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High-Frequency Fight Starts in Foreign Exchange
April 17th, 2014
Foreign-exchange dealers say they have the solution to the high-frequency trades eroding banks’ profits across financial markets. A currency-dealing platform known as ParFX, established in 2011 by firms from Deutsche Bank AG to Citigroup Inc., was approached last month ...
A star abroad, India central bank boss riles bond traders at home
April 17th, 2014
Since taking the helm of India’s central bank, Raghuram Rajan’s agenda to reform markets has put the noses of Mumbai bond traders firmly out of joint by upending practices that provided them with a relatively secure rate of return. ...
Angola Is Moving Into Oil’s Big Leagues As it Leaves Decades Of War Behind
April 17th, 2014
After decades of sporadic growth and political turmoil, Angola is on the verge of catapulting to the top ranks of the world’s energy economy following major deep-water production investments by several top global oil companies. On Monday, France’s Total ...
SEC Charges San Diego-Based Investment Adviser
April 16th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against a San Diego-based investment advisory firm, its chief executive officer, chief compliance officer, and another employee for misleading investors and breaching their fiduciary duties to clients. The SEC’s Enforcement ...
Regulators Fear Big Data Threatens Audit Quality
April 16th, 2014
Does audit firms’ emphasis on data analytics mean that audits themselves are suffering? Regulators around the world are worried that a rise in audit firms’ consulting business and a corresponding slowdown in the growth of revenues from traditional audits ...
Tax Havens Put U.S. Filers on Hook for $1,259 Each, Report Says
April 16th, 2014
U.S. taxpayers would need to pay an average of $1,259 more a year to make up the federal and state taxes lost to corporations and individuals sheltering money in overseas tax havens, according to a report. “Tax haven abusers ...
HMRC targets evasion in further power push
April 16th, 2014
Further powers are set to be afforded to HM Revenue & Customs as the government looks to tighten the noose on those holding funds offshore and maximise its revenues. Already, the taxman has added to its arsenal. Avoidance schemes ...
Coca-Cola’s 1Q profit dips, but more drinks sold
April 15th, 2014
Coca-Cola’s first-quarter profit fell nearly 8 percent as the world’s biggest beverage maker faced a stronger dollar and made structural changes abroad. But the company sold more of its drinks worldwide, and its earnings matched expectations. The Atlanta-based company ...
People with old social security debts get reprieve
April 15th, 2014
People with old Social Security debts are getting a reprieve — for now. The Social Security Administration had been participating in a program in which thousands of people were having their tax refunds seized to recoup overpayments that happened ...
Goldman, Client Trade Lawsuits Over Singapore Stock Rout
April 14th, 2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Lynne Ng Su Ling, an independent director at LionGold Corp., traded lawsuits in London over payment demands after shares owned by Ng and held by the bank as debt collateral plunged in an ...
