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Accounting firms employ robots in their offices
April 20th, 2017
Robotic software sweeping large accounting firms and clients While it doesn’t shoot lasers or clean her Minneapolis office Roomba-style, her “bot” can do some of her digital data dirty work so she doesn’t have to. “I don’t want to ...
ESMA to cooperate with New Zealand’s regulators on CCPs
April 19th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand. The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements, ...
European countries introduced tax breaks for cycling to work
April 19th, 2017
During the last months, four European countries have introduced tax breaks for cycling to work or extended existing ones: France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy. This shows that the idea of rewarding sustainable commuting behaviour through fiscal incentives is gaining ...
Google reaches settlement in antitrust case in Russia
April 19th, 2017
In relation to an antitrust case in Russia, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) has issued an announcement to inform that its has reached a settlement with Google. According the announcement: On April 17, 2017, the ...
Ever wonder where the money in your pocket come from?
April 13th, 2017
What is seigniorage? This exotic word is about something very simple: the banknotes in your pocket. Have you ever wondered where they come from? Euro banknotes are developed by the ECB, manufactured at a printing works and then stored ...
Taxes on labour income for the average worker across the OECD continued to decrease
April 13th, 2017
Taxes on labour income for the average worker across the OECD continued to decrease for the third consecutive year during 2016, dropping to 36% of labour costs, according to a new OECD report. Taxing Wages 2017 measures the level of ...
Asian Stocks Fall as Dollar Slumps on Trump Talk: Markets Wrap
April 13th, 2017
Japanese shares lead decline as yen strengthens for fourth day Hong Kong equities pare losses amid Chinese export data Most Asian stocks fell after the dollar slumped and Treasury bond yields dropped to the lowest level this year in ...
CySec informs CIFs for France’s legislation about advertising speculative, complex and risky products
April 12th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular (C202) to inform Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) in relation to France’s national legislation regarding the prohibition of electronic advertising to retail investors when offering speculative, complex and risky ...
Auckland-based Forex broker collapsed leaving customers facing “significant” losses
April 12th, 2017
An Auckland-based foreign exchange broker has collapsed, leaving dozens of customers owed more than $1 million facing “significant” losses. Forex Brokers was established in 1995 and had an office in the Dingwall Building on Auckland’s Queen Street. Companies Office ...
EBA finds supervisory authorities have implemented robust IT systems
April 12th, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report on the Peer Review carried out on its ITS on supervisory reporting aimed at assessing how supervisory authorities have ensured its consistent and comprehensive implementation. The Report summarises the outcomes ...
