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How internal audit can meet growing expectations
July 8th, 2014
Broadening duties in a rapidly changing business environment make it imperative for the internal audit profession to evolve, according to a new research report. Although audits of operations still make up the largest portion of internal audit plans for ...
U.A.E. Bank Rules, EU Bank Legal Fees, Tibor: Compliance
July 8th, 2014
The United Arab Emirates may amend rules governing bank lending against shares after reviewing June’s stock price swings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the market regulator said yesterday. Representatives of the Securities and Commodities Authority, the central bank and ...
Czech Government Agrees Second Reduced VAT Rate
July 8th, 2014
The Czech Government on July 2, 2014, confirmed that it intends to introduce a second reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) of ten percent. After months of indecisive debate, the new reduced rate was approved by the Cabinet, ...
Europe’s Debt Wish
July 8th, 2014
Eurozone leaders continue to debate how best to reinvigorate economic growth, with French and Italian leaders now arguing that the eurozone’s rigid “fiscal compact” should be loosened. Meanwhile, the leaders of the eurozone’s northern member countries continue to push ...
Israel’s Matomy says new requirement paves way for London float
July 8th, 2014
Israeli digital advertising firm Matomy Media Group said on Monday its renewed bid to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) comes after the bourse made its requirements more accommodating. Matomy, which counts American Express and HSBC among its ...
Swiss banks threaten freeze on US accounts over tax evasion
July 8th, 2014
Several Swiss banks have threatened to freeze American clients’ accounts unless they prove they are, or take steps to become, tax compliant, as the country’s lenders hurry to resolve a tax evasion dispute with the US. The moves – ...
Dollar holds steady, takes breather after rally
July 8th, 2014
The dollar held steady versus a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, having retreated from the previous day’s near-two-week high, giving the euro a chance to get over an unexpected slump in German industrial output. The dollar index was ...
Canada-Dollar Bears Turn Bullish First Time in 16 Months
July 8th, 2014
Speculators have reversed bets that helped make the Canadian dollar the worst performer in the developed world, with sentiment swinging in the currency’s favor for the first time in 16 months as inflation quickens. Futures wagers by hedge funds ...
Palladium Near 13 Year High around $870
July 8th, 2014
Platinum group metals continued to benefit from concerns over the supply situation in South Africa, which recently witnessed a five-month long strike at top producers. The strike ended late last month but other smaller strikes have since broken out, ...
Judge Denies Madoff Trustee Recovery of Foreign Transfers
July 8th, 2014
Transfers made abroad between a foreign transferor and a foreign transferee cannot be recovered by the trustee administering the estate of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, a federal judge has ruled. Dealing a win to foreign banks and investment ...
