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Write-Offs: 4.4.16

Bats Global IPO; World figures deny wrongdoing as 'Panama Papers' reveal offshore wealth; SocGen says it follows tax rules; National Poo Museum exhibits encourage excitement for excrement; and more.
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$$$BATS Global Markets to Price I.P.O. at $17 to $19 a Share [Dealbook]

$$$Top Currency Trader Says Too Soon to Buy Dollars Despite Data [Bloomberg]

$$$Leaked Files About Offshore Accounts Spark Anger [WSJ]

$$$World figures deny wrongdoing as 'Panama Papers' reveal offshore wealth [Reuters]

$$$National Poo Museum exhibits encourage excitement for excrement [UPI]

$$$SocGen says abides by tax rules everywhere it operates [Reuters]

$$$IMF Warns of Rising ‘Systemic Risk’ From Insurers [WSJ]

$$$Police say Efren Zuniga,19, and Jose Moreno, 24, had more than 500 grams of cocaine wrapped up in a cereal box, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. [HP]

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