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Insolvencies rocket amid mounting misery for firms
April 24th, 2014
SCOTTISH corporate insolvencies in the latest full quarter were up 70.6% on the same period of last year, official figures have revealed, and one leading expert predicted the number of failures could climb higher still. The figures, published yesterday ...
European Stocks Advance as Stocks Extend Gains
March 26th, 2014
European stocks advanced for a second day, after the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed the most in three weeks, as investors awaited data on U.S. durable-goods orders. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares rose. Airbus Group NV ...
Pound Sterling plunges on Brexit uncertainty
September 26th, 2019
“The pound has fallen below $1.24 on Brexit uncertainties, more than offsetting initial gains following the Supreme Court ruling.” Lloyds The Pound to Euro exchange rate is +0.04% higher @ €1.12899 on 26.09.2019 The Pound to US Dollar exchange ...
FCA UK released the appointment of new Chair
January 8th, 2018
HM Treasury announced the appointment of Charles Randell CBE as the new Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Charles is currently an external member of the Prudential Regulation Committee of the Bank of England and a non-executive board ...
Android Pay vs Apple Pay: who’s winning the mobile payment battle?
December 22nd, 2016
Apple and Google have been competing in just about every field of technology for some time now – from maps to music – and mobile payments is no exception. Here we’re going to take a close look at how ...
Italy may trigger collapse of European economy
July 11th, 2016
No emergency measures of either the European Central Bank or any other central banks can rescue the European banking system that currently stands on the verge of collapse. The shares of Europe’s largest financial institutions – Deutsche Bank and ...
MasterCard to Bring Android Pay to Cardholders in the UK
March 28th, 2016
Millions of MasterCard cardholders and Android device owners in the UK will soon have additional safe and secure ways to make mobile payments and purchases, as Google today announced it will launch Android Pay in this market. HSBC, Lloyds, MBNA and M&S Bank ...
MP calls for FRC accounting body to investigate KPMG over HBOS
December 14th, 2015
Britain’s accounting standards watchdog has made a “serious mistake” in refusing to open a formal investigation into accountancy firm KPMG over the way it checked the books of HBOS bank before it collapsed, a senior UK lawmaker said on ...
CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2015
November 9th, 2015
Agency Filed 69 Enforcement Cases and Achieved a Record $3.14 Billion in Civil Monetary Penalties Ordered The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which included a record $3.144 ...
Barclays close to settling with the Serious Fraud Office over ‘bribes to Qatar’ claims
July 22nd, 2015
Barclays is moving closer to striking a deal with Britain’s fraud squad to settle allegations it paid bribes to Qatar to secure a bailout during the financial crisis, writes Peter Campbell. The Serious Fraud Office wrote to the scandal-dogged ...
