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Britain’s Fraud Office launches probe into Tesco accounting scandal
October 30th, 2014
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened a formal criminal investigation into accounting errors at Tesco (TSCO.L), raising the stakes in a scandal that has hammered the reputation of the country’s biggest grocer. Already battling challenges on multiple fronts, ...
Former head of US regulator advising top Bitcoin companies
October 29th, 2014
A former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been appointed to the advisory board of the two major Bitcoin companies. Arthur Levitt, who served as chair of the SEC between 1993 and 2001, will advise Bitpay ...
European Court Rules Against Italy’s Gambling Tax Rules
October 29th, 2014
The European Court of Justice has ruled against Italian gambling tax legislation, which taxes winnings from games of chance that are obtained in other EU member states but exempts such winnings obtained in Italy. The Court said that by ...
How Facebook just blew a great quarter
October 29th, 2014
Investors are up by a huge amount from Facebook’s lows Even before Facebook (FB) investors could start celebrating a strong quarter of earnings growth, the company cooled off the party. During the conference call, the company’s Chief Financial Officer ...
BitQuick’s New Campaign
October 29th, 2014
BitQuick is challenging USA and Europe to sell their bitcoins by using Bitquick.co. “We’re calling it the BitQuick challenge,” says Founder Jad Mubaslat. “We’re so confident users will come back, that we’re giving away $10 or 0.03 BTC, whichever ...
Asian cooperation hanging on a handshake
October 27th, 2014
The APEC summit is just over a week away and all stops are out in Beijing to make it an economic and diplomatic triumph, despite the huge underlying challenges in managing China’s relations with the region. The primary goals ...
2015 trends: Accountants and technology
October 24th, 2014
Love it or hate it, technology is permanently changing, and accountants are now expected to keep abreast of these fluctuations in order to keep clients happy. Gone is the day – and many may rue it – of employing ...
FCA bans Paul Reynolds and fines him £290,344
October 24th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Decision Notice against Paul Reynolds (formerly known as Paul Brian Reynolds). The FCA has decided to fine Mr Reynolds £290,344 and ban him from performing any function in relation to any ...
Britain ordered to pay extra €2.1bn to its 2014 EU budget
October 24th, 2014
Britain has been told by the EU that it must add an extra €2.1bn to its 2014 EU budget, as compensation for its strong economic performance. It has been told by the European commission that it must make the ...
Investing: Can you retire on $1 million?
October 24th, 2014
Probably. But you have to be smart about your investments and your withdrawals. some tips. If you read any financial advertising, you know that your savings are inadequate, and you’re likely to freeze to death in the dark a ...
