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Irish regulator nixes Teddy Sagi’s AvaTrade acquisition
December 14th, 2015
Playtech’s dream of becoming a major player in the online foreign exchange trading market has been left in ruins. Online gambling software provider Playtech Cyprus Ltd. (LSE:PTEC), controlled by Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi, has dropped its bid to buy Israeli ...
Broker sued over overseas property investment fund
December 10th, 2015
A stockbroking firm and a number of other companies are being sued by 19 investors over the management of an overseas property investment fund. The investors are claiming negligence in their High Court actions over the management of funds. ...
Playtech: Update on appeal in respect of Ava Trade Ltd
December 8th, 2015
Further to its announcement of 23 November 2015, Playtech announces that its appeal against the Central Bank of Ireland’s (“CBI’) decision to oppose its application to acquire Ava Trade Ltd. (“Ava Trade”) has concluded. The appeal was allowed by ...
EU Hits McDonald’s With Full-Blown Tax Investigation
December 4th, 2015
U.S. fast-food chain’s Luxembourg unit has paid ‘virtually’ no corporation tax on profits since 2009 European Union regulators confirmed Thursday they have opened a full-blown probe into McDonald’s Corp.’s tax affairs in Luxembourg, warning that a tax deal granted ...
Four senior KPMG partners arrested in HMRC tax evasion inquiry
November 27th, 2015
Accountancy firm places most senior staff in Northern Ireland on administrative leave pending tax evasion inquiry Four senior executives from the Belfast office of accountancy firm KPMG have been arrested in Belfast on alleged tax evasion charges. The four partners were ...
Plus500: Termination of Merger Agreement with Playtech – Update on Plus500 and Ava Trade Ltd
November 23rd, 2015
Further to the determination by Playtech PLC that it will be unable to obtain FCA approval before 31 December 2015, the Company and Playtech agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement. The Board of Plus500 today announces its plans for ...
Credit Suisse plans trading floor for Dublin
November 16th, 2015
Swiss bank wants to move 40 traders and 60 support staff to Ireland as part of a cost-cutting drive Credit Suisse is on course to become the first international bank to set up a major trading floor in Dublin. The ...
Playtech announces Q3 trading update
October 29th, 2015
Playtech has issued today a press release to announce its trading update for the third quarter of 2015 together with an update on trading to date in the fourth quarter. Strong performance from both the Gaming and Financials divisions ...
These are the 18 best countries in the world for starting and running a business
October 29th, 2015
The World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 report is just out — it’s the most authoritative source in the world for which countries are most friendly to entrepreneurs, and where’s it’s least onerous to keep an enterprise running. We’ve laid ...
Brussels orders EU countries to claw back ‘illegal’ tax rulings
October 22nd, 2015
Europe’s competition chief ordered the Netherlands to recover €20-30 million in back taxes from Starbucks on Wednesday (21 October) and told Luxembourg to claim the same amount from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The move is a heavy blow to profit-shielding ...
