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NZX joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative
April 19th, 2017
NZX today announced that it has joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) initiative as a partner exchange. The SSE initiative provides a platform for exchanges to discuss environmental, social and corporate governance enhancements and stimulate discussions about ...
European countries introduced tax breaks for cycling to work
April 19th, 2017
During the last months, four European countries have introduced tax breaks for cycling to work or extended existing ones: France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy. This shows that the idea of rewarding sustainable commuting behaviour through fiscal incentives is gaining ...
Google reaches settlement in antitrust case in Russia
April 19th, 2017
In relation to an antitrust case in Russia, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) has issued an announcement to inform that its has reached a settlement with Google. According the announcement: On April 17, 2017, the ...
The Financial Conduct Authority publishes its Mission and Business Plan
April 19th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Mission, which gives firms and consumers greater clarity about how the FCA prioritises its interventions in financial markets. Alongside the Mission, the FCA has published its Business Plan for 2017/18 and Fees ...
Oil prices dip on bloated U.S. market, mixed Saudi signals
April 19th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as bloated U.S. supplies weighed on markets while a fall in Saudi crude exports was offset by rising production in the country. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil, were at $54.77 ...
Payment processing provider to be acquired by PayPal
April 14th, 2017
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL) and TIO Networks Corp. (TSXV: TNC), a cloud-based multi-channel bill payment processing and receivables management company, today announced that, at the special meeting of securityholders of TIO held on April 10, 2017 (the “Meeting”), ...
Italian judge banned Uber from Italy
April 14th, 2017
The ride-hailing company Uber is no stranger to controversy and regulatory issues. The latest of these roadblocks now comes from Italy, as the European country decided on April 7 to ban Uber’s service nationwide. The ban came as a ...
SWIFT announces a new real-time payment controls service
April 13th, 2017
SWIFT today announces a new real-time payment controls service to complement and strengthen its customers’ existing fraud controls. The new fraud and cyber-crime prevention service will enable SWIFT customers to screen their payment messages according to their own chosen ...
BCSC warns about binary options provider GTOptions
April 13th, 2017
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to inform public and investors about GTOptions, owned and operated by MJ Vents Ltd. (together, the Parties). GTOptions claims to be based in Bulgaria and provides an online binary options trading platform. ...
Where the majority of EU population live? flats or houses
April 13th, 2017
House or flat: where do you live? In 2015, 42% of the EU population lived in flats and 57% in houses. The share of persons living in flats was highest in Spain (66%), Latvia (65%) and Estonia (63%), and ...
