xx年12月BEC中级考试阅读材料

xx年12月BEC中级考试阅读材料商务英语考试(businessenglishcertificate)简称bec指的是剑桥商务英语资格考试是剑桥系列考试中专为学习者提供的国际商务英语资格证书考试考察工作环境中英语交流能力被欧洲乃至全球众多教育机构、企业认可将其作为入学考试或招聘录用的英语语言水平要求下面是网小编提供给大家关于bec中级考试阅读材料供大家阅读参考贝尔斯登(BearStearns)与中国最大券商中信证券(CiticSecurities)正在就去年达成的股份互换协议重新展开谈判以更好地反映协议达成后双方股价的下跌BearStearnsandCiticSecurities,China’slargestsecuritiesfirm,arerenegotiatingtheshareswapagreementtheyreachedlastyeartobetterreflectasubsequentfallintheirstockprices.一位知情人士称两家公司的高管正在讨论一项“对等调整”这将增加双方最终持有的对方股份Seniorexecutivesfrombothfirmsarediscussinga“reciprocaladjustment”thatwouldincreasetheamounttheyeventuallyholdineachother,accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththematter.根据去年10月达成的交易条款中信证券同意支付10亿美元购入最终将转换为贝尔斯登约6%股份的证券而美国投行贝尔斯登最终将支付同等金额购得中信证券约2%股份UnderthetermsofthedealstrucklastOctober,Citicagreedtopay$1bnforsecuritiesthatwouldconverttoabout6percentofBearStearnsandtheUSinvestmentbankwouldeventuallypaythesameamountforabout2percentofCitic.这宗交易仍需获得中国监管机构批准若交易成功作为中国国务院控制的中国中信集团(CiticGroup)旗下证券交易子公司的中信证券将成为贝尔斯登的最大单一股东ThedealstillneedsregulatoryapprovalinChina,butifsuccessful,CiticSecurities,thebrokeragearmofChinaCiticGroup,whichiscontrolledbyChina’scabinet,wouldBEComethebiggestsingleshareholderoftheUSinvestmentbank.由外国投资者持有一家美国银行如此大规模的股份可能会在美国引发批评美国某些议员已对亚洲和中东主权财富基金的直接投资感到不安SuchalargestakebyaforeigninvestorinaUSbankcouldattractcriticismintheUS,wheresomelawmakershavebeenunnervedbydirectinvestmentsbysovereignwealthfundsfromAsiaandtheMiddleEast.美国联合经济委员会(JointEconomicCommittee)主席、参议员查尔斯?舒默(CharlesSchumer)本周暗示可能会推动对此类投资实行更严格的监管SenatorCharlesSchumer,chairmanofthejointeconomicmittee,thisweeksignalledapossiblepushforgreaterregulationofsuchinvestments.根据中国官方新华社的报道中信证券在贝尔斯登的持股比例可能增至9.9%而贝尔斯登所持中信证券的股份最终可能增至7.5%Citic’sstakeislikelytobeincreasedto9.9percentofBearStearns.TheUSinvestmentbank’sstakeinCiticcouldeventuallybeliftedtoasmuchas7.5percent,accordingtoareportfromChina’sofficialXinhuanewsagency.10亿美元的投资规模将保持不变只是仍需得到中国监管机构的批准The$1bninvestmentscalewillremainthesame,subjecttoapprovalfromChineseregulators.自去年10月达成交易以来贝尔斯登的股价已从当时的大约120美元跌至约80美元中信证券的股价已下滑40%至大约71元人民币Bear’sshareshavefallenfromabout$120whenthedealwassignedinOctobertoabout$80now.Citic’sshareshavedropped40percenttoaboutRmb71.据知情人士介绍去年11月在贝尔斯登股价出现骤跌后中信证券首先提出重新讨论它将在这家美国投行持有的股份CiticfirstbroachedthesubjectofrenegotiatingthestakeitwouldtakeinBearlastNovemberfollowingaprecipitousdropintheUSbank’sshares,accordingtopeoplefamiliarwiththematter.中信一位发言人表示他不知道有任何谈判正在进行记者无法联系上贝尔斯登驻日本的一位发言人置评ACiticspokesmansaidhehadnoknowledgeofanyongoingnegotiationsandaBearspokeswomaninJapancouldnotbereachedforment.一名了解谈判情况的人士称双方增持对方股份是“合理的”反映了双方股价的下跌Forthetwosidestotakelargersharesineachotherwas“reasonable”andreflectedtheirlowershareprices,accordingtoonepersonclosetothenegotiations.另一位知情人士则持更为怀疑的态度他表示：“这些都是猜测是我们的竞争引起监管机构担忧造成的双方的股价都下跌了但这并不意味着需要重新谈判除非这么做符合双方股东的利益”Anothersourcefamiliarwiththematterwasmoresceptical,saying:“Itisallspeculationdrivenbyourpetitionwhichiscausing