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Why the EU is doomed
September 16th, 2016
We are accustomed to looking at Europe’s woes in a purely financial context. This is a mistake, because it misses the real reasons why the EU will fail and not survive the next financial crisis. We normally survive financial ...
EU to boost growth and jobs creation
September 15th, 2016
The president of the European Commission proposed on Wednesday a revamp of the bloc’s investment strategy aimed at doubling the capacity of a scheme for boosting EU growth and jobs, while launching a new fund to help countries at ...
Woes at Italy’s Biggest Bank Reverberate in Europe
September 12th, 2016
Troubles could worsen already-weak economy, imperil continent’s fragile financial stability For UniCredit SpA, the summer of discontent for Italy’s banks looks likely to stretch well into the fall—and possibly beyond. UniCredit, Italy’s largest lender by assets, emerged as one of the ...
Magic Circle law firm Freshfields to defend Apple in EU tax battle
September 2nd, 2016
Magic Circle heavyweight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured the mandate to defend Apple against the single largest EU tax bill in history. With the global business community still reeling over the European Commission’s surprise decision to order Apple to ...
Why the EU says Apple must pay Ireland $14.5 billion in tax
September 1st, 2016
The European Commission (EC) ordered Apple Inc. to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) on Tuesday as it ruled the firm had received illegal state aid. What is the EC alleging? The European ...
ESMA Sees Risk Outlook Deteriorate For EU Securities Markets
August 31st, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) latest risk report has found that the overall assessment of risk levels in EU markets under its remit remains unchanged. Market and credit risks remain very high – the highest level – while liquidity ...
EU Apple Tax Ruling Stirs Fears of Revenue Loss in U.S.
August 31st, 2016
American politicians have spent years salivating over U.S. companies’ stockpile of untaxed foreign profits, now more than $2 trillion and growing. Europe got to that money pot first. The European Commission’s ruling Tuesday that Apple Inc. must pay $14.5 billion in back ...
European recognition of FMA oversight of auditors
August 30th, 2016
The European Commission has announced its recognition of the New Zealand audit oversight regime as equivalent to EU standards, permitting NZ-regulated auditors to operate in the European Union. With this announcement, the Commission has concluded that the New Zealand ...
EU accused US of ‘acting like a tax haven’
August 29th, 2016
US accused of ‘acting like a tax haven’ for threatening retaliation against Brussels’ anti-trust investigations into Apple, Amazon and Starbucks The US has been accused of “behaving like a tax haven”, in an escalating war of words between Washington ...
Financial Commission approved two Forex brokerages firms as members
August 25th, 2016
Financial Commission, a leading external dispute resolution (EDR) organization that caters to the financial services industry, operated by FinaCom PLC, today announces MaxiMarkets and Umarkets as its newest members. Financial Commission provides customers of member brokerages with a neutral 3rd party mediation platform ...
