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Europe Stock Futures Follow Asia Down on Tech; Lira Falls
April 11th, 2014
European index futures and emerging-market currencies slid as a gauge of Asian stocks dropped the most in three weeks amid a selloff in technology shares that’s cut demand for riskier assets. Nickel extended its longest rally since 2010. Contracts ...
Asia Stocks Cut Gain as Emerging Currencies Fall on China
April 10th, 2014
Asian stocks pared gains, while emerging-market and commodity producers’ currencies slipped as a surprise drop in China’s trade tempered optimism after the Federal Reserve eased concern about U.S. rate rises. Indonesian equities tumbled after elections failed to show a ...
The EU must place a greater emphasis on effective public financial management for the benefit of its citizens
April 8th, 2014
The European Court of Auditors will have an ever increasing role to play when it comes to the effectiveness of EU public financial management, says an EU auditor’s essay in a report from ACCA The European Court of Auditors ...
Asian Stocks Fall Second Day as Health-Care Shares Drop
April 8th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for a second day, following the biggest three-day rout in U.S. shares in more than two months, as health-care to technology companies retreated in Japan. Chinese equities rose. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. lost 5.2 percent after a ...
Asian Stocks Snap 8-Day Winning Streak Led by Industrials
April 7th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for the first time in nine days, snapping the longest winning streak on the regional gauge this year, with telecommunication and technology shares leading declines. Naver Corp. slumped 6.3 percent in Seoul, SoftBank Corp. lost 4.5 ...
Gold Holds Gains as Investors Assess Pace of Stimulus After Data
April 7th, 2014
Gold held the biggest one-day advance in more than three weeks as U.S. jobs data that trailed analysts estimates damped speculation that the Federal Reserve will step up the pace of stimulus reduction. Bullion for immediate delivery traded at ...
New Zealand’s Fonterra fined over botulism food scare
April 4th, 2014
Dairy giant Fonterra has been fined $NZ300,000 ($256,675; £154,748) after it admitted four food-safety violations during a 2013 botulism scare. The scare led to a worldwide milk product recall and to several countries blocking imports of New Zealand dairy ...
ASIC takes civil action against Mariner and its directors
April 3rd, 2014
ASIC has started legal action against Mariner Corporation Limited (Mariner) and its current and former directors. ASIC is seeking financial penalties and disqualification orders following the company’s proposed takeover bid for listed financial services company Austock Group Limited (Austock). ...
Asian Stocks Rise on Stimulus as Oil Drops With Copper
April 3rd, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a seventh day in the longest rally this year as the Japanese yen reached a two-month low and China’s government announced stimulus measures. European equity index futures, copper and oil fell. The MSCI Asia Pacific ...
ACCA research disputes corporate tax base erosion
April 2nd, 2014
RESEARCH commissioned by ACCA has found “extensive evidence” that the corporate income tax system is not broken, and is not being eroded. The paper, produced by Australia’s RMIT University School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, asserted that there is ...
