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The Legal Industry Is Still On Life Support
December 15th, 2016
Perhaps it’s a bit much to say a multi-billion-dollar industry handing out fat bonuses is on life support, but it’s equally important not to let appearances deceive you. The legal industry (and we’re talking specifically about law firms… not ...
Pound to Euro Rate: Beware a Capitulation Lower
December 15th, 2016
The British Pound is recovering from recent lows against the Euro thanks to some better-than-forecast employment and earnings data but we hear from one leading analysts that the GBP/EUR could be destined to fall as low as 1.11 again. ...
KPMG overcomes gloomy backdrop with 8% revenues jump
December 14th, 2016
Accountancy major KPMG International has booked a solid hike in full-year revenues despite what it described as a “challenging” business environment across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Latest results revealed that global turnover topped $25.4 billion (£20bn) in ...
Asian Stocks, Dollar Steady as Fed Day Arrives; Crude Retreats
December 14th, 2016
Asian Stocks, Dollar Steady as Fed Day Arrives; Crude Retreats Odds of a rate hike Wednesday have been at 100% all month Crude snaps four-day OPEC rally after U.S. supplies rise Markets were subdued during the Asian day as ...
Emerging Payments Association Board strengthened by global industry leaders
December 13th, 2016
Payments leaders from Saxo Payments, Modulr, Global Risk Technologies, Bacs, and The Just Loans Group elected to join the ranks and widen the expertise of the Emerging Payments Association (EPA) Advisory Board to advance payments innovation The Emerging Payments ...
London House Prices Are Having Their Worst December in Years
December 12th, 2016
Weakness in housing market led by prime areas of the capital Rightmove forecasts declines will continue into 2017 London home prices are having their worst December in six years, led by weakness in prime areas in the capital that ...
Pound to Euro: Bank of England in Focus in Week Ahead
December 12th, 2016
The main event in the week ahead for GBP/EUR is the meeting of the Bank of England on Thursday. There is not expected to be any changes in policy from Threadneedle Street but there is always a risk of ...
Why Europe must end in tears
December 11th, 2016
The latest consequence of economic mismanagement in Europe was the failed attempt at constitutional reform in Italy this week. The Italian people have had enough of their government’s economic failure, and is refusing to give it more power. The ...
Lawyers less trusted than hairdressers – but more than pollsters
December 8th, 2016
Lawyers are less trusted to tell the truth than hairdressers or priests, but those who reach the bench soar in the public’s esteem. That is one finding of the Veracity Index, a poll undertaken by Ipsos Mori since 1983 ...
UK Financial Services Firms pay the highest recorded tax contribution
December 8th, 2016
Total tax contribution for the sector reached £71.4 billion in the year to 31 March 2016 A 7.4% increase on the previous year’s figures The contribution is 11.5% of total UK government tax receipts The equivalent of almost a ...
