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EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms
June 21st, 2016
New EU audit reforms are expected to trigger a wave of contracts changing hands, which could open up a £10bn market for advisers. The regulations, which come into force today, force large companies to tender their statutory audit at least ...
Would Brexit even be legal?
June 21st, 2016
Top lawyers round on Gove and co’s “illegal” vote leave strategy A number of top lawyers have gone public with their concerns about whether a UK exit from the EU on Brexiteers’ terms would even be legal. As the ...
FCA charge five in alleged investment fraud
June 17th, 2016
Following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority Michael Nascimento (DOB: 28/06/1977); Hugh Edwards (DOB: 13/07/1982); Stuart Rea (DOB: 12/02/1968); Ryan Parker (previously known as Ryan Sell DOB 26/11/1992) and Jeannine Lewis (DOB: 15/09/1967), all of whom live in ...
ASIC warns for entities providing binary options trading
June 10th, 2016
ASIC warns the public about the conduct of the following entities: Name Address Website Go Trading Technologies Ltd (trading as GOptions) “GOptions” 3rd floor C & H Towers, Corner of Great Marlborough and Great George Streets, Roseau, ...
Is your company in legal trouble? There’s an app for that
June 3rd, 2016
Australian law firms are servicing their clients on smartphones and with hackathons There have long been dedicated smartphone apps to order pizza, book flights and identify songs. But managing corporate strategy in a crisis is an entirely new function. ...
European car manufacturers face fines of up to €2 billion
May 30th, 2016
Several European car manufacturers have hefty fines hanging over their heads if they are unable to meet the new emission standards set by the European Union. Those with a cloud around their performance include Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Volkswagen, ...
Regulation – the hidden curse
May 27th, 2016
Regulations are nearly always introduced with the best intentions. In financial services, they aim to stop unscrupulous brokers and banks from ripping off the public through bad practices. Manufacturers are banned from making products which are dangerous to children, ...
Alibaba faces U.S. investigation into its accounting practices
May 27th, 2016
Alibaba’s accounting methods are under investigation in the U.S. The Chinese e-commerce giant, which went public in 2014 in the largest NYSE IPO in history, quietly disclosed that the SEC is looking into whether it has violated federal securities laws. The ...
Fraudsters of a Gold investment scam have been sentenced to prison
May 26th, 2016
Four American fraudsters who conned hundreds of British citizens out of millions of pounds through a bogus gold mining investment scheme have today been sentenced to prison in Tampa, Florida. Adriana Camargo, 37, Naadir Cassim, 40, Jon Nelson, 69, ...
Google’s French headquarters raided in tax probe
May 25th, 2016
French police have raided Google’s Paris offices as part of an investigation into “aggravated tax fraud” and money laundering. The raid is the latest regulatory headache for the US search engine and email company, which like other Silicon Valley ...
