German Economy Online: February 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

Conflict with the FBI: Apple recorded success in the dispute over iPhone decryption – ABC Online

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Apple should help the FBI case, the mobile phone of the assassin of San Bernardino to crack. The Group defends itself. A US court has now ruled in a similar case in favor of Apple. However, recently, the group was ready to talk

In the dispute over the deciphering of iPhones, the US group Apple has posted a success. A New York judge ruled on Monday that the authorities with the instruction to Apple to unlock a cell phone exceeded its powers. In the event it comes to the iPhone with an alleged drug dealer. In a separate case, Apple defends against an array, the smartphone an assassin for the FBI to crack.

The Judge James Orenstein explained in the 50-page ruling that the authorities on the legal basis for the statement Apple commands. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the FBI had turned the judiciary to force Apple to unlock a 2014 confiscated a suspicious iPhones Crystal-dealer. They relied on the All Writs Act, a law from the 18th century.

In the other case, Apple opposes been strictly a judicial warrant, FBI to help in deciphering the iPhone by Sayed Farook. . Farook had early December with his wife shot 14 people in an Islamist attack in San Bernardino before the couple was killed by police in a shootout

Most recently, Apple was ready to talk: The decision on whether the US- Group must crack the smartphone an assassin for the FBI, “to be taken by you as representatives of the people, and not from an arrangement that is based on a 220-year-old statute,” it says in a statement-note from Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell for a scheduled for Tuesday Parliament hearing.

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Mario Draghi and interest rates: The prices crash – which makes the ECB? – Handelsblatt

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experts expect that the ECB president continuing to relax monetary policy in March.

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Frankfurt Jens Weidmann has already anticipated. “Especially in the first half are temporary inflation again below zero conceivable,” the Bundesbank chief said last week. How quickly this prediction has now been fulfilled, came to most experts then but surprising.

Because in February prices in the euro zone are surprisingly like. They fell compared to the previous month by 0.2 percent, as the European statistics office on Monday announced based on preliminary figures. “Crumbles The inflation picture of the ECB,” said Commerzbank chief economist Joerg Kraemer. In March, the ECB introduces new inflation forecasts and will make its monetary policy to the test. The ECB aims to beat inflation of just under two percent. Lowers the Fed their forecasts significantly, an easing of monetary policy is very likely.

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But currently talking much. In particular, the fall in oil prices will ensure that the cost of living fall: Energy prices were down in February on the year to 8.0 percent. But the price decline is not limited to energy. In February, the adjustment for energy core rate is, for example, increased by only 0.7 percent. “It is increasingly unlikely that core inflation – as hoped by the ECB – on average this year to 1.3 percent increases,” said Commerzbank chief economist Kramer

The question therefore seems less whether the monetary policy. loosened is rather than how. As probably applies a reduction of the deposit interest rate. This is now at minus 0.3 percent. This means that banks park overnight money at the ECB will have to pay a higher penalty. They should encourage them to use surplus cash for new loans, rather than to store them at the ECB.

Consumer Protection: Facebook must pay 100,000 euros fine money – ZEIT ONLINE

The Landgericht Berlin has given consumer advocates at odds with Facebook right. The social network has to pay an administrative fine amounting to 100,000 euros, as the Federation of Consumer Organizations (vzbv) announced. Reason for the punishment, is that Facebook, despite legally binding sentencing a contentious clause in its terms and conditions initially not changed.

“Facebook tried very persistently to circumvent consumers’ rights in Germany and Europe. A fine of 100,000 euros is a clear signal. Companies need to implement judicial decisions and they can not just sit out, “informed vzbv Board Klaus Müller. “A Conditions clause does not get better that Facebook changed a few words. Even with the amended copyright clause, the company admits extensive use their content to its users.”

In the contested clause is about the rights of the company to the content to its users. Facebook users provided to the Group a “global license to use any IP content” that users post on Facebook or in connection to the network – for example, photos or videos.

Although Facebook have changed the clause in the interim, but not sufficient, according to the reasoning of the District Court. The “significant disciplinary action” was justified because the clause concerns a very large number of users and significantly restricts their rights.

A Facebook spokeswoman said on request, the Group has complied with the first arrangement and have clarified some time ago the faulted point in terms. Now let the Court considers that this is not happening fast enough and have imposed a fine. The latter will pay Facebook, said the spokeswoman.

In December 2015, the vzbv had requested a “noticeable administrative fine” in the amount of up to 250,000 euros. The sum of 100,000 Euro now has to be paid to the Treasury. The decision, which was already on 11 February, is not yet final.

TTIP blueprint Ceta: Commercial Court for investor protection – SPIEGEL ONLINE

The FTA Ceta between the EU and Canada is considered a blueprint for the disputed TTIP agreement with the US. According closely follow critic which arrangements are made in Ceta Treaty. Now the EU and Canada have agreed on the long-disputed investor protection in the common trade agreements.

To meet the objections of critics, would create a new Commercial Court and they offer more openness, said the European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström. The Brussels authorities contributes to changes in investor protection the criticism of the present system of dispute settlement account and wants to increase the acceptance of the proposed TTIP agreement. In Ceta, the partners of the conventional, very transparent system of private arbitration to solve. Critics have long far-reaching remedies for corporations.

All the essential elements of an amended scheme were included in the final version of Ceta, the Commission informed. “The new system is like an international court work, so citizens can rely on a fair and objective judgments”, Malmström

disputes between investors and states to be accordingly in future negotiated and decided on a new commercial court said. , Also vocations should be possible. The EU countries and the European Parliament must approve the Ceta Treaty nor. The European Commission intends to take a formal decision on the agreement in the spring. In June, the text should then go to the 28 Member States for approval. “We are confident that Ceta is signed 2016 and 2017 to come into force”, shared Malmström and the Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland

Open together with. Go amendments do not go far enough

negotiations on Ceta had actually been completed already, 2014. Because of the massive public criticism against the TTIP agreement between the EU and the US, the question of investment protection has been remedied even in the Canadian agreement again. Critics had warned that companies sue over an opaque parallel justice in the form of arbitration states and governments, thus preventing about unwelcome legislation could.

The European Commission thereupon in autumn its new approach, which is also in the TTIP agreement with the US is to be installed. Essentially, it is the protection of investors to hedge foreign companies before nationalization and other unfair treatment in the host country.

The Greens criticized that the Commission had at Ceta Agreement “only procedural changes” enforced, for example, in the judge selection. “Unilateral actions against democratic decisions are still possible and endanger our democratic system,” said the Greens MEP Ska Keller.

The Chairman of the Trade Committee at the European Parliament, Bernd Lange (SPD), spoke of a significant improvement in investment protection. It should be stipulated that new and amended legislation and the allocation or reduction of aid was no plea. The referee would also provided by the States and no longer selected by the company.

Ceta ( “comprehensive economic and trade agreement”) aims to boost trade between the EU and Canada. The agreement will eliminate 99 percent of tariffs according to the EU Commission. Discharge for EU exporters thus amounts to around 470 million euros a year. In Canada public procurement markets for European companies to be opened. Also protected are 145 appellations, from Parma to the Black Forest ham. The Commission represents the EU in international trade policy.

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Government debt – Argentina agrees with hedge funds – Süddeutsche.de

Argentina agrees after years of dispute with four US hedge funds to a billion payment
Parliament needs the deal but still agree -.. And there has President Macri no majority
the dispute revolves around old Argentina’s debt from the period before the state bankruptcy in of 2002.

Argentina’s new government has agreed with US hedge funds to the payment of a billion amount. President Mauricio Macri wants to put a line under a debt dispute that has lasted for more than a decade and has precipitated the country’s ambiguous fame: In the international financial Argentina was considered a pariah, with critics of finance capitalism, however it acquired through his tenacious opposition a kind of hero status , It is now past: Argentina was willing to hedge fund NML Capital, Aurelius and two other funds to pay 4.65 billion US dollars, said the promoter used in the dispute Daniel Pollack on Monday in New York with. That’s 75 percent of the originally requested sum. The agreement in principle was reached accordingly on Sunday evening.

Parliament must approve the deal still

According to Pollack you have thus a “giant step” done to end this historic conflict. But the controversy is not over yet, he was going in the “final stage”. The agreement still has to be approved by the Argentine Parliament. That could be difficult, as the new president there has no majority. The liberal-conservative Macri negotiated for days feverishly with Linksperonisten and tried abzulocken them a consent with all sorts of promises.

The dispute dates back to the turn of the millennium, when Argentina lay off national bankruptcy. Hedge funds bought back then – in simple terms – Argentinian junk bonds and insisted later, after the recovery of the country, to the nominal value of government bonds – which would have meant huge profits. The Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who officiated from 2007 to 2015, refused to pay the hedge funds, referred to them as “vulture funds” and financial terrorists who are trying to plunder Argentina.

Behind course put even that Argentina simply could not afford the payment. The country has since its bankruptcy in 2002, when it was unable to service $ 100 billion debt, practically no access to the international stage. There had recently, though also one of the lowest public debt levels in its history.

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Argentina again needs access to financial markets

Final became a leper Argentina by a decision of a US federal judge who ruled that Argentina only the hedge funds must pay before it could settle the claims of other private creditors. The judge must now Argentina again until the access to the international financial market allow. Within six weeks ago, this should be achieved but, Pollack said.

President Fernández de Kirchner cemented this role as an outsider, so they cultivated. This brought her a great deal of approval on the Left, especially in Southern Europe and especially in Greece during the euro debt dispute. This policy has since the appointment Macris history. He won the election against Kirchner’s preferred successor Daniel Scioli in October, 2015. Macri sat on understanding with the financial markets – he will now need, because without new debt is Argentina can hardly pay its arrears with the Fund

The agreement provides a comparison in the equivalent of 4.25 billion. Euro ago, with the Argentina enclose all disputes, said promoter Pollack. The group of creditors led by the New York hedge fund NML Capital, which is part of the financial empire of US billionaire Paul Singer. What Singer has persuaded to waive a portion of the amount was still unclear Monday night. Perhaps he realized that was no longer pick up. This experience had also earlier investors do with Argentina. Between 2005 and 2009 more than 90 percent of creditors of Argentina had agreed to a haircut and dispensed with up to 70 percent of their money.

China plans to cut 1.8 million jobs in the industry – Reuters Germany

Beijing China wants to dismiss a total of 1.8 million workers in the struggling with overcapacity coal and steel industries.

This is equivalent to 15 percent of the workforce. “This is a very difficult task,” said Minister of labor and Social Security, Yin Weimin, on Monday in Beijing. “But we are very confident.” he did not name a timetable.

1.3 million alone jobs are to be lost in the coal industry. The leadership in Beijing wants to reduce the capacity of coal production by about 500 million tons in the next three to five years. “The economy sees itself exposed to a rather large downward pressure,” Yin said. “Some companies do with production and operation difficulties, which may result in inadequate employment.” To prevent social unrest, to create new jobs and to pay off debts of bankrupt previous companies, the government converted nearly 15 billion euros over the next two years.

the industry in the second largest after the United States economy in the world is increasingly becoming less important. The service sector accounted last year for the first time more than half of economic output. The official unemployment rate is currently around five percent. The government wants to rebuild the economy and reduce dependence on exports. But it also takes lower growth into account. The gross domestic product rose in 2015 by 6.9 percent as slow as for a quarter of a century no longer. The government expects this year with an increase from 6.5 to 7.0 percent.

February estimate raises concerns: Euro prices give surprisingly after – n-tv.de NEWS

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Monday, 29 February 2016

The pull of the fall in oil prices is not without consequences: In February, moved the development of consumer prices in the euro area for the first time since September 2015 back into negative territory. The ECB gets into a tight spot.

Questionable development in the Euro zone: Consumer prices fall after four months back in the minus zone back. In February, on annualized inflation fell to minus 0.2 percent, as the statistics agency Eurostat announced in a first estimate.

Ahead Economists polled had expected on average at a rate of 0.0. In January, the cost of living was still rising at an annual rate of 0.3 percent. Deflationary trends had last measured in September 2015 Eurostat. At that time, consumer prices as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) of the Statistics Authority, annualized declined by 0.1 percent.

The core rate is to

The so-called core inflation, the highly volatile prices, spares, had recently to also noticeably. The core inflation (excluding prices of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco) fell in February from 1.0 to 0.7 percent. Economists had expected here a rate of 0.9 percent. The decline in prices for energy accelerated in February, prices fell over the year by 8.0 percent after. In January, the decline amounted to only 5.4 percent.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is targeting as the ideal value for inflation in the medium term at a rate of just below 2.0 percent. This brand is for central bankers, investors and consumers shifted but has long been in the distant future.

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Larger screws may ECB chief Mario Draghi to the key interest rate by no longer move: But because the relevant rates are already near zero, the ECB buys bonds each month for around 60 billion euros. and thus the risks – – the measure is officially to boost lending, but the total assets expanding the central bank dramatically from

President Draghi has indicated that the ECB reloading at the meeting on 10 March and. for example, might extend the purchase program or press the deposit rate even deeper into the area below zero. For the full year 2016, the central bank has estimated an inflation rate of 1.0 percent in December. This forecast is shaking now strong. If she cashes in March, the proponents would provide an even looser monetary policy further arguments.

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Conspicuous exhaust values ?: US Agency knocking at Daimler on – n-tv.de NEWS

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Monday, 29 February 2016

The class action is already on the table: According to the lawyers now also the US Environmental Protection Agency reports at Daimler to investigate the allegedly increased emissions from diesel vehicles at Mercedes-Benz USA .

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The US Environmental Protection Agency calls from the Stuttgart carmaker Daimler information about conspicuous exhaust gas values. A Daimler spokeswoman said the EPA had asked for relevant information on Mercedes vehicles and Daimler cooperating with the Authority in full screen. The Daimler vehicles would comply with all regulations and standards, she added.

The EPA request was a response to a class action lawsuit in the United States, which had been filed on 18 February. A Daimler spokesman described the action as unfounded.

Before the “Handelsblatt” EPA Director Christopher Grundler had quoted as saying that authorities knew of the complaint. You have Mercedes contacted and requested test results for diesel engines used in the US market.

Has VW informed too late?

In the exhaust affair at Volkswagen, there is meanwhile a report of ” “According to bild am Sonntag provide new evidence that the VW Group had informed the public only weeks to filter through about the allegations. The then CEO Martin Winterkorn, it is said, have therefore experienced already on 4 September 2015 from the manipulation, but informed about it in public until 22 September. The newspaper cites a letter from a Volkswagen manager to Winterkorn. A VW spokesman commented on request: “We do not comment on ongoing investigations.”

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The Explosive mind: Price-sensitive information must actually be published always immediately. At least, it looks the Securities Trading Act in front, which VW has to submit as a listed company.

“acceptable, if not commanded”

Back in October but had stated in consolidated districts, the VW board sees itself exonerated by a legal opinion overlooking impending compensation demands from shareholders. The board had the markets not too late informed. It was “unreasonable, if not commanded” was that the board had first the facts in the interest of the Group internally want to clarify.

In the cited by the newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” Be the manager had a meeting with the California Air Resources Board CARB reported at that time before. At the meeting on September 3, 2015 would have the manager – as already known – even admitted that VW manipulated the exhaust emissions of diesel vehicles for years with an illegal software. Volkswagen had announced its intention to submit a report to the working of the scandal in April.

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Exhaust affair: US star attorney will now also represented investors – THE WORLD

In the exhaust affair at Volkswagen of known US lawyer Michael Hausfeld checks also class actions for compensation of investors and environmental organizations. At his firm also VW shareholders and environmental organizations were approached, Hausfeld said the “Welt am Sonntag”. “Million vehicles with excessive emission levels pose a serious threat to health.”

A few days ago it was revealed that Hausfeld not only in the United States , but also in Germany obtain compensation for affected motorists. The lawyer goes in the USA against VW ago and has recently also an office in Berlin .

He announced the site for German Volkswagen customers, make the person concerned their claims and cede them to a legal service providers. Class actions, as are common in the US, are in the German legal system does not.

Hausfeld hopes loud “Welt am Sonntag” that it is not for VW process will bring them and instead going for a comparison. “VW white: The faster you adjusted such a crisis, the better,” said the lawyer of the newspaper. Only then could the automotive group “restore the credibility of its brand and customer confidence again”.

The President of the German protection combination for security possession, Ulrich Hocker advised, VW shareholders in the “Welt am Sonntag”, they should first wait to see what the outcome is financial supervision BaFin. It is currently examining whether VW has its investors too late informed as a result of manipulation of emission values of potential risks and timely published an ad hoc announcement it.

Volkswagen had to admit in September that the world at around eleven million diesel vehicles of several brands a manipulation software has been used, which reported to the low nitrogen oxide emissions in the test mode. Especially in the US threatens the consolidated high fines and damage claims.

Up to 75 million euros in damages to pay his affected by diesel scandal German customers Volkswagen, if it after the will of Hausfeld goes. His partner Christopher Rother told the “Tagesspiegel” that VW was obliged to pay compensation, was “indisputable”. The only question was how much. Rother is the Partner of the law firm of Hausfeld in Berlin office. The lawyer expects tens of thousands of victims in this country. “With about 50,000 injured one had reached a critical mass, the VW seriously,” Rother said.

The average loss amounted Rother 1000 to 1500 Euros – so come on VW up to 75 million euros in damages to pay. In the US, are affected VW customers get a prepaid credit card, a discount on purchases at a VW dealership and roadside assistance for three years. “Why should German Volkswagen customers away empty, only because in Germany, no way to class actions are like in the US?” Asked Rother.

The Registry is, call together with the US litigation funder Burford with so-called legal service providers in the conversation that will gather thousands VW customer the damages. Burford is loud “Tagesspiegel” for the process of ten million euros available

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

Chinese grab Apple supplier Manz – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Mounted Manz for some time in China

The ailing Swabian Apple supplier Manz gets financial help from the Chinese engineering company Shanghai Electric. The company’s founder and chief executive of the company in Reutlingen, Dieter Manz, has formed an alliance with the Chinese and will allow them through a capital increase started at Manz, as the company announced on Sunday. In this way, Shanghai Electric to come to at least 29.9 percent of the shares. The company, which is rated in the stock market with 200 million euros, flowed at up to 93 million euros. The rest Manz shareholders beckons sooner or later a takeover bid for its shares.

the case is only one of many examples in which Chinese investors have gone in the recent past on a shopping spree in the German SME sector. But not only there, in other countries have been very active in recent years, Chinese investors. Thus, traditional brands find as the New York Nobel Hotel “Waldorf Astoria”, the American mobile phone manufacturer Motorola, the German concrete pump manufacturer Putzmeister, British Pizza Express or the Peruvian copper miner Las Bambas Copper already firmly in Chinese hands – just a few examples to call. ” / p>

in the current case, the new investor from China interested mainly for business with energy storage systems and solar division Manz, it said in the statement. Thus the decision was made to continue the loss-making business with thin film solar panels (CIGS) which Manz had been questioned in the past year. Manz fits as a plant engineering and solar companies exactly in the search pattern of Chinese companies have mostly apart it with their acquisitions on the German technology.

Due to the postponement of orders, especially in China Manz wrote in 2015 in the red, almost one in ten body removed. Main resources of the company are plants for the production of displays for tablet PCs, smartphones and notebooks. Great hopes Manz on the fledgling battery business, in which the special machine builders will benefit from the increasing demand for electric cars.

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Shanghai Electric to enter via a capital increase of 43 percent, which is to go in the first half over the stage. First, however, must still be approved by various Chinese authorities. The subscription price may up to 40 Euro even higher than the market price. On Friday, the stock closed at 37.35 Manz euros from the trade – a year ago they were paying just over 70 euros. CEO Manz and his wife Ulrike, which together hold 39 per cent, do not want to follow suit, so that Shanghai Electric at least come to their subscription rights. Dieter Manz wanted but “significantly” involved and remain CEO. The Supervisory Board has renewed his contract for five years.

The company’s founder, his wife and the Chinese are planning According to the notification, to pool their shares and thereby align together about at the meeting. a mandatory offer to the remaining shareholders would Because they would thus total of significantly more than 30 percent of Manz shares,
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Exhaust affair at Volkswagen: US attorney collects German Volkswagen customers – Tagesspiegel

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Berlin partner of the Star-lawyers Hausfeld sees opportunities for compensation for VW customers – even without collective actions as in the US.

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the Berlin partner of US star attorney Michael D. Hausfeld will help to pay damages in the diesel fraud case thousands VW customers in Germany. “Why should German Volkswagen customers away empty, only because in Germany, no way to class actions are like in the US?”, Christopher Rother told the Tagesspiegel. The lawyer heads the Berlin office as a partner of the US firm. The Washington law Hausfeld, who won spectacular successes in process of oil spill victims, remuneration fund and Holocaust victims, is one of the 22 lawyers who had filed class action lawsuits against the VW group a week ago in California.

A payment to patients in Germany rejects VW from

Unlike in Germany wants Volkswagen – probably under the pressure of announced actions of thousands injured – at 500,000 US customers spend vouchers on every 1000 dollars. A payment to the 2.5 million sufferers in Germany rejects VW. Even the repurchase of vehicles in this country is not considered.

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“content there for the unequal treatment of American and German customers no justification, “Rother said. “The fact that VW is obliged to pay for damages, is actually incontrovertible. The only question is how much. “

The lawyer is the attempt in the VW case to obtain civil damages, not alone. Other firms, however, endeavor to investors with VW shares who wish to get back their lost money.

the damage is likely at 1000 euros are

Rother, of almost 20 years, the Pro Auto headed antitrust Division of Deutsche Bahn, calculated the damage of VW car owners with the reduction in the resale value of the affected cars. “He is between five and ten percent of the original price. On average, the damage should therefore be at 1,000 to 1,500 euros per car, “estimates the lawyer. “We know from corresponding estimates of large fleet operators. Ultimately, that is an appraiser quantified. “

This single VW customers can enforce their demands, without having to bear the high individual risk of litigation, Rother wants a” work of legal services “. These VW customers to assign its claims, by relying on a dedicated website, which will go online in March, register.

A litigation funding is already switched

The listed US litigation funder Burford provides for the process of ten million euros available – the highest ever paid in Germany for this purpose total. “We or our litigation funding currently negotiating with two suppliers, the experience in this field,” says Rother. “Until mid-March, we want to decide.” The legal services firm to enforce the bundled claims against the VW Group. Where this is not the desired IVAs, contact the Hausfeld lawyers in action.

“The goal is not to litigate years. Rather, it is a potential threat to build in that as many customers come together and the company is willing to settle out of court and to pay damages, “said Rother. “Our incentive is to enforce claims of injured parties in this very large and prominent case despite our antiquated and unsuitable legal system.” What sounds altruistic, of course, is a business model: Although the model is not successful, the Hausfeld lawyers have earned it ,

Legal expenses insurance customers need not

The risk for VW customer is manageable. Fails the comparison process and go processes lost, no costs remain hanging at the customer. Legal expenses insurance is not necessary, according to Rother. “In case of success of the payment of compensation, which would afford VW, commissions are deducted. Market conditions, are 30 to 35 percent, “says the lawyer. In conventional compensation cases, the effort consumers legal and expert fees often exceed the damage suffered significantly. “Volkswagen knows that it is not worthwhile for the individual aggrieved customers to asserting their rights,” says Rother.
Similar constructions in which consumers assign claims to a legal services provider, announced and there is litigation to Widerufsbelehrungen of banks or in the enforcement of air passenger rights. Such a large procedure as in the VW case, but in Germany a premiere. “In this magnitude that has not yet been made,” Rother said.

What matters is how many customers join

How many VW customers join at the end, turns essentially on the user-friendliness, professionalism and reputation of the site from where the VW customers are signing up. “The more there are, the better,” says Berlin lawyer. However, it must be to be faced. “With about 50,000 injured but one would probably reached a critical mass that takes VW seriously.”

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With an average damage of Euro 1500 so come on VW additional 75 million euros in potential damages in Germany – in addition to the cost of recalls and repairs. “Overall, it is for Volkswagen to start from a total loss in Germany from three to four billion euros and more,” says Christopher Rother. Assuming the company will solve the problem as well as in the US. Rother: “That’s a lot of money, but little measured at VW winning the years 2010 to 2014.”

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VW will pay vigorously: US law firm prepares class actions – n-tv.de NEWS

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That the gas scandal Volkswagen is costly, is an open secret. A US attorney estimates the average loss at 1,000 to 1,500 euros per German victims. But other groups want to complain.

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Up to 75 million euros in damages to his Volkswagen affected by diesel scandal German customers pay when it comes to the will of US lawyer Michael Hausfeld. His partner Christopher Rother told the “Tagesspiegel” that VW was obliged to pay compensation, was “indisputable”. The only question was, how much

Rother is the Partner of the law firm of Hausfeld in Berlin office. Hausfeld is one of the firms who complain in the US against the carmaker. The lawyer expects tens of thousands of victims in this country, as he told the Berlin appearing Journal. “. At about 50,000 injured one had reached a critical mass that takes VW seriously”

The average loss amounted Rother 1000 to 1500 Euros – so come on VW up to 75 million euros in damages payment to. In the US, are affected VW customers get a prepaid credit card, a discount on purchases at a VW dealership and roadside assistance for three years. “Why should German Volkswagen customers away empty, only because in Germany, no way to class actions are like in the US?” Rother said.

The firm was together with the US litigation funder Burford with so-called legal service talking, to collect the thousands of VW customers demanding damages. Burford is loud “Tagesspiegel” for the process of ten million euros.

investor compensation?

US attorney Hausfeld himself told the “Welt am Sunday, “his office also examine class actions for compensation of investors and environmental organizations. He hopes that it will not let VW come to the process and instead going for a comparison. “VW white: The faster you adjusted such a crisis, the better,” Hausfeld said. Only in this way, the group could “restore the credibility of its brand and customer confidence again”.

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The President of the German protection combination for security possession, Ulrich Hocker, advised VW shareholders in the “Welt am Sonntag”, they should wait to get what result the financial BaFin initially. The Authority is examining whether VW has informed its investors late on possible risks as a result of manipulation of emission values.

Volkswagen had admitted on September 22 that the world at around eleven million diesel vehicles of several brands a manipulation software was used, which reported to the low nitrogen oxide emissions in the test mode. In a letter dated 4 September letter a manager have the former CEO Martin Winterkorn informed that VW had given the manipulation against the California Air Resources Board Carb on September 3, reported the “Bild am Sonntag”.

VW but only more than two weeks later, to inform the public, to which the price of the VW shares crashed. The Securities Trading Act stipulates that price-sensitive corporate messages must be released immediately.

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In Proposed machine builders: Chinese grab Apple supplier Manz under … – ABC Online

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The Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Electric Group plans to enter the ailing engineering firm Manz. Both companies wanted to work in the fields of energy storage systems, solar and automation technology, Manz AG announced in the Swabian Reutlingen on Sunday. Linked to this is a “significant participation” of Shanghai Electric to Manz.

How much the Chinese will invest initially remained open. Among other things, it is not clear how many existing shareholders waived in the planned capital increase on its purchase option and the shares could then buy a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, said a company spokesman. A takeover of Swabia by the Chinese was not planned.

Manz provides equipment for the solar and battery industry here, to displays for tablet PCs, smartphones and notebooks. Manz also supplies the iPhone maker Apple, as with machines for processing mobile phone displays or for the laser technology. Above all, the future of the solar division at Manz was uncertain least in view of the industry crisis.

Manz plans to cut any further jobs

The company was in the first nine months 2015 deeper into the red slipped. The company had announced the end of an austerity program, 174 of last well over 2000 sites should be deleted. Further job cuts is not currently provided. In the future, Manz wants to focus on energy storage technologies and equipment for the production of display glass for about mobile phones and tablets, it said.

A year-end will Manz published on 30 March. From January to the end of September 2015 loss of 33.8 million euros to 0.8m was a year earlier in the books. Revenue slumped compared to the same period last year by almost a third from 169 million euros. The Board expects to information from November 2015 a high loss. Sales are expected to be only up to 210 million euros, were originally up to EUR 340 million target.

The Chinese investors could in future hold up to 29.9 percent of the shares

Manz is now planning a capital increase initially, so the issue of new shares. The share capital is to be increased by around 43 percent. The major shareholders, CEO Dieter Manz and his wife Ulrike keep previously 35.2 and 3.8 percent of the mechanical engineers. You want, according to the speaker acquire any new shares that they are entitled to securities to buy Shanghai Electric. Like many of the other additionally placed on the market shares also go to the Chinese, is still unclear. Maximum Chinese Group will hold after the capital increase 29.9 percent to Manz.

The couple Manz will remain significant shareholders in the company. Dieter Manz is to remain CEO for another five years. The remaining shares are to display the speaker in free float.

Shanghai Electric reserves reportedly plan to take over the voting rights of Dieter Manz, as part of a so-called voting agreement. Then Shanghai Electric would be obliged to make an offer to purchase their shares the Manz shareholders

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Bankruptcy of German Pellets: To get creditors their money – ABC Online

Saturday, 02.27.2016, 21:26 · from FOCUS Online expert Peter Riedel

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German pellets is a further global player of the new energy market broke. In addition to tens of thousands of private investors whose investment is not worth anything, are also the suppliers involved before hard times. What can creditors?

When companies go into bankruptcy, the hangover is great. The current collapse of the fuel producer German Pellets and its subsidiaries leaves a huge pile of rubble. Bettina Schmudde of the law firm White & amp; Case was now used as insolvency administrator of the parent company. But if they can save millions of investors and companies that still have outstanding claims against the energy company, is unlikely.

The method is likely to take years

The only certainty is that also, this method will last for many years. What then at the end remains as quota for creditors, is in the stars. While investors typically seek their salvation in investor protection lawyers, the suppliers must determine whether they should wait for the outcome of the process or may monetize their receivables at a discount yet.

There again the opportunity to auction such demands on the Internet to the highest bidder. The market for so-called distressed assets is huge. Alone in the Debts exchange Debitos are EUR 1.3 billion available for investment in non-performing receivables. There you will also an overview of the largest bankruptcies in Germany.

How auctioning demands

That works the works shown by the example of the wind farm operator Prokon: Again, tens of thousands of investors had invested hundreds of millions of euros. The bankruptcy was avoided by conversion into a cooperative, but it is questionable whether the creditors see their money again. Therefore, a medium-sized supplier has sold a few months ago his claims in the amount of eleven million euros for 3.5 million success – better a bird in the hand than a pigeon on the roof.

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It is important that the supplying legal business gets a fair chance to failures and does not discriminate. Meanwhile, the industry is running in arms against Government plans to grant a priority creditor position in another bankruptcy reform tax authorities and social insurance.

it that creditors in the early stages, when the outcome of the case is still open, seize the opportunity for resale, even with big discounts all the more important. Large investors have more opportunities to influence the process and so as to create added value. This not only saves cost and effort, but above all, time.

For party a major insolvency, it may therefore be useful as soon as possible to separate from the “non-performing loans” or short NPLs, for example via an online exchange, to at least have short part of the money available again.

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‘BamS’: VW would sooner can check the exhaust affair – ABC Online

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In the exhaust affair at Volkswagen there is according to a report of “Bild am Sonntag” new evidence that VW did not immediately inform the public after the case became public.

the former CEO Martin Winterkorn has already am September 4, 2015 out of the tampering, but informed about it in public until September 22, the newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a letter from a Volkswagen manager to Winterkorn. A VW spokesman said this on request. “We do not comment on ongoing investigations”

Price-sensitive information must actually always be published immediately, so it provides the Securities Trading Act. Already in October but had stated in consolidated districts, the VW board sees itself facing the threat of high claims for damages by shareholders relieved by a legal opinion. The board had the markets not too late informed. It was “unreasonable, if not commanded” was that the board had first the facts in the interest of the Group internally want to clarify.

Manipulation with illegal software

In the of the ” bild am Sonntag “aforementioned letter had reported on a meeting with the California Air Resources Board CARB day before the manager. At the meeting on September 3, 2015 would have the manager – as already known – admitted that VW manipulated the exhaust emissions of diesel vehicles for years with an illegal software. Volkswagen had announced its intention to submit a report to the working of the scandal in April

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Mars Recall: Man biting already 2014 piece of plastic tooth – t-online.de

million chocolate bars calls the manufacturer Mars currently because of a small plastic part back. Two years ago, a man bit also on plastic and lost a piece of tooth. But at that time everything was different.

Mars has, according to a report by the “Tagesspiegel” already in 2014 received a complaint of a plastic part in a tie. A man from Schleswig-Holstein had been bitten on a plastic piece a piece of gear, the newspaper reported.

At a gas station of the then 62-year-old man had bought the lock and felt a sharp pain when chewing when eating and then spit out a piece of gear and a white plastic.

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a packet of chocolate as compensation

Make a call did not exist at that time, the affected consumers had received a packet of chocolate. In addition, Mars has offered to clarify the costs for dental treatment with the insurance company, the newspaper reports. According to Mars the case had been investigated – with the result, the plastic parts could not have come at a factory of the manufacturer in the product

The largest recall in food had

Mars on 23rd February. several million chocolate bars recalled after the discovery of a plastic part in a Snickers in 55 countries. The bar had been produced at the plant in the Dutch town of Veghel and exported from there. The plastic part of a German customer discovered originated, according to Mars by a protective cover in the manufacturing process.

As the G-20 countries to want to combat the downturn – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The leading industrial and emerging countries (G20) want to prevent a further weakening of the global economy with a reform drive. The G20 finance ministers and -Notenbankchefs agreed on Saturday in Shanghai on doing more to achieve global growth targets. “Faster progress in structural reforms should eventually strengthen potential growth and our economies more innovative, more flexible and more resistant,” reads the final declaration of the G20 finance ministers meeting in Shanghai. Grant

A “currency war” and devaluation
States by the strong exchange rate fluctuations of recent months a rejection. You want to work more closely together in the monetary policy. “We will consult closely in regard to the currency markets,” it says. The countries want to explicitly set any targets for the respective exchange rates, which benefits could be obtained commercially.

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the countries painted a very mixed picture of the current situation in the world economy growth.. stay behind target and is very uneven, it said in the statement. there would also be growing risks. These include the G20, the possibility of an exit of Britain from the EU (Proposed referendum on United Kingdom membership of the European Union) and the refugees in several regions of the world, including Europe.

worry about trouble spots and low oil prices

burdened are the geopolitical trouble spots, such as the Middle East, and the collapse of commodity prices as the oil. The concern that the recent downward revisions in growth rates in the world not yet constitute the end had risen. However, With regard to the recent turmoil on the financial markets, such stands are not consistent with the actual developments, it was said

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said after the two-day discussions in the Chinese metropolis. “Obviously, we in recent years as part of the G 20 to some extent moved toward each other. “the world economic situation is better than the variations made to believe in the markets. “There is absolutely no reason for a crisis.” It was agreed to counteract excesses without the position to talk nicely. When it comes to Greece Schäuble is dismissive. While the country is in a difficult situation, but there is no acute danger bankruptcy. At the summit the issue of Greece did not play a major role, they had but exchanged on the edge now. The magazine “Der Spiegel” had previously reported that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assume that the Greeks from the end of March could again have difficulties to repay their then due debts.

“No cause, location too black to paint “

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said that the global economic prospects are better than the reputation. The growth in the world is expected to continue, albeit not in the speed as expected: “In the long run there is no need to paint the situation too black.” For China there is no indication of a steep decline. In the euro area, the economic recovery in this and next year is likely to continue.

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However, the G 20 will be ready to respond when risks to the global economic reality. “We will continue to examine policy options that could take advantage of the G-20, where appropriate, to support growth and stability”, they assured in their investigation. Of any new stimulus packages, as in Shanghai rejected Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble again, however, there is no question. The monetary policy alone could “not lead to sustainable growth,” reads the statement. You will however continue to support the economy. Even with the financial policy will pursue this objective, the G-20 countries. The control and government spending should be as growth-friendly as possible and improve the conditions for investment.

The participants renewed their commitment to the reform objectives of its summit in 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. After that should be completed within five years, an increase of two per cent growth path with an abundance of reform measures the growth around the world. However, just half the time promised more than 800 national reform measures are currently been implemented, as reported from the G-20 groups.

Collective bargaining: minimum wage rises probably to 8.80 euros – Tagesspiegel

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update The minimum wage rises 1 January 2017 is expected to only 8.80 euros. The unions wanted to achieve more.

The legal minimum wage is next year is expected to rise only by 30 cents to 8.80 euros. As the Tagesspiegel of the Minimum Wage Commission members learned that wage increases in the past year and the anticipated wage settlements in the first half 2016, do not permit any larger increase. Nine or even ten euros were always times demanded by trade unionists. Based on the so-called tariff index, which is using the Federal Statistical Office calculated from more than 500 collective agreements, the minimum wage is expected to increase only by about 3.5 percent.

The next increase is 2019

the legal minimum wage of 8.50 euros was introduced by the grand coalition as of January 1, 2015. 1 January 2017, the law in front of the first increase. “Thereafter, the minimum Commission every two years to decide on adjustments of the minimum wage”, it said in the law. The next increase is so 2019. Until then, the workers have to – there are currently about 3.6 million, this country get the minimum wage – expected to settle for 8.80 euros. Unless the minimum Commission differs from the specification of the statistical rate index

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Until June, the Commission on the increase in 2017 to decide

that would be according to the law indeed possible. But the Commission itself has laid down in its Rules of Procedure, that this requires a two-thirds majority. And that is difficult to achieve in the composition of the Panel: Three representatives of employers’ organizations sitting against three unionists. There are also two non-voting researchers and the chairman. Until 30 June the Commission on the increase must decide early next year. For this purpose it is in addition to the collective agreements of the recent past and “the conditions of competition (in the labor market) and employment in relation to certain sectors and regions, as well as productivity,” have in mind, as stated in the law.

The economist Clemens Fuest believes to do just that when he advocates even for a lower minimum wage for the refugee problem, “One should at least freeze it, better even lower, because the situation has changed,” Fuest said the newspaper “Die Welt”.

argues quite different the union-owned research institute WSI, by referring to the collective index of the Federal Statistical Office, the 2014 and 2015 rose by 2.9 by 2.5 percent. That would be two years and the minimum wage is supposed to eventually “every two years (…) trailing on the evolution of tariffs” are adjusted, it is said in the law. Thus the WSI proposes the percentages of the two years to the 8.50 euros and comes to 8.97 euros. “This first nine euros would be set as an orientation mark.”

More than 8.85 Euro is not in it

The statement has a catch: in 2014 does not matter. Because in the first increase only the evolution of tariffs is taken from one and a half years, the minimum wage is estimated rises significantly lower, by about 3.5 percent. How much it will be in the end, decide especially the unions in the metal industry and in the public service. In April and May are here to wage settlements for together more than five million employees. If the unions are successful, the collective index rises accordingly and therefore goes high the minimum wage to 8.82 or 8.83 euros, also employers would probably not close to rounding up to 8.85 euros, according to the Commission. More is not in it.

In the volunteer panel sitting on the employer Bank Reinhard Göhner (Confederation of Employers’ Associations), Valerie Holsboer (Catering) and Karl-Sebastian Schulte (crafts). The unions are represented by Robert Craven (IG BAU), Stefan Körzell (DGB) and Michaela Rosenberger (Food, Beverages, Catering). As chairman acts of lawyer Jan Zilius, who worked for the IG BCE in the 1980s and then worked in the management of RWE. Is there a stalemate in the Commission Zilius has the casting vote.

At the next meeting in April, it’s all about a report in which the Commission evaluated the impact of the minimum wage. The study will cost taxpayers 800,000 euros for personnel, 200,000 euros for rooms and technical equipment and 100,000 for so-called information purposes. The effort has to be well, because it is about a lot.! Whether the minimum wage to pennies rises more or less, make a few hundred million from – for workers or for employers

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lost tooth piece: German biss already in 2014. Plastic Mars bar – THE WORLD

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the Chocolate manufacturer Mars has, according to a report in the “Tagesspiegel” received a complaint of a plastic part in a tie already two years ago. A man from Schleswig-Holstein had been bitten on a plastic piece a piece of gear, the newspaper reported on Saturday. Mars confirmed the complaint.

At that time, the now 62-year old bought a Mars bar at a gas station and a bite directly. Later he felt a sharp pain when chewing and “a piece of gear, and finally spit out a small white plastic”, he told the “Tagesspiegel”. He had it reported Mars, which then promised him a chocolate package. In addition, it should submit an estimate for his dental treatment, where treatment would be necessary.

a callback did not exist at that time , According to Mars the case had been investigated – with the result, the plastic parts could not have come at a factory of the manufacturer in the product

“It is highly. unclear how the company will entirely excluded that the member has entered his premises in the lock, “said Armin Valet of the consumer Hamburg told the newspaper. The group’s statement insinuating the customer indirectly that he had lied. “At which point, the plastic should be otherwise enters the product? A chocolate bar is something other than a bottle of soda,” Valet said.

Mars had recalled in 55 countries on Tuesday after the discovery of a plastic part in a Snickers millions of chocolate bars. The bar had been produced at the plant in the Dutch town of Veghel and exported from there. The plastic part of a German customer discovered originated, according to Mars by a protective cover in the manufacturing process.

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