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U.S. lawmakers probe Treasury unit’s hiring, will object to Obama nominee
June 3rd, 2014
Two powerful congressmen have opened separate inquiries into whether a Department of the Treasury bureau charged with policing money laundering may have flouted federal hiring rules, including regulations that require military veterans be given preference for government jobs. Darrell ...
BNP Fine Puts Pressure on Hollande to Act
June 2nd, 2014
A potential $10 billion U.S. penalty against France’s largest bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP) for its alleged dealings with Iran and other sanctioned nations, is stirring outrage in the country. It is putting pressure on President Francois Hollande, who hosts ...
Tax Breaks May Not Be Enough to Jumpstart Crimea’s Struggling Economy
May 30th, 2014
In an effort to jumpstart Crimea’s faltering economy, a government plan could offer tax breaks and other juicy business conditions on the peninsula for the next half century — but even this may not be enough to attract businesses ...
CySec presents the new framework for certifications of persons
May 30th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued the following press release: More efficient and more productive the new framework for the certification of persons: Introducing the new framework for certifications and conduct of examinations by the Cyprus Securities and ...
How Should We Tax the Digital Economy?
May 29th, 2014
The European Commission has received the final report of the High-level Expert Group on Taxation of the Digital Economy. This independent group was asked to examine key issues related to taxing the digital economy in the EU, and to ...
Credit Agricole Said to Accuse EU of Bias in Euribor Case
May 28th, 2014
Credit Agricole SA (ACA), which refused to settle an antitrust probe over Euribor manipulation, accused European Union regulators of bias and said they should step down from the case, according to two people with knowledge of a letter the ...
CIPA announces naturalization Scheme
May 27th, 2014
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) has announced the Scheme for Naturalization of Investors In Cyprus By Exception, as published by the CIPA (Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency). The paper includes all the necessary information for the Naturalization ...
Barclays Manipulated Gold as Soon as It Stopped Manipulating Libor
May 26th, 2014
If you were writing a paranoid fantasy of gold price manipulation you’d be hard pressed to come up with something more on the nose than the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s order against Barclays. It has everything; it is the ...
CySec imposes administrative fine of €14.000
May 26th, 2014
CySec announcement dated 26 May 2014 The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission informs the investors that, at its meeting held on 10.02.2014 , decided to impose the administrative fine of €14.000 in total against “DFG Capital (Cyprus) Ltd” (‘the Company’) for breaching ...
Barclays fined £26m by FCA
May 23rd, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Bitish regulatory body, has fined Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) £26,033,500 for failing to adequately manage conflicts of interest between itself and its customers as well as systems and controls failings, in relation to ...
