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The truth about GDP
December 1st, 2015
“I can prove anything by statistics except the truth” – George Canning Canning’s aphorism is as valid today as when he was Britain’s Prime Minister in 1817. Unfortunately, his wisdom is ignored completely by mainstream economists. Nowhere is this ...
FRC calls for transparent disclosure of tax risks in corporate reports
December 1st, 2015
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will conduct a thematic review of companies’ tax reporting to encourage more transparent recording of the relationship between the tax charges and accounting profit. The required disclosures are key to helping users understand the ...
RBS,HSBC, Barlcays and StanChart announced their stress test results
December 1st, 2015
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, HSBC Holdings plc, Barclays PLC and Standard Chartered PLC have issued press releases to announce their results in relation with the 2015 Bank of England stress test. Royal Bank of Scotland Group ...
Standard Bank to Pay $4.2 Million to Settle SEC Charges
December 1st, 2015
Bank Agrees to $36.9 Million Global Settlement with the SEC and the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Standard Bank Plc with failing to disclose certain payments in connection with debt issued by the ...
Russia’s Central Bank adds yuan to reserve currency basket
December 1st, 2015
According to the sources, the share of Russian reserves in yuan in the near future will remain small and symbolic Russia’s Central Bank has added the Chinese yuan to the foreign exchange reserve basket, two sources close to the ...
Chinese Stocks: Brokerage Probes Weigh on November Stock Gains
December 1st, 2015
Three of China’s largest brokerages said they were under investigation for suspected violations of margin-trading rules A widening Chinese investigation into what officials have deemed suspicious or illegal trading activity has put the brakes on a rebound in the Shanghai Composite ...
Law Firms Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and Gowlings joining forces to create a new international law firm
November 30th, 2015
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) and Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, are joining forces to create a new international law firm called Gowling WLG. The new firm will take effect in January 2016. Gowling WLG will have ...
Iran, Greece seek cooperation in energy
November 30th, 2015
Iran and Greece are going to discuss a long array of economic relations issues, including banking, oil, industry, transportation and urban development during a two-day visit by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his accompanying delegation which consists of ...
Russia Takes Aim at Turkish Economy Amid Fighter-Jet Spat
November 27th, 2015
Turkish officials reject Vladimir Putin’s call for an apology Russia announced plans to impose sanctions on an array of Turkish economic interests in response to Turkey’s shootdown of a Russian warplane, as Ankara called for calm. Russian Prime Minister Dmitri ...
ISDA and IIFM publish Islamic Cross Currency Swap Standard
November 27th, 2015
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) today announced publication of a new Islamic hedging product standard, the ISDA/IIFM Himaayah Min Taqallub As‘aar Assarf (Islamic Cross Currency Swap) for use in Islamic hedging ...
