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Greek Citizens can have access To Legal Content through an online hub of legal information
March 31st, 2016
Lawspot Wants To Give All Greek Citizens Open Access To Legal Content It’s no secret that, unfortunately, Greece is going through a very difficult moment. Economic crisis, social unrest, unemployment, refugees pushing at the borders. It looks, sometimes, as an ...
Saudi Arabia and UAE government bank deposits fall
March 31st, 2016
Government bank deposits continued to fall in Saudi Arabia and the UAE last month, as the low oil price hits the balance sheets of lenders in both countries. In Saudi Arabia, government deposits fell 6.6 per cent in February, ...
PwC Report: Blockchain a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity for Financial Services
March 30th, 2016
Blockchain marks the next “jump” in business process/optimization technology, according to a newly-released PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on fintech. The report, “Blurred lines: How FinTech is shaping Financial Services,” compares blockchain to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that allowed entities and functions within a ...
JPMorgan Chase Institute Launches Local Consumer Commerce Index of Everyday Spending in 15 U.S. Cities
March 30th, 2016
A Measure of the Monthly Year-Over-Year Everyday Spending Growth Reveals 2.3 Percent Increase in December 2015, Driven by Spending at Small Businesses and by Younger and Lower-Income Consumers Today, the JPMorgan Chase Institute released the Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI) – ...
New Report From ACCA Identifies Massive Talent Challenges In Global Finance Functions
March 30th, 2016
A new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) suggests that current talent management practices are falling short. The new report launches ACCA’s global campaign examining talent management practices in today’s finance function. ‘Talent Equation: First Insights’ ...
India to OPEC: We’ll take that extra oil you’re pumping
March 30th, 2016
India’s got an oil problem. The country’s lightning-fast growth rate is fueling increased demand for crude. Yet India doesn’t pump much oil at home, forcing it to rely on foreign imports. India also lacks a strategic petroleum reserve, or ...
While global response to BEPS is cautious, Europe is increasingly leading the drive toward implementation
March 29th, 2016
Despite recent moves to formalize global tax reform, many jurisdictions are in fact reducing corporate income tax burden and rates While Europe leads BEPS implementation, most jurisdictions are yet to respond 69% cite new transparency requirements as key implementation ...
R.B.S. Hires Former Barclays Lawyer as General Counsel
March 29th, 2016
The Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday that it had hired a top lawyer who used to work at its British banking rival Barclays to serve as its new general counsel. The lawyer, Michael Shaw, served as deputy ...
Barclays Warns Commodities May Slump on a `Rush for the Exits’
March 29th, 2016
Oil may drop to low $30s a barrel in selloff, Norrish writes Raw materials `vulnerable to a wave of investor liquidation’ Commodities including oil and copper are at risk of steep declines as recent advances aren’t fully grounded in ...
‘Perfect Storm’ of events dampens optimism among financial services firms – CBI/PwC
March 29th, 2016
Optimism among firms in the financial services sector has fallen at the fastest rate since 2011, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. The quarterly survey of 104 financial services firms found that respondents in banking and investment ...
