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EU institutions vulnerable to corruption
April 24th, 2014
Official complacency, complex rules and spotty oversight have left the European Union’s leading institutions vulnerable to corruption, an independent report says. The report, from the non-governmental watchdog organization Transparency International, claims to be the first comprehensive survey of how ...
HMRC doubles Gift Aid investigations
April 24th, 2014
THE NUMBER of investigations undertaken by HM Revenue & Customs into Gift Aid claims more than doubled over the past year, raising an additional £6m. Figures obtained by Top 50 firm Wilkins Kennedy show HMRC carried out 1,057 checks ...
HKEx and Minsheng sign MOU
April 24th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the Hong Kong branch of China Minsheng Banking Corp, Ltd (Minsheng) today (Wednesday) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation on solutions for market users and product development. The ...
ASIC cancels Parramatta insurance broker’s AFS licence
April 24th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Parramatta-based insurance broker, WD Gelle Insurance & Finance Brokers Pty Ltd. The company’s AFS licence was cancelled after ASIC found that it had ...
Reserve Bank raises OCR to 3 percent
April 24th, 2014
The Reserve Bank of N.Zealand has issued a press release informing on country’s economy as follows: New Zealand’s economic expansion has considerable momentum, with GDP estimated to have grown by 3.5 percent in the year to March. Growth is ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
April 24th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the following firms are not permitted to provide any financial services or products: Cash Pals (www.cash-pals.com) Business Finance World Ok-Loans Limited (www.ok-loans.co.uk) ...
USD/CHF to cede ground
April 24th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook As the resistance at 0.8857 proved to be impenetrable, the bias towards USD/CHF is fairly negative. The currency pair could ultimately give up more than two figures to arrive at 0.86 (2011 lows) before regaining the upward ...
GBP/USD confirms resistance 1.6222/14
April 24th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Although at first it seemed as if the resistance at 1.6822/14 is about to be breached, later in the day the bears moved GBP/USD away from the Feb high. But, unless the price falls beneath the nearest ...
Europe Still Has a Mountain of Debt
April 24th, 2014
There was a time not so long ago when the vast majority of experts agreed that a country could not emerge decisively from a financial crisis unless it solved problems of both “stocks” and “flows” — that is, secured ...
Unilever Revenue Growth Beats Estimates as Europe Stabilizes
April 24th, 2014
Unilever (UNA), the maker of Magnum ice cream and TRESemme shampoo, reported first-quarter sales growth that beat estimates and said its North American pasta-sauce and Slim Fast units are under review amid talk of disposals. Underlying sales gained 3.6 ...
