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ICAEW: No disciplinaries yet against tax avoidance advisers
March 30th, 2015
The ICAEW has yet to discipline any members for advising clients on aggressive tax avoidance schemes, despite setting a strong stance against such behaviour three years ago, the institute has confirmed toAccountancy Age. In 2012, the ICAEW announced members advising on ...
Should Individual Tax Returns Be Public Information?
March 30th, 2015
My guess is that if you asked Americans if their income taxes should be public information, the answers would mostly run the spectrum from “absolutely not” to “hell, no.” But the idea that tax returns should be confidential and ...
Strongest Dollar in 12 Years Sinks Stocks While Oil Slips
March 11th, 2015
The strongest dollar in nearly 12 years versus the euro and the specter of higher U.S. interest rates fueled a selloff in global equities that sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down the most since Jan. 5. Oil ...
CME Group Volume Averaged 15.8 Million Contracts per Day in February 2015, Up 13 Percent from February 2014
March 4th, 2015
Delivered highest February average daily volume ever Reached record energy average daily volume of 2.4 million contracts; bolstered by records in WTI crude oil, Brent crude oil, and heating oil Increased interest rate average daily volume 27 percent CME ...
Bank of England’s forex boss broke rules 20 times
March 4th, 2015
The sacked Bank of England official who failed to tell bosses about the possibility of foreign exchange benchmark manipulation also failed to act properly a score of other times, Mark Carney said yesterday. Martin Mallett lost his job as chief currency ...
Japan’s shares at fresh 15-year high on weaker yen
February 27th, 2015
Shares on Japan’s main index were up on Friday morning due to a weaker yen against the US dollar and despite a raft of mostly disappointing economic figures. In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 0.24% in early trade at ...
Accountants could face tax evasion charges
February 25th, 2015
The chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has called for organisations including accountants, to be prosecuted if they facilitate tax evasion by their clients. The Lib-Dem minister wants to push through new legislation before the general election on 7 ...
HSBC bosses to answer MPs’ questions
February 25th, 2015
The chairman and chief executive of HSBC will appear before a panel of MPs today to answer questions about a tax scandal at the banking giant. Chairman Douglas Flint and chief executive Stuart Gulliver will appear before MPs on ...
Fed Tiptoes Into Rate-Hike Debate
February 19th, 2015
Minutes of latest policy meeting show central bankers discussing when and how to raise interest rates from near zero The Federal Reserve’s debate about raising short-term interest rates is heating up. At their Jan. 27-28 policy meeting, officials heard ...
Euronext celebrates the bond listing of the Belgian Debt Agency on its Euronext Brussels market
February 18th, 2015
Euronext Brussels announces the successful admission to listing of the 15 years benchmark Government bonds issued by the Belgian Debt Agency, responsible for public debt management in Belgium. The Debt Agency’s main objective is to minimize the financial costs ...
