SEC Charges Private Fund Manager
May 22nd, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Sarasota, Fla.-based private fund manager with defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme that ensued after he squandered their money on bad investments and personal expenses. The SEC alleges that Gaeton “Guy” ...
Bunzl is leaving KPMG
May 20th, 2014
FTSE 100 outsourcer changes auditors after first tender in 28 years BUNZL has said that PwC will replace its long term auditors KPMG after the FTSE 100 outsourcing group conducted its first audit tender in 28 years. In its ...
Corporate tax rates table
May 16th, 2014
The following table indicates all corporate tax rates in percentage for a number of countries worldwide. Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Country % % % % % % % % % % Afghanistan ...
Deutsche Bank’s Birmingham legal team is growing
May 16th, 2014
Deutsche Bank has appointed a new head of legal for its Birmingham office, charged with growing the department’s size and the range of business-critical advice it provides to the bank across Europe, Asia and Africa. Jonathan Marshall joined the ...
Bitcoin consumer platform debuts at Circle
May 16th, 2014
Starting Friday at 5:30 a.m. ET, Bitcoin start-up Circle is launching a Web platform that will allow consumers to purchase Bitcoin in any amount they choose and then use that Bitcoin to spend on online shopping, at restaurants and ...
IRS said to make $13B in improper refunds
May 14th, 2014
The U.S. government doled out more than $13 billion last year in improper payments of a tax credit meant to help the working poor, according to a government watchdog. One of the country’s largest cash assistance programs, the so-called ...
Physically protecting data – the forgotten IT security problem?
May 12th, 2014
The innovative collection and use of data is developing rapidly and has the potential to be highly beneficial, helping businesses to better understand their markets, identify where to make savings and ultimately grow their client base. However, approaches to ...
What Beats by Apple would mean for music, and you
May 12th, 2014
It’s an odd pairing, really, the gadget-obsessed tech giant from Silicon Valley teaming up with hip-hop super producer Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine. But late Thursday, reports surfaced that a $3.2 billion deal was in the works ...
SEC Announces Charges and Asset Freeze Against Hedge Fund Advisory Firm
May 8th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a New York-based investment advisory firm and two executives for distributing falsified performance results to prospective investors in two hedge funds they managed. The ...
CySec imposes administrative fine to Mega Εquity Securities & Financial Services Public Ltd
May 8th, 2014
The Council of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission informs the investors that after its meeting on the January 20, 2014, has decided to impose an administrative fine to KEPEY Mega Εquity Securities & Financial Services Public Ltd as follows: ...
