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Greece finance minister reveals plan to end debt stand-off
February 3rd, 2015
Greece’s radical new government revealed proposals on Monday for ending the confrontation with its creditors by swapping outstanding debt for new growth-linked bonds, running a permanent budget surplus and targeting wealthy tax-evaders. Yanis Varoufakis, the new finance minister, outlined ...
KCG announces Consolidated Earnings
February 2nd, 2015
KCG One of the World’s Largest Independent Market Makers issued a press release for: Consolidated Earnings of $0.23 Per Diluted Share for the Fourth Quarter of 2014 Pre-tax income from continuing operations of $26.5 million includes a net charge ...
Oil Companies Draw on Creative Financing to Stay Afloat After Prices Tumble
February 2nd, 2015
North America’s small and mid-sized energy companies are searching for creative ways to stay afloat as investors smell blood in the water from the almost 60 percent fall in the price of oil since June. Oil and natural gas ...
The B2 Group’s FundEX selected by Equinoxe
January 28th, 2015
The B2 Group’s issued a press release informing that: The B2 Group’s FundEX selected by Equinoxe for Canadian FundSERV Service. The B2 Group, provider of cloud based payments, FX and funds automation software and consultancy solutions for administrators, transaction banks and corporates ...
Switzerland, Italy Reach Agreement On Tax Treaty
January 20th, 2015
Italy and Switzerland have agreed an amendment to their double tax agreement to enhance tax information exchange provisions. It is hoped that the agreement will be signed before the March 2 deadline set by Italy’s new voluntary disclosure program ...
IRS Sets Up FATCA Data Exchange Service
January 14th, 2015
FATCA Data Exchange Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun International Data Exchange Service (IDES) enrollment. The platform will enable the secure transmission of client data under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Foreign financial institutions (FFIs) ...
Asia to test bond record again in 2015
December 30th, 2014
Asia could set another record for international bond issues in 2015 if Chinese companies continue to borrow offshore at the same voracious pace they did this year, while bankers expect a heavy redemption schedule and larger pipelines from India ...
Switzerland bows to pressure; Tightens money-laundering rules
December 15th, 2014
The Swiss Parliament has bowed to international pressure, tightening the country’s money-laundering rules. There will be a CHF100,000 ($104,000) cap on cash transactions, and not just foreign dictators, but also senior politicians and officials like Sepp Blatter, will be ...
Crude Oil’s Fall Pressures Energy Megaprojects
December 9th, 2014
Energy development projects that looked great earlier this year are looking less so now. Tumbling oil prices hit a fresh five-year low on Monday, pressuring some of the world’s biggest energy companies to reconsider multibillion-dollar expenditures. The biggest worries: ...
Commodity Benchmarks Seen Open to Manipulation, Law Firm Says
December 8th, 2014
Almost two-thirds of commodity market participants say that benchmarks used to set the price of everything from crude oil to ethanol to zinc are vulnerable to manipulation, according to a new study. The report, to be published today by ...