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Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza leader Tsipras vows to end ‘pain’
January 26th, 2015
Anti-austerity Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras has vowed to end Greece’s “five years of humiliation and pain” after his general election win. Before cheering supporters, Mr Tsipras again pledged to renegotiate Greece’s massive international bailout. With nearly all of ...
Jan 22, ECB President Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conference
January 22nd, 2015
“Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. Let me wish you all a Happy New Year. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Lithuania as the ...
Bitcoin dealer sentenced to four years in US prison
January 21st, 2015
Robert Faiella, 55, and an accomplice were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and running an unlicensed money transmitting business. A New York court Tuesday (Jan 20) handed a four-year prison sentence to a Bitcoin exchange operator who ...
New Deloitte Report Looks at Facebook’s Impact on Global Economy, Jobs
January 20th, 2015
In a more open and connected world, it’s not just easier for friends and family to stay in touch. New economic opportunities are being created too. A new report by Deloitte, titled Facebook’s Global Economic Impact, analyzes how Facebook’s marketing, platform, ...
Markets closed as US celebrate Martin Luther King Day
January 19th, 2015
Friday was marked by growing quotes on international stock markets. The Michigan consumer sentiment index in January outstripped forecasts and suddenly reached 98.2 points, renewing its 11-year maximum. All the other American macro-economic data also appeared to be positive. ...
ESMA to cooperate with the Hong Kong SFC on CCPs
January 19th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established ...
Switzerland Legislates For Automatic Exchange tax-related information
January 16th, 2015
The Swiss Federal Council has launched two parallel consultations on legislation that would enable Switzerland to automatically exchange tax-related information from 2018. The first consultation concerns draft legislation arising from Switzerland’s October 2013 signature of the Organisation for Economic ...
Scotland Proposes UK Oil And Gas Tax Breaks
January 12th, 2015
Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has published a new report calling for urgent reform of the UK’s oil and gas tax regime. In his January 8 discussion paper, Ewing said the recent fall in the oil price has increased ...
SEC eyes transfer agents in new front against U.S. stock fraudsters
January 12th, 2015
In their battle to root out microcap stock fraudsters, U.S. securities regulators are turning their attention to the obscure world of transfer agents, who are sometimes in a position to prevent scams, or help to enable them. Transfer agents ...
Moody’s appeals Hong Kong regulator’s penalty for report on mainland firms
January 9th, 2015
Moody’s Investors Service began an appeal Thursday against a decision by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to fine the company HK$23 million (roughly US$3 million) for breaching unspecified regulations in a July 2011 report that raised corporate ...
