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Legal Fight Pits Sellers of Energy Against Buyers
November 27th, 2014
Over the past few years, the federal government has nurtured the growth of an odd kind of player in the energy markets: companies that recruit consumers to unplug themselves when electricity use is high, in exchange for a price ...
IIRC Begins Tech Initiative to Spur Integrated Reporting
November 27th, 2014
Two of the Big Four accounting firms are teaming up with technology companies to see how technology can be used to encourage more companies to do integrated reporting. The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) said Wednesday it is launching ...
Toyota recalls more cars for dangerous Takata air bags
November 27th, 2014
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 57,000 vehicles globally to replace potentially deadly air bags made by Takata Corp, in a sign that a safety crisis around the Japanese auto parts maker is far from contained. Toyota’s action ...
Officials will interview Traders about currency market manipulation
November 25th, 2014
U.S. prosecutors will travel to London in the coming weeks to interview traders about currency market manipulation, the latest sign that authorities are closer to filing criminal charges stemming from the long-running probe, sources told Reuters. Officials from the ...
AUSTRALIAN GST BITCOIN TAX ANGERS ANDREAS ANTONOPOULOS
November 25th, 2014
No one currently knows more abut how Bitcoin works than Andreas Antonopoulos. He is a leading public speaker on Bitcoin globally, even educating the Canadian Parliament for his expertise on the digital protocol. He has literally written the book ...
Starr Gets Boost From U.S. Documents in AIG Bailout Case
November 25th, 2014
Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s argument that the U.S. sought to evade a shareholder vote on its 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc. (AIG) may get a boost from a Fed legal adviser’s own words. “We succeeded in finding a ...
China cuts key short-term money rate as Beijing pushes down cash costs
November 25th, 2014
China’s central bank lowered the yield for a key short-term money rate on Tuesday, the fourth time it has done so this year, as regulators step up efforts to reduce funding pressure for Chinese companies. The reduction, announced on ...
Supervisory Authorities issued warnings on unauthorised companies
November 24th, 2014
The Central Bank of Ireland, the Italian financial market regulator CONSOB and the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission reported that: 1) Phoenix Financial Services (USA) and Miyako Mergers & Acquisitions (Japan) are not authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as ...
Wide global divergence in corporate governance requirements
November 21st, 2014
Adequate and effective corporate governance (CG) is critical in supporting boards and management to navigate uncertainty in the international business arena. Yet, a joint study by ACCA Singapore and KPMG in Singapore reveals a wide divergence in CG requirements ...
5 ways fraudsters trick investors
November 20th, 2014
Fraudsters use sleights of hand and other trickery that even magicians would be envious of. Americans lose an estimated $50 billion a year to fraud, including Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes and other types of investment fraud. “People fall for ...
