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General Data Protection Regulation shows results, but work needs to continue
July 25th, 2019
Just over one year after the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission has published a report looking at the impact of the EU data protection rules, and how implementation can be improved further. ...
Stalling Markets
July 22nd, 2019
The combination of American trade protectionism and the end of a failing credit expansion is leading into a global economic downturn, and potentially a systemic crisis. Meanwhile, investors still believe more extreme monetary policies will stabilise economies and ...
New EU-wide tax system to offer more tax certainty in double taxation issues
July 4th, 2019
The European Commission has announced that new EU rules come into force as from the 1st of July to ensure quicker and more effective resolution of tax disputes between Member States, making life easier and offering much more tax certainty for ...
The financial war escalates
July 3rd, 2019
Behind the scenes, the financial war between America and China is escalating dangerously into a war to secure global financial resources. At a time of growing liquidation of dollar assets by foreigners, the US Treasury’s internal analysis will highlight ...
Swiss regulator fines banks for fixing forex trading
June 14th, 2019
Five banks have been fined a total of 90 million Swiss francs ($90.5 million) for colluding to rig the multi-trillion dollar foreign exchange market, Switzerland’s competition authority said on Thursday. The Swiss fines come on top of 1.07 billion ...
Cryptocurrency crime cartel managed to raise over $200 million from investors
May 23rd, 2019
A Brazilian cryptocurrency crime cartel has been shut down after conning over 55,000 investors for over $200 million. The cartel ran an unlicensed financial institution without authorization from Brazil‘s Central Bank. The scammers claimed to offer cryptocurrency investments and ...
EU Presidential debate hears call for minimum 18% corporation tax rate across the EU
May 20th, 2019
A debate among the lead candidates for the presidency of the European Commission has heard a call for a minimum 18% corporation tax rate across the EU. The call from the European Regulation Commissioner Frans Timmermans for the 18% ...
Post-tariff considerations
May 17th, 2019
President Trump has declared he will extend tariffs of 25% on all America’s imports of Chinese goods. China is responding with tariff increases of its own. The consequences of this action and reaction will be to kick-start higher ...
Binary Options trading firm and its principals charged with $4.8 million fraud scheme
May 9th, 2019
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an announcement to inform about the filing of a civil enforcement action (Complaint) against William Thomas Caniff of Steubenville, Ohio, Arie Bos, of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, their company, Berkley Capital ...
The US Government Debt Crisis
May 2nd, 2019
This article explains why the US Government is ensnared in a debt trap from which there is no escape. Its finances are spiralling out of control. In the context of a rapidly slowing global economy, the budget deficit ...
