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Google Said to Be Under U.S. Antitrust Scrutiny Over Android
September 28th, 2015
New FTC inquiry comes years after it closed search-engine case Lingering skepticism meets probe over access to phone platform Google Inc. is back under U.S. antitrust scrutiny as officials ask whether the tech giant stifled competitors’ access to its ...
From ZIRP to NIRP
September 25th, 2015
The sudden end of the Fed’s ambition to raise interest rates above the zero bound, coupled with the FOMC’s minutes, which expressed concerns about emerging market economies, has got financial scribblers writing about negative interest rate policies (NIRP). Coincidentally, ...
CFTC Settles with TeraExchange LLC
September 25th, 2015
CFTC Settles with TeraExchange LLC, a Swap Execution Facility, for Failing to Enforce Prohibitions on Wash Trading and Prearranged Trading in Bitcoin Swap The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges ...
JPMorgan reaped $150 million dividend from Henry Bath before sale: filing
September 25th, 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co reaped a $150 million dividend from its metals storage business Henry Bath & Son before selling its physical commodities business last October, as the firm reported its first loss in over a decade, a filing ...
Greek Banks Said to Face Recapitalization at Top of Range
September 24th, 2015
Auditors tell lenders they need to be more conservative Latest bailout package allocates 25 billion euros for banks Greek banks are being told by auditors some of their assets are overvalued, meaning they may have to raise close ...
Student group: Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships
September 24th, 2015
Concerns over ‘slave labour’ for legal graduates at law firms Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships and, in some cases, charging students thousands of dollars for practical legal training, a student group says. ...
Methods of Tax Avoidance: Doubts Grow Over Fight Against Big Business Tax Evasion
September 24th, 2015
Lawmakers in the European Union say they have doubts that the fight against “aggressive” tax saving plans by the likes of Amazon, Barclays, Coca Cola, Facebook and Google can be sustained because of a lack of political agreement. The ...
European stocks rise despite China fears, Volkswagen up 4%
September 23rd, 2015
European stocks were trading higher on Wednesday in what has been a choppy morning of trade amid renewed fears over the health of the Chinese economy and continued fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up was ...
Bailout reforms Greece must take by end-2015
September 23rd, 2015
Greece‘s leftist government will have to move fast to agree a new set of reforms to unlock a new tranche of aid under its 86 billion euro bailout deal. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants a positive review that will ...
Offshore platform Novia Global set to take off
September 23rd, 2015
Multi-currency offshore platform Novia Global is ready to go live at the end of the month, offering a streamlined system for advisers serving expats across different jurisdictions. The platform is designed to respond to the raft of regulatory changes ...