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New rules from the EU Commission would require nations to pay €250,000 for each asylum seeker they refuse
May 5th, 2016
EU Proposes Fines for Member Countries That Refuse to Take in Migrants New proposed asylum rules aim to ease burden of countries on front line of Europe’s migrant crisis The European Union’s executive body on Wednesday proposed controversial new ...
EU’s highest court upholds new restrictive law on cigarettes
May 5th, 2016
The European Union’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a tough EU law that will standardise cigarette packs, ban menthol flavouring and restrict e-cigarette advertising, paving the way for its adoption this month and dealing a blow to Big Tobacco. ...
Convergex Expands European Presence
May 5th, 2016
Convergex has issued an announcement to inform that it has further expanded its European-based electronic sales team with the recent hiring of Leila Mayet and Jeanine Cerligione. Both Leila and Jeanine join Convergex as Vice-Presidents and will focus on ...
Why Europe Just Dropped the €500 Bill
May 5th, 2016
High-denomination currencies are falling out of favor. The European Central Bank announced on Wednesday it will phase out €500 notes. Depending on who you ask, the controversial move will either make life harder for money launderers and other criminals ...
International Law firm launches option to work from home for its UK lawyers
May 5th, 2016
Dentons is pleased to announce that it has launched agile working in the UK. Partners, associates and legal executives across the London, Milton Keynes and Watford offices now have the option of working remotely for up to one day ...
International law firm to launch a practice in Dubai
May 4th, 2016
Withers continues its international expansion with a deal to launch a practice in Dubai with the hire of EY’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) private client chief Stijn Janssen. The office will be located in the Dubai International ...
SEC announced fraud charges against 10 individuals involved in schemes to trick investors
May 4th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against 10 individuals involved in schemes to trick investors into buying shares of a particular company stock. The schemes were allegedly fraught with cash bribes and other kickbacks to registered ...
US Court Dismisses Case Against FATCA Disclosures
May 4th, 2016
The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has dismissed a case brought by Senator Rand Paul (R – Kentucky) and a group of individuals, who attempted to make several challenges to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...
Seven big banks settle U.S. rate-rigging lawsuit for $324 million
May 4th, 2016
Seven of the world’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $324 million to settle a private U.S. lawsuit accusing them of rigging an interest rate benchmark used in the $553 trillion derivatives market. The settlement made public on Tuesday, ...
5 reasons Why someone would use Bitcoin
April 28th, 2016
It has now been eight years since Satoshi Nakamoto released his peer-to-peer digital cash system to the world, and the debate over whether or not the payment network and currency have any real, long-term value is still undecided. Having said that, ...
