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HMRC justifies new powers to take money from your bank account
July 10th, 2014
HMRC is seeking new powers to trawl through debtors’ financial accounts and take money directly if significant debts of over £1,000 are owed. This power has been dubbed ‘Direct Recovery of Debts’. The HMRC Business Plan 2014-16 states that ...
SEC readies new rules for money funds
July 10th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may soon roll out new regulations for money market mutual funds, at least those used by institutional investors. The rules would abolish the constant $1-a-share price for money funds and put limits on ...
State Street Agrees to Settle Forex Fee Suit for $60 Mln
July 10th, 2014
State Street Corp. (STT) agreed to pay $60 million to settle investor claims it inflated revenue by overcharging clients for foreign-exchange services, in a pact that resolves almost four years of litigation. The preliminary accord filed in Boston federal ...
ASIC permanently bans Victorian finance broker
July 10th, 2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned Mr Rudy Noel Frugtniet, a former Victorian finance broker, from engaging in credit activities after it was found he provided misleading information and a lack of full disclosure on a ...
Leverate Partners with Acquisition Campaign Leader HasOffers
July 10th, 2014
Leverate, the Forex brokerage technology solutions, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with HasOffers (www.hasoffers.com),the leader in online attribution analytics and creator of mobile measurement provider MobileAppTracking (www.mobileapptracking.com). Through the partnership, Leverate brokers will gain exposure ...
BoE Rate at 0.5%
July 10th, 2014
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 ...
Improvements to EU Merger Control Rules in the Offing?
July 10th, 2014
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to improve merger control at EU level outlined in a White Paper. The reform of the Merger Regulation in 2004 has made the EU’s merger control regime more efficient ...
Global stocks mixed, Indonesia up after election
July 10th, 2014
Global markets were mixed Thursday with a slight pickup in China’s exports failing to give a lift to European stocks after most Asian indexes closed up. Indonesian stocks surged despite a contested presidential election result. European markets failed to ...
European Stocks Drop for Fifth Day; Fugro Tumbles
July 10th, 2014
European stocks fell for a fifth day, as Chinese exports (CNFREXPY) missed estimates and some Federal Reserve officials expressed concern over complacency about risks in the economy. U.S. index futures and Asian shares also slid. Fugro NV sank the ...
ESMA publishes accounting enforcement guidelines
July 10th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU). The aim of the guidelines is to strengthen and promote greater supervisory ...
