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Russia’s Rosneft takes EU to court over sanctions
October 20th, 2014
Russian oil giant Rosneft and a close associate of President Vladimir Putin are fighting the EU in court over sanctions imposed on some of Russia’s biggest companies, an official website indicated Friday. A Russian billionaire, Arkady Rotenberg, who is ...
Multiple companies to launch on Qatar Exchange
October 16th, 2014
Multiple companies are preparing to launch initial public offers on the Qatar Exchange in the coming months, the CEO of the bourse has reported. Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori told the exchange was working with the companies to complete ...
Da La Rue’s share price climbs after BoE’s 10 year deal
October 14th, 2014
De La Rue’s share price rose after its 10-year deal to print sterling bank notes received the final approval. The printer and passport manufacturer will take on the new contract, producing bank notes from the Bank of England’s base ...
FATCA and the real cost of compliance
October 14th, 2014
Foreign account tax Compliance Act (FATCA) was introduced by the US government in the year 2010. The main focus of FATCA act is to reduce tax evasion by foreign finance institutions through offshore Accounts and shell companies. Apart from ...
CySec on ESMA’s draft Regulatory Technical Standards
October 10th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) issued an announcement regarding Issuers with securities admitted to trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange or any other regulated market and any other stakeholder who is affected by Directive 2003/71/EC, for prospectuses ...
Surveys Confirm FATCA Compliance Burden
October 10th, 2014
Both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and Mindtree, a global technology services company, have pointed out the immense global compliance costs and issues posed by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to the financial services ...
Philips Electronics to appeal ruling in $467 million patent lawsuit
October 2nd, 2014
Dutch healthcare equipment company Philips said on Thursday it would appeal against a U.S court ruling ordering it to pay $466.8 million in compensation to Masimo Corp for infringing two patents. The patents related to technology used to help ...
China fines GSK $489 mln and jails executives
September 19th, 2014
China has fined British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L 3 billion yuan ($488.8 million) for paying out bribes in what is a record penalty for China, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. A court in Changsha has also ...
Defeating India’s disastrous food price inflation with trade
September 16th, 2014
Indian economic data in July on industrial growth and inflation was disappointing. Industrial sector growth slowed to 3.4 per cent in June 2014 with the manufacturing sector, the largest component, growing at an anaemic 1.8 per cent. But the ...
CBC fines Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd
September 11th, 2014
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has decided the imposition of fine amounting to €89.000 against Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd for failing to comply with specific Laws and Directives. The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), within the remit of exercising its ...
