SRA publishes guidance for criminal legal aid contract applicants
May 19th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published guidance to support applicants tendering for criminal legal aid services contracts. The guidance covers key considerations firms need to keep in mind when applying for Own client contracts and Duty Provider Crime ...
Central Bank Gold Agreement
May 19th, 2014
ECB and other central banks announce the fourth Central Bank Gold Agreement as follows: The European Central Bank, the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique, the Deutsche Bundesbank, Eesti Pank, the Central Bank of Ireland, the Bank of ...
Putin to boost ties with China
May 19th, 2014
Amid a bitter crisis in relations with the West over Ukraine, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is moving to bolster ties with China. Russia sees relations with China as a top priority and their ties now are the best ever, ...
Deutsche Bank boosts finances with new capital
May 19th, 2014
Deutsche Bank AG says raising 8 billion euros ($11 billion) in new capital from investors will strengthen its finances as it faces tighter regulation and uncertain costs from litigation. Co-CEO Anshu Jain told analysts Monday that the fresh capital ...
AstraZeneca chief executive calls for a tax risk
May 19th, 2014
The US pharmaceutical seeking to acquire UK rival AstraZeneca represents a tax avoidance risk, according to the UK druggist’s chief executive Pascal Soriot. Pfizer, which has proposed a £63bn takeover of the UK business, intends to use the AstraZeneca ...
GBP/USD to try to reach 2009 highs
May 19th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The Pound continues to recover after an encounter with a cluster of supports around 1.6750. This demand area consists of the monthly pivot point, 55-day SMA and the rising trend-line and is therefore unlikely to be breached ...
ASIC to impose licence conditions on two Commonwealth Bank financial planning businesses
May 16th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) has announced that it will impose, by agreement, licence conditions on the Australian financial services licences of two financial planning businesses owned by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) – Commonwealth Financial ...
Sustainability Matters
May 16th, 2014
The global accountancy profession has an important role in making organisations more responsible and accountable in the pursuit of sustainable development, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in a new policy paper called Sustainability Matters. The paper ...
Corporate tax rates table
May 16th, 2014
The following table indicates all corporate tax rates in percentage for a number of countries worldwide. Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Country % % % % % % % % % % Afghanistan ...
Clifford Chance, Eversheds and Allen & Overy triumph at Middle East awards
May 16th, 2014
Clifford Chance (CC), Eversheds and Allen & Overy (A&O) were the main law firm winners at the third annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards last night (15 May), which saw CC named International Law Firm of the Year, while ...
