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Yuan to Start Direct Trading With Pound from tomorrow
June 18th, 2014
China will allow the yuan to be exchanged directly for British pounds from tomorrow in Shanghai as the world’s second-largest economy promotes the use of its currency in global trade and finance. “This is an important step in strengthening ...
Hackers to Sell Stolen Credit Cards on Youtube
June 17th, 2014
A review of content on Google Inc. (GOOG)’s YouTube service turned up dozens of videos selling stolen credit card data, according to an Internet-safety research group trying to shed more light on an $18 billion illicit industry. The group, ...
HK Targets Tax-Friendly Policies For Asset Management
June 16th, 2014
“As more wealth is generated in Mainland China, … Hong Kong is ideally positioned to facilitate the flow of capital from the Mainland in a controlled manner, acting as the asset management center for outbound capital from the ...
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Calls Rich to Tax-Free Tropical Paradise
June 16th, 2014
He’s known as Bitcoin Jesus in the world of cyber-currencies. Though he can’t promise you heaven, he is offering a haven: a condo in the Caribbean that comes with a new passport and almost zero taxes. Meet Roger Ver, ...
Pacific Sun Advisors Limited and its director convicted by SFC
June 12th, 2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a press release informing the investors that Pacific Sun Advisors Limited (Pacific Sun) and its director Mr Andrew Pieter Mantel were convicted at the Tsuen Wan Magistrates’ Court on four charges ...
Asian stocks weak on world bank growth downgrade
June 11th, 2014
Asian stock markets were weak on Wednesday, dragged down by the World Bank’s lower global growth forecast. The bank cut its forecast for global economic growth this year to 2.8 percent from the 3.2 percent it forecast in January. ...
Fed’s Bullard: ‘The Bubble Was Developing Under Our Noses’
June 10th, 2014
Perhaps accidently wiping out in one fell swoop six years of carefully orchestrated and minutely maintained Fed propaganda, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard admitted to reporters on Monday after a speech in Palm Beach, Florida, that the Fed ...
Money Moves, India Tax Evaders, Credit Suisse: Compliance
June 10th, 2014
The U.S. Treasury Department said it sets limits while giving the nation’s intelligence agencies access to reports that banks file on suspicious or large money moves by customers, including information about Americans. The Treasury, saying it was responding to ...
Macau Tightens UnionPay Use in Threat to Casino Money Flows
June 10th, 2014
Macau’s government plans to further restrict the use of China UnionPay Co.’s debit cards at casinos, curbing money flows to the world’s largest gambling hub by making it harder for bettors to buy expensive items that they exchange for ...
European stocks hold six-year highs
June 6th, 2014
European stocks are holding six-year highs, while Wall Street is on course for another record, as investors continue to absorb the latest bout of central bank stimulus and attention turns to the health of the US jobs market. The ...
