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For those who don’t understand inflation
June 14th, 2019
This article is a wake-up call for those who do not understand the true purpose of monetary inflation, and do not realise they are the suckers being robbed by monetary policy. With the world facing a deepening recession, monetary ...
Swiss regulator fines banks for fixing forex trading
June 14th, 2019
Five banks have been fined a total of 90 million Swiss francs ($90.5 million) for colluding to rig the multi-trillion dollar foreign exchange market, Switzerland’s competition authority said on Thursday. The Swiss fines come on top of 1.07 billion ...
UK is higher than most among EU jurisdictions in notifying regulator on GDPR breaches
June 14th, 2019
UK is higher than most among EU jurisdictions in notifying regulator on GDPR breaches, but “just in case” says law firm. The first year of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) together with the narrow reporting window, lack of detailed ...
EU removes three territories from tax blacklist
June 14th, 2019
The European Council has confirmed that Aruba, Barbados, and Bermuda are to be removed from the EU’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. The original list was announced in December 2017 and contained 17 jurisdictions. A number of amendments to ...
Dutch billionaire sues Facebook over fake Bitcoin ads
June 10th, 2019
Dutch billionaire businessman John de Mol filed a lawsuit against Facebook in an Amsterdam court on Wednesday, saying the social media giant had allowed fake ads on its platform using his name and image to perpetrate Bitcoin-related fraud. Lawyers ...
The Terrifying Truth About Negative Interest Rates
May 29th, 2019
Pushing interest rates below zero is both an act of desperation and something that in theory should have a huge, immediate impact of the behavior of borrowers and savers. The fact that negative rates have become the new normal ...
The EU countries that granted the most residence permits for non-EU citizens
May 29th, 2019
At the end of 2017, there were 20.3 million valid residence permits granted to non-EU citizens permitting them to reside in one of the European Union (EU) Member States. Germany (23%), Italy (18%), France (14%), Spain (13%) and the ...
iSignthis announced the appointment of a new board member to iSignthis eMoney
May 21st, 2019
Highlights Appoints new board member to iSignthis eMoney Ltd board Dr George Theocharides experience includes o CySec Board (Cypriot Securities sector regulator) o Bank of Cyprus & Centre for Blockchain technologies o Associate Professor at Cyprus International Institute of ...
Lab diamonds: What you need to know
May 20th, 2019
It’s claimed that lab diamonds could provide a sustainable solution to the unpredictable diamond trade, raising ethical standards and cutting out harmful mining practices. But how does it work? And do lab diamonds look as good as the mined ...
EU Presidential debate hears call for minimum 18% corporation tax rate across the EU
May 20th, 2019
A debate among the lead candidates for the presidency of the European Commission has heard a call for a minimum 18% corporation tax rate across the EU. The call from the European Regulation Commissioner Frans Timmermans for the 18% ...
