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Cyprus, Greece, Egypt agree to boost economic and political cooperation
April 29th, 2015
The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt agreed on Wednesday to augment economic and political cooperation among their respective nations, underlining their commitment to peace and stability in a troubled region. “Today we have reaffirmed that the trilateral dialogue ...
Accounting threshold shifts risk lasting damage to audit profession
April 29th, 2015
Earlier this month, on 6 April, a new EC directive quietly slipped into force. The less than snappily titled Companies, Partnership and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 – the UK’s implementation of the EU Accounting Directive – passed onto the ...
Allen & Overy announces 33 Counsel promotions
April 27th, 2015
Allen & Overy today announces that 33 lawyers have been promoted to Counsel across the global network. The promotions are in 15 offices across Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region and include lawyers in the Banking, ...
Playtech plc: Q1 trading update
April 27th, 2015
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) the international designer, developer, licensor and provider of software and services for the online, mobile, TV and land-based gaming industry, today announces its trading update the first quarter of 2015 together with an update on trading ...
Varoufakis Said to Take Hammering From Riled EU Ministers
April 24th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was heavily criticized by his euro-area colleagues amid mounting frustration at his refusal to deliver measures to fix his country’s economy and release financial aid, according to three people familiar with the talks. Euro-area ...
ESMA consults on draft guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence in MiFID II
April 23rd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority launched today a consultation on draft guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence of natural persons in investment firms that provide investment advice or information about financial instruments, investment services ...
Grexit Fears Cause GDP Forecasts to Plummet
April 20th, 2015
Economists have severely cut their forecasts for core Greek economic indicators. That reflects growing concern that the debt burden of the southern European country may force an exit from the euro as its creditors grow frustrated with the lack ...
Deal appears distant amid deadlock in reform talks
April 17th, 2015
With negotiations between Greece and its creditors effectively deadlocked, a potential deal that could unlock crucially needed funding appeared more distant than ever on Thursday with doubts appearing about whether an agreement can be reached in time for a ...
Top 12 Media Myths on oil prices
April 13th, 2015
The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There’s no mystery wrapped in an enigma here. There are a lot of meetings with engineers, chemists and geologists. There’s a constantly evolving learning curve. And then there’s ...
Bank of Japan: Statement on Monetary Policy
April 8th, 2015
1. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank of Japan ...
