2020年商務(wù)英語BEC中級考試閱讀資料一

2020年商務(wù)英語BEC中級考試閱讀資料一貝爾斯登(BearStearns)與中國券商中信證券(CiticSecurities)正在就去年達(dá)成的股份互換協(xié)議重新展開談判，以更好地反映協(xié)議達(dá)成后雙方股價的下跌。BearStearnsandCiticSecurities,China’slargestsecuritiesfirm,arerenegotiatingtheshareswapagreementtheyreachedlastyeartobetterreflectasubsequentfallintheirstockprices.一位知情人士稱，兩家公司的高管正在討論一項“對等調(diào)整”，這將增加雙方最終持有的對方股份。Seniorexecutivesfrombothfirmsarediscussinga“reciprocaladjustment”thatwouldincreasetheamounttheyeventuallyholdineachother,accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththematter.10106%2%股份。UnderthetermsofthedealstrucklastOctober,Citicagreedtopay$1bnforsecuritiesthatwouldconvertto6percentofBearStearnsandtheUSinvestmentbankwouldeventuallypaythesameamountforabout2percentofCitic.這宗交易仍需獲得中國監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)批準(zhǔn)，若交易成功，作為中國國務(wù)院控制的中國中信集團(tuán)(CiticGroup)旗下證券交易子公司的中信證券將成為貝爾斯登的單一股東。ThedealstillneedsregulatoryapprovalinChina,butifsuccessful,CiticSecurities,thebrokeragearmofChinaCiticGroup,whichiscontrolledbyChina’scabinet,wouldBEComethebiggestsingleshareholderoftheUSinvestmentbank.由外國投資者持有一家美國銀行如此大規(guī)模的股份，可能會在美國引發(fā)批評。美國某些議員已對亞洲和中東主權(quán)財富基金的直接投資感到不安。SuchalargestakebyaforeigninvestorinaUSbankcouldattractcriticismintheUS,wheresomelawmakershavebeenunnervedbydirectinvestmentsbysovereignwealthfundsfromAsiaandtheMiddleEast.美國聯(lián)合經(jīng)濟(jì)委員會(JointEconomicCommittee)主席、參議員查爾斯?舒默(CharlesSchumer)本周暗示，可能會推動對此類投資實行更嚴(yán)格的監(jiān)管。SenatorCharlesSchumer,chairmanofthejointeconomiccommittee,thisweeksignalledapossiblepushforgreaterregulationofsuchinvestments.根據(jù)中國官方新華社的報道，中信證券在貝爾斯登的持股比例可能增至9.9%，而貝爾斯登所持中信證券的股份最終可能增至7.5%。Citic’sstakeislikelytobeincreasedto9.9percentofBearStearns.TheUSinvestmentbank’sstakeinCiticcouldeventuallybeliftedtoasmuchas7.5percent,accordingtoareportfromChina’sofficialXinhuanewsagency.10億美元的投資規(guī)模將保持不變，僅僅仍需得到中國監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)的批準(zhǔn)。The$1bninvestmentscalewillremainthesame,subjecttoapprovalfromChineseregulators.自去年10月達(dá)成交易以來，貝爾斯登的股價已從當(dāng)時的大約120804071Bear’sshareshavefallenfromabout$120whenthedealwassignedinOctobertoabout$80now.Citic’sshareshavedropped40percenttoaboutRmb71.11證券首先提出重新討論它將在這家美國投行持有的股份。CiticfirstbroachedthesubjectofrenegotiatingthestakeitwouldtakeinBearlastNovemberfollowingaprecipitousdropintheUSbank’sshares,accordingtopeoplefamiliarwiththematter.中信一位發(fā)言人表示，他不知道有任何談判正在實行。記者無法聯(lián)系上貝爾斯登駐日本的一位發(fā)言人置評。ACiticspokesmansaidhehadnoknowledgeofanyongoingnegotiationsandaBearspokeswomaninJapancouldnotbereachedforcomment.一名了解談判情況的人士稱，雙方增持對方股份是“合理的”，反映了雙方股價的下跌。Forthetwosidestotakelargersharesineachotherwas“reasonable”andreflectedtheirlowershareprices,accordingtoonepersonclosetothenegotiations.是我們的競爭引起監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)擔(dān)憂造成的。雙方的股價都下跌了，但這并不意味著需要重新談判，除非這么做符合雙方股東的利益。”Another