Search Results for: ELA
European Commission to set paternity leave rules
April 27th, 2017
Commission readies new parental leave rules to replace axed maternity bill Two years after the European Commission scrapped its own proposal for new EU maternity leave rules, the EU executive is getting ready to replace it with new measures, ...
EUR 230 million worth of fake food and beverages seized in global operation; case by country
April 27th, 2017
Operation OPSON VI, the joint Europol-INTERPOL operation targeting counterfeit and substandard food and drink, as well as the organised crime networks behind this illicit trade, has resulted in the seizure of 9 800 tonnes, over 26.4 million litres, and ...
HMRC raids two popular football clubs in UK in tax fraud allegations; Reports for arrests
April 27th, 2017
HMRC officials went to St James’ Park, where Newcastle have been celebrating a move back up to the Premiership, and also to the former Olympic stadium which is now home to the Hammers. There have been reports that the ...
AIB Bank fined millions euro for breach anti-money laundering compliance rules
April 27th, 2017
The Central Bank of Ireland (the ‘Central Bank’) fined Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (‘AIB’) €2,275,000 and reprimanded it for six breaches of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 (the ‘CJA 2010’). All six breaches have ...
The financial services industry is in top of cybercrime attacks
April 27th, 2017
Cyberespionage and ransomware attacks are on the increase warns the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report Cyberespionage is now the most common type of attack seen in manufacturing, the public sector and now education, warns the Verizon 2017 Data ...
FCA UK reports number of complaints higher for last reporting period
April 27th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published data on the number of complaints reported by firms under new rules which came into force on 30 June 2016. The total number of complaints reported by firms in the second half ...
Multinational law firm promotes 19 partners across its global network
April 26th, 2017
Ashurst LLP, a multinational law firm headquartered in London, has issued an announcement to inform in relation to recent promotions across its global network, with effect from 1 May 2017. The promotions are across nine offices, with 53% in Europe ...
European Central Bank: Conditions support loan growth
April 26th, 2017
The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued a press release to make publish the results of the April 2017 euro area bank lending survey. Increasing demand and eased lending conditions have been supporting loan growth The ECB’s APP has ...
London Stock Exchange reports gross profit up 17%; Q1 Results
April 26th, 2017
Strong start to 2017: Q1 total income from continuing operations up 19% to £458.7 million; gross profit (after cost of sales) up 17% Strong results reflect good headline growth across all core business areas as the Group continues to ...
Leading global transaction banks kick off blockchain proof of concept with SWIFT gpi
April 26th, 2017
SWIFT’s proof of concept will determine if distributed ledger technology can help banks reconcile their nostro accounts in real time SWIFT, in collaboration with leading global transaction banks, is developing a proof of concept (PoC) application that will test ...
