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European swap clearing to start in June 2016
December 3rd, 2015
Firms will have to centrally clear certain classes of interest rate swaps starting from 21 June 2016. The clearing obligation in the Europe Union (EU) will enter into force following the publication of the relevant technical standards in the ...
Brent slips on OPEC worry; U.S. crude steady ahead of inventory data
December 2nd, 2015
API says U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.6 mln bbls last week Reuters poll had cited 500,000 bbls draw instead U.S. crude falls in post-settlement trade after API data OPEC expected to keep output high at Friday meeting (Adds ...
Israel joins international efforts to boost transparency and end tax evasion
November 26th, 2015
Israel signed today the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, making it the 91st jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating offshore tax evasion. The Convention provides for all forms of ...
Australia, Germany Sign New DTA
November 17th, 2015
Australia and Germany have signed a new double tax agreement (DTA) that lowers withholding tax rates on cross-border income and introduces new anti-abuse and prevention of non-taxation rules. The new agreement was signed on November 13 and replaces the ...
‘Too big to fail’ Chinese banks face $400 billion capital call
November 11th, 2015
China‘s four biggest banks may have to raise up to $400 billion to meet new global capital rules, an onerous task that could pressure them to slow down lending at a time when Beijing wants them to help prop ...
Emerging market slowdown and drop in trade clouding global outlook
November 10th, 2015
A further sharp downturn in emerging market economies and world trade has weakened global growth to around 2.9% this year – well below the long-run average – and is a source of uncertainty for near-term prospects, says the OECD. ...
Saudi Arabia reacts sharply to S&P downgrade of kingdom’s debt rating
November 2nd, 2015
Saudi Arabia yesterday reacted sharply to Standard & Poor’s move to downgrade the kingdom’s debt rating. The debt rating agency said it would downgrade Saudi Arabia’s long-term rating a notch, from AA- to A+ with “a negative outlook”, citing ...
Fighting tax evasion: EU and Liechtenstein sign new tax transparency agreement
October 29th, 2015
Today the EU and Liechtenstein signed a new tax transparency agreement, marking another important step forward in the fight against tax evasion. Under the new agreement, Liechtenstein and EU Member States will automatically exchange information on the financial accounts ...
Oil steadies after week of heavy losses
October 16th, 2015
Oil prices steadied on Friday, snapping a week-long decline as investors closed positions at the end of a volatile week that saw prices slide nearly 10 percent on renewed signs a global supply glut was here to stay. Brent’s ...
The Common Reporting Standard: Automatic Information Exchange Goes Global
October 16th, 2015
Automatic exchange of information for tax law enforcement purposes started first in Europe with the EU Savings Tax Directive, went international with the US Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act, and, from 2017, will go global with the recently-agreed Common ...
