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PwC UK achieves strong growth: 2015 financial highlights
September 14th, 2015
Firm launches innovative digital annual report PwC, the professional services firm, has today (14 September) reported revenue growth of 10 percent to £3,083 million for the year ended 30 June 2015, up from £2,814 million the previous year. Profits ...
Traders’ Phones Are Becoming a Zone of Total Surveillance
September 14th, 2015
At large banks, regulatory requirements and new technology change how conversations are conducted Wall Street has a message for its traders: Watch what you say. At large banks in the U.S. and Europe, traders’ everyday activities are being recorded ...
Chinese shares lead Asia lower on economic fears
September 14th, 2015
Mainland Chinese shares led the rest of the region lower as a raft of government data over the weekend pointed to more signs of weakness in the Chinese economy. Growth in both fixed-asset investment, up 10.9% in August from a ...
Gold holds near four-week low on india’s bullion plan before fed
September 11th, 2015
India’s government on Wednesday approved a gold monetisation plan and sale of sovereign bonds by the Reserve Bank of India Gold held near a four-week low on concern that India will reduce bullion imports and as US jobs data ...
Global Markets: Stocks end solid week on cautious note
September 11th, 2015
Stocks stay on track for best week in eight Fed rate decision next week hangs in the balance “Quite a fragile time” – equity fund manager Global stocks around the world slipped into the red on Friday but remained ...
Why Vladimir Putin Won’t Be Helping OPEC to Cut Oil Production
September 11th, 2015
Past attempts at cooperation proved `dismal and disappointing’ Siberian winter makes it difficult to be swing oil producer Few things have more potential to spook the oil market than the prospect of Russia joining forces with OPEC. Speculation that such ...
Looming FOMC meeting keeps Asian stocks on edge
September 11th, 2015
Asian stocks see-sawed on the final trading day of the week, as investors eyed increased uncertainty heading into the Federal Reserve‘s crucial meeting on interest rates next week. The Fed is widely expected to raise its near-zero interest rate as ...
Revenue & Customs ‘winding down’ inquiries into HSBC Swiss tax evaders
September 10th, 2015
After reopening investigation into HSBC clients hiding money in Switzerland, HMRC admits it has still only prosecuted one tax cheat HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is winding down its inquiries into hundreds of British customers who used HSBC’s Swiss ...
Greece: Capital controls relaxed for corporations
September 10th, 2015
The Greek Finance Ministry eased capital controls on corporate transactions on Wednesday by doubling from 7 to 14 million euros the daily limit each of the country’s four systemic banks is allowed to approve in response to demands by ...
Gold Prices Tread Water Ahead of Federal Reserve Meeting
September 10th, 2015
Gold is slightly lower on the London spot market Gold prices were slightly lower on the London spot market Wednesday, moving between gains and losses as the market remained cautious over a potential rate rise in the U.S. Spot ...
