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Increase In Tax Penalties Issued To UK Financial Directors
December 23rd, 2015
The number of penalties issued under UK tax authority’s Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) regime more than doubled in 2014-15, according to research by international law firm Pinsent Masons. Pinsent Masons said that 155 fines were issued in 2014-15, up ...
Oil prices edge up as northern hemisphere moves into peak winter demand
December 22nd, 2015
Oil prices edged away from multi-year lows on Tuesday as the northern hemisphere moves into the peak-demand winter season, but mild weather and ballooning supplies mean that prices are expected to remain generally low well into 2016. The global ...
Brent crude falls to 2004 low as market rout heads into Christmas
December 21st, 2015
Brent crude oil prices fell to levels last seen in 2004 on Monday, dropping below the lows hit during the 2008 financial crisis on renewed worries over a global oil glut, with production around the world remaining at or near ...
Global Payments to acquire Heartland Payment Systems for $4.3 Billion
December 16th, 2015
Combines two of the fastest organic revenue growth businesses in the payments industry Creates the leading global provider of integrated payments technology solutions Accelerates revenue growth, operating margin expansion and cash earnings per share growth Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: ...
Shares climb, dollar dips as Fed prepares to lift rates
December 16th, 2015
Shares and bond markets rose and the dollar dipped on Wednesday, as investors readied for what is expected to be the first rise in U.S. interest rates in almost a decade. After more than a year of posturing and ...
Asian stocks stabilize as oil prices try to recover
December 15th, 2015
Asian shares tried to stabilize early Tuesday as jitters about the high-yield bond market receded and oil prices recovered slightly, a reprieve from deep selling across the region a day earlier. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.39% was off 0.4% with a gauge ...
JPMorgan Said to Win Relief in SEC Case on Sale of Its Own Funds
December 10th, 2015
Bank to get consent to continue raising money for hedge funds SEC, CFTC may announce settlements with bank as soon as Friday JPMorgan Chase & Co. is close to settling cases that threatened to bar the bank from raising ...
Why Vanilla Options Are Easier Than You Think
December 8th, 2015
When you’re just starting out as a forex trader, you probably stick to trading basic pairs such as EUR/USD and GBP/USD on the spot market. However, as you become a bit more experienced, you’re going to realize quickly ...
HSBC looks to global loan book to boost profits
December 8th, 2015
HSBC is looking to boost investment banking profits by packaging more of its loans into bonds and selling them to investors in the United States. Post-crisis regulations have made it more expensive for banks to retain loans on their ...
Opec bid to kill off US shale sends oil price down to 2009 low
December 8th, 2015
Oil falls by $2 a barrel with energy shares as Opec refusal to stop flooding the market with cheap oil and likely US rate hike sends Brent crude tumbling Oil prices have slumped by 5% after the latest attempt ...
