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IASB agrees standard-setting charter of co-operation
May 12th, 2014
The IASB has published an updated charter establishing key principles of co-operation between the IASB, national standard-setters and other accounting standard-setting bodies, represented by the International Forum of Accounting Standard Setters (IFASS). The principles established by the charter are ...
Polls close in eastern Ukraine amid allegations of fraud and double-voting
May 12th, 2014
Polls closed Sunday after voters streamed into polling stations in eastern Ukraine to vote in controversial referendums held by pro-Russian activists eager to declare independence from Kiev, an official said. Voters in the city of Donetsk faced this question ...
What Beats by Apple would mean for music, and you
May 12th, 2014
It’s an odd pairing, really, the gadget-obsessed tech giant from Silicon Valley teaming up with hip-hop super producer Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine. But late Thursday, reports surfaced that a $3.2 billion deal was in the works ...
Australian GMO ‘Contamination’ Case Could Have International Repercussions
May 9th, 2014
Australian farmers Steve Marsh and Mick Baxter grew up together, were once schoolmates, and have grown crops on their neighboring farms for years. But the emergence of GMO technology has driven a wedge between the long-time friends, leaving them ...
No Company Too Small to Pursue Finance Operations Excellence
May 9th, 2014
The biggest barriers to optimized performance tend to be self-imposed, such as permitting unnecessary complexity in finance processes and systems. Size equals scale equals efficiency, right? Yes, but there are very few structural reasons why companies with less than ...
Yen at 85 Seen by Tokai Predicting BOJ Policy Miss: Japan Credit
May 9th, 2014
The Bank of Japan’s failure to achieve its inflation target will see the yen rebound to the highest since 2012, reversing the results of its unprecedented stimulus, according to Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. The currency will strengthen beyond 85 ...
Draghi Sets Clock Ticking for June Stimulus by ECB
May 9th, 2014
Mario Draghi has given himself a month to craft a new fix to the European Central Bank’s deflation angst. Cutting the euro area’s benchmark interest rate to a record tops the list of options for the ECB President after ...
European Stock-Index Futures Little Changed Amid Earnings
May 9th, 2014
European stock-index futures were little changed, after the Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed yesterday to its highest level in more than six years, as investors weighed corporate earnings. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Publicis ...
U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Tech Shares Slide, Tesla Drops
May 8th, 2014
U.S. stocks fluctuated, following the biggest advance in three weeks for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as technology stocks declined for a third day and Tesla Motors Inc. and Priceline Group Inc. slumped. The S&P 500 (SPX) fell ...
IASB agrees charter of mutual co-operation with accounting standard-setting community
May 8th, 2014
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today published an updated Charter establishing key principles of co-operation between the IASB and national standard-setters and other accounting standard-setting bodies, represented by the International Forum of Accounting Standard Setters (IFASS). The principles ...
