Events – Conferences – Seminars
February 26th, 2015
Stay updated with coming Live Events, Conferences and Seminars for Forex Market, Accounting, Legal Banking and in general on Business, Finance and Investments
FCA fines Aviva Investors £17.6m for systems and controls failings
February 25th, 2015
“The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (Aviva Investors) £17,607,000 for systems and controls failings that meant it failed to manage conflicts of interest fairly. These weaknesses led to compensation of £132,000,000 being paid ...
Eurogroup statement on Greece
February 24th, 2015
EU Council press release: The Eurogroup today discussed the first list of reform measures presented by the Greek authorities, based on the current arrangement, which will be further specified and then agreed with the institutions at the latest by ...
Greek finance minister’s letter to the Eurogroup
February 24th, 2015
Following is the text of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis‘s letter to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem outlining Greece’s proposed reforms. “Dear President of the Eurogroup, In the Eurogroup of 20 February 2015 the Greek government was invited to present ...
Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB
February 24th, 2015
On 18 February 2015, the Governing Council approved the public account of its monetary policy meeting of 21 and 22 January 2015. The first edition of this new communication product, which is aimed at enhancing the transparency of Governing ...
International and regional bodies that combat money laundering (Part A)
February 24th, 2015
Introduction Money laundering is a global phenomenon that thrives parasitically on the world’s financial markets. It ignores national boundaries in much the same way that the financial market place does. It has been accepted that this problem requires both ...
FCA sets out approach to Non-Executive Directors and the Senior Managers Regime
February 23rd, 2015
Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) with specific responsibilities, such as Chairman, will come under the new Senior Managers Regime (SMR), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) confirmed today. Following a detailed consultation across industry and with stakeholders ...
Hellenic Bank cuts its base interest rates by 1%
February 19th, 2015
1% reduction in the interest rate for credit cards As a result, either the outstanding balance is reduced or the payback period shortened In line with its commitment to support Cypriot households and enterprises, Hellenic Bank is reducing all ...
Online court proposed to resolve claims of up to £25,000
February 16th, 2015
Civil justice council calls for internet-based dispute resolutions system similar to eBay’s to be available within two years The UK justice system should receive a radical overhaul for the digital age with the creation of an online court to ...
IRS Makes it Easier for Small Businesses to Apply Repair Regulations to 2014 and Future Years
February 16th, 2015
The Internal Revenue Service today made it easier for small business owners to comply with the final tangible property regulations. Requested by many small businesses and tax professionals, the simplified procedure is available beginning with the 2014 return taxpayers ...
