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Baker Tilly International Reports 5% Increase In Global Revenues
February 2nd, 2015
Baker Tilly International has reported annual revenues of US$3.6bn for the financial year ending 30 June 2014, a year-on-year increase of 5%. The network’s ranking has been maintained as the world’s 8th largest accounting and business advisory network. Commenting ...
Dion’s FATCA TRAC goes global
January 27th, 2015
After signing its 13th FATCA deal, Dion Global Solutions (Dion), can now boast total global coverage, with sales to international banks across 4 continents and supporting FATCA compliance in 80 jurisdictions. FATCA TRAC now serves clients across all the ...
How OPEC Weaponized the Price of Oil Against U.S. Drillers
January 9th, 2015
If there ever was doubt about the strategy of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, its wealthiest members are putting that issue to rest. Representatives of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait stressed a dozen times in ...
General election top concern for UK companies in 2015
January 5th, 2015
Political uncertainty ahead of May’s general election and the weakening eurozone economy are hitting confidence across British businesses. Two surveys on Monday show that firms began the new year fretting about domestic political upheaval and the possibility that geopolitical ...
Global Oil: Production, Politics, Price and Pain
December 23rd, 2014
The drop of oil prices in the past six months is all over the headlines with all sorts of opinions about how this is good or bad for economies around the world, consumers and corporations. Like everything there are ...
Accounting fraud
December 17th, 2014
Global Economic Crime Survey 2014 Financial statements are a fundamental barometer of a business — and a traditional starting point for analyses relating to credit decisions, contract awards, and capital raising in public markets. They are the bedrock of ...
KPMG’s record breaking sales fuel more hiring
December 10th, 2014
Big Four accountant KPMG International today announced record-breaking revenues for its worldwide network of $24.82bn (£15.8bn) for the fiscal year ended 30 September – a six per cent increase year-on-year. The Americas delivered the strongest growth over the year, ...
‘Global Islamic Economy Indicator’ introduced
December 8th, 2014
DIEDC launches ‘State of Global Islamic Economy Report’ Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), in partnership with Thomson Reuters and in collaboration with the Dinar Standard, has launched the ‘State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE)’ for the ...
Oil prices crash below $70
November 28th, 2014
Oil prices came crashing down Thursday to trade below $70 per barrel after OPEC announced it was leaving oil production levels unchanged. WTI crude trading in the U.S. fell by roughly 7% to just below $69 — a level ...
Cheap-Oil Era Tilts Geopolitical Power to U.S.
November 20th, 2014
A new age of abundant and cheap energy supplies is redrawing the world’s geopolitical landscape, weakening and potentially threatening the legitimacy of some governments while enhancing the power of others. Some changes already are evident. Surging U.S. oil production enabled America ...
