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Euro’s Drop Muted as Currency Builds Resistance to Greek Turmoil
July 13th, 2015
The euro seems to be building up some resistance to Greek turmoil, even as it opened weaker for a third straight Monday amid the latest debt impasse. Today’s drop at the start of Asian trading was smaller than its ...
Orderly Grexit Poses a Puzzle for EU Lawyers Gaming Out Doomsday
July 10th, 2015
Grexit on Sunday? Not so fast, say the lawyers. Even if the creditors pull the plug, Greece will remain legally part of the euro zone on Monday. It could hang on in a half-out, half-in state indefinitely, creating legal ...
Greek debt crisis: Where do other eurozone countries stand?
July 9th, 2015
Eurozone leaders are back in Brussels to discuss how to deal with the growing debt crisis in Greece. Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected the terms of an international bailout on Sunday. Although some countries are keen to strike a compromise, ...
Belgian watchdog takes Facebook to court over privacy concerns
June 16th, 2015
A privacy watchdog said Monday it is taking Facebook to court in Belgium for tracking Internet users, including those who are not members of the US social media network. Belgium’s privacy protection committee filed suit against Facebook in the ...
Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Said to Sue U.K. FCA in Identity Spat
June 12th, 2015
Joerg Vogt, a former trading executive at Deutsche Bank AG, sued the U.K. financial regulator for indirectly identifying him in its Libor settlement with the bank, a person with knowledge of the case said. Vogt, the bank’s former director ...
Germany, France Targeted as EU Chases Tax-Loophole Data
June 9th, 2015
The European Union stepped up a probe into tax loopholes for multinational companies, demanding details of specific agreements in 15 nations including euro-area heavyweights Germany, France and Italy. Regulators also issued an ultimatum to Poland and Estonia for failing ...
BCS Financial Group expands in Europe with Eurex membership
June 8th, 2015
Exchange membership grants BCS clients access to Europe’s most traded contracts; builds on existing LSE derivatives membership. BCS Prime Brokerage, the international arm of Moscow exchange broker BCS Financial Group, has been granted membership on European derivatives exchange Eurex. ...
Deloitte named European Tax Innovator of the Year
June 8th, 2015
Members of the Deloitte network have been named European Tax Innovator of the Year at the recent International Tax Review (ITR) European Tax Awards. Deloitte member firms won 15 ITR tax awards in total this year, more than any ...
Ericsson Sues Apple in Europe Over Phone Patent Royalties
May 8th, 2015
Ericsson AB said it sued Apple Inc. in three countries as it ratcheted up a global licensing battle between the companies. The suits in Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands add to U.S. filings seeking a patent-licensing agreement for technologies fundamental ...
BofA Paying $315 Million to Settle With BNP, Deutsche Bank
May 6th, 2015
Bank of America Corp. agreed in March to pay a combined total of $315 million to settle lawsuits with Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas Mortgage Corp. related to fraud losses at failed lender Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage ...
