively delivered an ultimatum to China. ]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:56:38 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2172/2010/01/12/Does_your_firm_need_a_foreign_policy Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2172/2010/01/12/Does_your_firm_need_a_foreign_policy US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton held a dinner last week for the tech industry's key leaders. It looks to me like the consolidation of a trend. ]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:06:54 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2164/2010/01/12/Big_Tobacco_lobbying_hampered_passing_of_EU_health_laws Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2164/2010/01/12/Big_Tobacco_lobbying_hampered_passing_of_EU_health_laws Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:20:26 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2163/2010/01/11/Cuomo_Demands_Bonus_Data_From_8_Big_Banks Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2163/2010/01/11/Cuomo_Demands_Bonus_Data_From_8_Big_Banks Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:54:06 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2156/2010/01/11/Departing_Dodds_last_hurrah_fiduciary_standard_reform Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2156/2010/01/11/Departing_Dodds_last_hurrah_fiduciary_standard_reform Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:51:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2155/2010/01/11/Bankers_to_face_£1m_bonus_trap Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2155/2010/01/11/Bankers_to_face_£1m_bonus_trap Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:49:17 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2154/2010/01/11/Banks_Prepare_for_Big_Bonuses_and_Public_Wrath Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2154/2010/01/11/Banks_Prepare_for_Big_Bonuses_and_Public_Wrath Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:28:08 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2152/2010/01/11/Moyers_Wall_Street_riding_a_rsquosurging_ocean_of_greedrsquo Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2152/2010/01/11/Moyers_Wall_Street_riding_a_rsquosurging_ocean_of_greedrsquo Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:47:18 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2149/2010/01/08/Bank_chiefs_asked_to_discuss_aggressive_risk_taking Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2149/2010/01/08/Bank_chiefs_asked_to_discuss_aggressive_risk_taking Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:43:46 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2148/2010/01/08/UAE_law_strikes_at_tobacco Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2148/2010/01/08/UAE_law_strikes_at_tobacco Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:33:25 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2147/2010/01/08/UK_Firms_and_MPs_call_for_mandatory_CO2_reporting Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2147/2010/01/08/UK_Firms_and_MPs_call_for_mandatory_CO2_reporting Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:26:17 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2146/2010/01/07/Record_Numbers_Allege_Disability_Discrimination_at_Work Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2146/2010/01/07/Record_Numbers_Allege_Disability_Discrimination_at_Work Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:09:31 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2141/2010/01/07/How_health-care_legislation_lobby_groups_are_funded-1 Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2141/2010/01/07/How_health-care_legislation_lobby_groups_are_funded-1 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:51:37 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2140/2010/01/07/FDIC_may_shift_deposit_insurance_burden_to_risktakers Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2140/2010/01/07/FDIC_may_shift_deposit_insurance_burden_to_risktakers The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that insures US bank deposits is considering billing banks more if they incentivize higher risks. ]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:41:47 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2135/2010/01/07/U-K-_Bonus_Tax_Has_Mixed_Results_Report_Says Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2135/2010/01/07/U-K-_Bonus_Tax_Has_Mixed_Results_Report_Says Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:11:52 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2132/2010/01/06/Senator_Dodds_heir_crusader_against_corporate_excess Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2132/2010/01/06/Senator_Dodds_heir_crusader_against_corporate_excess Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:49:01 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2130/2010/01/06/Report_Regulating_Canadian_mining_companies_abroad Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2130/2010/01/06/Report_Regulating_Canadian_mining_companies_abroad Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:43:22 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2129/2010/01/06/Global_Survey_of_Environmental_Social_and_Governance_P Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2129/2010/01/06/Global_Survey_of_Environmental_Social_and_Governance_P Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:26:36 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2125/2010/01/06/Global_financial_regulation_overhaul_seen_in_2010 Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2125/2010/01/06/Global_financial_regulation_overhaul_seen_in_2010 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:15:52 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2124/2010/01/06/Kleptocracy_and_the_Sense_The_US_Has_a_One-Party_System Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2124/2010/01/06/Kleptocracy_and_the_Sense_The_US_Has_a_One-Party_System Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:46:02 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2111/2010/01/05/Big_French_firms_to_pay_variable_carbon_tax_from_July Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2111/2010/01/05/Big_French_firms_to_pay_variable_carbon_tax_from_July Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:20:14 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2110/2010/01/04/Copenhagen_consequences_for_the_U-S-_China_and_India Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2110/2010/01/04/Copenhagen_consequences_for_the_U-S-_China_and_India Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:39:18 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2108/2010/01/04/US_EPA_Plans_to_List_lsquoChemicals_of_Concernrsquo Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2108/2010/01/04/US_EPA_Plans_to_List_lsquoChemicals_of_Concernrsquo Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:01:44 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2107/2010/01/04/Why_Irsquoll_be_closely_following_the_FCIC_proceedings Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2107/2010/01/04/Why_Irsquoll_be_closely_following_the_FCIC_proceedings In 9 days time the US Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission begins hearing what senior bankers have to say about the causes of the crisis. ]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:24:28 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2106/2010/01/04/Europe_unites_to_build_renewable_energy_supergrid Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2106/2010/01/04/Europe_unites_to_build_renewable_energy_supergrid Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:33:33 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2100/2010/01/04/Taiwan_Lawmakers_push_for_anti-discrimination_law Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2100/2010/01/04/Taiwan_Lawmakers_push_for_anti-discrimination_law Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:36:54 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2097/2010/01/03/What_the_Copenhagen_accord_means Politics & Regulation http://www.apesphere.com/story/2097/2010/01/03/What_the_Copenhagen_accord_means