Corporate tax rates table
May 16th, 2014
The following table indicates all corporate tax rates in percentage for a number of countries worldwide. Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Country % % % % % % % % % % Afghanistan ...
Futures manipulator sentenced to community service
May 14th, 2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a press release informing as follows: The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced a futures trader, Mr Ernest Fan Kwong Hung, to 200 hours of community service and fined him $59,430 for ...
Asian Stocks Advance After U.S. Gauges Rally to Records
May 13th, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark gauge on course for its biggest increase in seven weeks, as investors weighed earnings and after U.S. equity indexes climbed to records. Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second-biggest carmaker, jumped 5.1 percent after ...
Vodafone seeks arbitration in India tax dispute
May 8th, 2014
Vodafone has sought international arbitration to resolve its tax dispute with the Indian government. It relates to Vodafone’s 2007 takeover of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa’s Indian mobile unit for $11bn (£6.5bn). Indian authorities have said the firm owes nearly ...
Billionaire Kwoks Plead Not Guilty to HK Official Bribes
May 8th, 2014
Thomas and Raymond Kwok, the billionaire brothers running Hong Kong’s second-largest developer, and the Chinese city’s former No. 2 official pleaded not guilty today to charges including conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office. Rafael Hui, the Government’s Chief ...
SEC Charges Toronto-Based Consultant and Four Others in Reverse Merger Schemes Involving China-Based Companies
May 6th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), charged a Toronto-based consultant and four associates with conducting illegal reverse merger schemes to bring a pair of China-based companies into the U.S. markets so they could manipulate trading and reap millions ...
Saxo Bank: Product Update May 2014
May 5th, 2014
Saxo Bank is proud to offer Stock Options in May 2014 By enabling its direct clients with Stock Options, Saxo increases its multi asset offer. Saxo Bank clients will have access to the top 200 most liquid Stock Options ...
Futures trader convicted of false trading
April 30th, 2014
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), an independent statutory body set up to regulate the securities and futures markets in Hong Kong, has issued a press release informing that the Eastern Magistrates’ Court convicted a futures trader ...
Market manipulator jailed for false trading
April 30th, 2014
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), an independent statutory body set up to regulate the securities and futures markets in Hong Kong, has issued a press release informing that the Eastern Magistrates’ Court sentenced Mr Chan Wing ...
Asian Stocks Swing From Gain to Loss on Earnings Outlook
April 29th, 2014
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as investors weighed corporate earnings and after U.S. equities advanced. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. slid 1.3 percent in Hong Kong after Asia’s biggest refiner posted first-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates. ...
