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Accounting Watchdog Says Most Brokerage-Firm Audits Need to Improve
August 19th, 2016
Federal inspectors found deficiencies in more than three-quarters of the audits of broker-dealers they reviewed last year, down from the previous year but still at a high level, the government’s audit-industry regulator said Thursday. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ...
Fintech ‘crucial to Singapore’s status as Asian finance hub’
August 19th, 2016
The explosion of financial technology, or fintech, will allow millions of unbanked Asians to have easy access to financial services – and Singapore has a role to play in spearheading this revolution. In fact, fintech will be a crucial ...
Winning an Olympic medal comes with a tax bill
August 18th, 2016
Many of the country’s best athletes have given the U.S. big wins at this year’s Olympics, and the U.S. is going to give them something right back: a tax bill. That’s right — winning an Olympic medal comes with ...
Accountants giving advice for Tax avoidance could receive tough penalties
August 18th, 2016
Accountants or financial advisers who help customers to bend the rules to avoid paying tax could face tough new fines. the U.K. government said Wednesday. The U.K. Treasury has opened a consultation on a new penalty that would impose ...
Zervant Closes €4 Million Series A Round to Expand in Europe
August 17th, 2016
Finnish fintech startup Zervant has announced €4 million in funding, led by Northzone and Conor Venture Partners. The investment will be used to further boost the international expansion of Zervant’s invoicing services, designed for freelancers and small businesses. The additional funding will also see ...
Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world
August 17th, 2016
Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world with a market cap of about $80 million. Jaxx is available across nine platforms and devices including Android and iOS Mobile, Android and iOS Tablet, Firefox and Chrome Extensions, ...
European stocks choppy as investors await Fed minutes
August 17th, 2016
European stocks were lower on Wednesday after initially opening higher, as investors remain cautious ahead of the closely-watched release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest minutes. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.5 percent, with all sectors in the red, with ...
KPMG Special Administrator of Alpari UK reports compensation payment of 51.3 million
August 17th, 2016
KPMG, the Special Administrator of Alpari (UK) Limited has issued an update report to inform regarding the progress for the period 19 January 2016 to 18 July 2016. Below are highlights of the report as it was published. Executive ...
Hackers claim to have stolen cyberweapons from NSA, demand 1 million Bitcoin in exchange
August 17th, 2016
A hacking group called The Shadow Brokers claims to have acquired hacking tools from a group linked to the US National Security Agency (NSA), and is now asking for 1 million Bitcoin (about $568 million) in an auction in exchange for ...
Bitcoin Exchange OKCoin Fined in Money Laundering Case
August 16th, 2016
Chinese Bitcoin exchange OKCoin was recently fined for unknowingly aiding money laundering operations on its platform. The Beijing-based company, which records the maximum daily Bitcoin volume, has been ordered by the Heilongjiang Provincial Court to cough up 627,569 Yuan ...
