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CySec: Risks Associated with Investing in Contingent Convertible Instruments
October 3rd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has published an announcement regarding the supervised entities, the stakeholders and the investing public to the statement published by the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) titled Potential Risks Associated with Investing in Contingent ...
How to choose an accountant
October 3rd, 2014
Selecting an accountant to support your business is an important decision and something you need to consider carefully. Dan Martin gathers advice from members of the community UK Business Forums. How much should you pay? As with everything in ...
Incoming antitrust head promises action on tax deals
October 3rd, 2014
Europe’s incoming antitrust chief has promised a tough line on state-subsidised tax avoidance, saying she will “send a signal” with the speedy conclusion of probes into deals with the likes of Apple, Fiat and Starbucks. At her European parliament ...
Greg Medcraft of ASIC re-elected IOSCO Board Chair
October 3rd, 2014
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today re-elected Mr. Greg Medcraft as Chairman of the IOSCO Board. Mr. Medcraft was re-elected at the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Board, during the IOSCO Annual Conference in Rio de ...
Banks pull out of dozens of benchmarks after rate-rigging scandals
October 2nd, 2014
Some of the world’s largest banks have stopped contributing to dozens of financial benchmarks to avoid further litigation risk in the wake of the Libor and foreign exchange rate rigging scandals. Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, JPMorgan and UBS, among others, ...
Russia debt freeze is lesson for Hong Kong
October 2nd, 2014
Beyond a few wobbles, global markets have proved remarkably indifferent this year to political risks – whether Russia’s incursions into Ukraine, Iraq’s descent into chaos or democracy protests in Hong Kong, which have this week tested China, the world’s ...
Australia 200 – Enjoys Some Support Around 5250
October 2nd, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, October 2, 2014 For all of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 and ...
Tax Tactics Threaten Public Funds
October 2nd, 2014
When the European Commission charged this week that Ireland’s sweetheart tax treatment of Apple amounted to an illegal corporate subsidy, the company said that it had done nothing wrong. Corporate tax strategies intended to minimize global taxes, by hook ...
IOSCO Launches Second Securities Markets Risk Outlook
October 2nd, 2014
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published the IOSCO Securities Markets Risk Outlook 2014-2015, a forward-looking report focusing narrowly on issues relevant to securities markets and whether these may be, or could become, a threat to the ...
Judge finds Argentina in contempt in bond payment case
September 30th, 2014
For more than a year, Judge Thomas P. Griesa of Federal District Court in Manhattan has warned that Argentina would suffer repercussions if it defied his orders regarding payments to bondholders. On Monday, the judge put some teeth behind ...
