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Google tax deal labelled ‘derisory’, as criticism grows
January 25th, 2016
An agreement for US firm Google to pay £130m in UK back taxes has been labelled as “derisory” and a “sweetheart deal” by critics. The payment covers money owed since 2005 and follows a six-year inquiry by Her Majesty’s ...
Hong Kong: Two solicitors engaged in fraud
January 18th, 2016
Court finds two solicitors engaged in insider dealing and fraud or deception The Court of First Instance today found that two solicitors, Mr Eric Lee Kwok Wa and Ms Betty Young Bik Fung, and Eric Lee’s sister, Ms Patsy ...
CFTC orders a London based financial services company to Pay a Civil Monetary Penalty
January 14th, 2016
CFTC Orders Otkritie Capital International, Ltd. to Pay a $140,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Violating a CFTC Registration Regulation The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Otkritie Capital International, Ltd. ...
Gold in 2016
January 8th, 2016
Advance signs of a global slump in economic activity emerged in 2015. Furthermore, the dollar’s strength, coupled with widening credit spreads confirms a global tendency for dollar-denominated debt to contract. These developments typically precede an economic and financial crisis ...
Dow Jones suffers worst start to the year since 2008 – as more than £38bn is wiped off FTSE 100 thanks to China volatility and Middle Eastern uncertainty
January 5th, 2016
Fears over China sent US stocks tumbling yesterday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 467 points at its low for the day – headed for its worst first-day percentage drop since 1932. The index fell by 1.58 per cent to 17,149. ...
China and Clinton Agree: Traders Should Pay for Canceled Orders
December 30th, 2015
CSRC rule proposals seen taking effect in as early as 2016 Proposal to levy fees on high cancel rates echoes Clinton plan Chinese securities regulators are preparing some of the world’s strictest regulations on a trading practice at the ...
The 25 financial events that shaped the year 2015
December 30th, 2015
As we are close to move from year 2015 to year 2016, OneStopBrokers has collected and presents the major Financial events happened in 2015. 2015 was a year that the Eurozone was almost collapsed. We all witnessed a possible ...
Seven big investment banks in UK paid just $30 million tax in 2014
December 29th, 2015
Seven of the biggest investment banks operating in London paid little or no tax in Britain last year, despite reporting billions of dollars in profits, a Reuters analysis of corporate filings shows. In recent months, the seven investment and ...
IPO Wars: New York Stock Exchange Is Going Global
December 28th, 2015
Apparently, the world’s biggest stock exchange isn’t big enough. The New York Stock Exchange – the symbol of American capitalism that boasts a market cap of around $21 trillion – is ramping up efforts to attract more foreign ...
UAE set to benefit from further China investment in 2016
December 17th, 2015
An increasing number of Chinese companies are expected to invest in the UAE’s property and manufacturing sectors next year as the government encourages companies to look overseas for growth, officials said yesterday. Chinese companies are investing more abroad, allowing ...
