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IEA report suggests UK to abolish twenty current taxes
November 2nd, 2016
The Institute of Economic Affairs has today published a ground-breaking report which calls for the abolition of a raft of taxes, to be replaced with a simpler, less burdensome tax system. Leading economists, including Patrick Minford, David B. Smith and Professor ...
Mazars appoints new Head of Financial Services in the UK
October 26th, 2016
International accounting and advisory firm Mazars has announced the appointment of Michael Tripp as the new Head of Financial Services at Mazars in the UK. With Rudi Lang dedicating more time to his role as leader of the firm’s ...
Embraer Paying $205 Million to Settle FCPA Charges
October 25th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a global settlement along with the U.S. Department of Justice and Brazilian authorities that requires aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. to pay more than $205 million to resolve alleged violations of the Foreign ...
Microsoft shares hit all-time high as earnings beat expectations
October 21st, 2016
Microsoft shares rose to an all-time high in after-hours trading on 20 October, after the software giant posted better-than-expected first quarter results. Net profit rose 6% from a year earlier to $6bn (£4.9bn) for the three months to 30 ...
World’s First Publicly-Traded Law Firm Facing Securities Class Action
October 14th, 2016
There’s a cautionary tale playing out in Australia over what can happen when law firms take money from outside investors, something that’s still prohibited here in the U.S. Slater & Gordon became the world’s first publicly-traded law firm back in 2007, ...
Which are the alternative investments that going mainstream?
August 29th, 2016
Alternative investments such as fine wines, classic cars and jewels are going mainstream, as investors grapple with ultra-low interest rates and volatile stocks. Spooked by the end of a 30-year bond bull run and bouts of money printing which ...
Will Sugar Tax in UK make a positive impact on tax revenues?
August 22nd, 2016
New research says that sugar taxes in the UK would not make a positive impact on tax revenues, nor would they reduce waistlines. New research released on August 22nd by the UK think-tank Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) indicates that introducing ...
Mobile phone payment Seamless acquires MeaWallet AS
July 14th, 2016
Seamless Distribution AB (publ) (”Seamless”) acquires the Norwegian technology company MeaWallet AS (“MeaWallet”). The purchase price amounts to approximately SEK 42,8 million and payment is made through an issue in kind of 4,574,328 new shares in Seamless. Through the ...
Brexit is getting the blame
June 17th, 2016
Brexit is not the most important problem facing markets, it is mounting problems in the European banks. But before looking at that systemic issue, I will summarise the Brexit position, from the trenches, in the last few days before ...
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion; LNKD shares jump 47%
June 14th, 2016
Microsoft announced a $26.2 billion deal on Monday to acquire professional social platform LinkedIn for $196 per share. Shares of LinkedIn surged 47 percent after the announcement to near $193, while Microsoft’s stock was down 3.2 percent. Trading in Microsoft had been ...
