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Grexit Fears Cause GDP Forecasts to Plummet
April 20th, 2015
Economists have severely cut their forecasts for core Greek economic indicators. That reflects growing concern that the debt burden of the southern European country may force an exit from the euro as its creditors grow frustrated with the lack ...
BHP merger with Clough propels it into Top 50
April 17th, 2015
Barber Harrison & Platt (BHP), Yorkshire’s largest independent firm of chartered accountants, has merged with Cleckheaton-based Clough & Company. The deal creates a regional practice with six offices, over 270 people and revenues approaching £18m, place it firmly within ...
Baker & McKenzie and FenXun Partners receive the first approval for a Joint Operation in the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone
April 17th, 2015
The Joint Operation provides clients of both firms with an unprecedented platform to serve their international and PRC legal needs Baker & McKenzie and FenXun Partners today became the first international and PRC law firms to enter into a ...
Deal appears distant amid deadlock in reform talks
April 17th, 2015
With negotiations between Greece and its creditors effectively deadlocked, a potential deal that could unlock crucially needed funding appeared more distant than ever on Thursday with doubts appearing about whether an agreement can be reached in time for a ...
Ernst & Young settles with N.Y. for $10 million over Lehman auditing
April 16th, 2015
Ernst & Young LLP will pay $10 million to settle a New York lawsuit accusing the accounting firm of helping Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc deceive investors in the years leading up to its 2008 collapse, the New York attorney ...
EnterNext launches initiative to create flexible financing solutions for the Dutch and Belgian markets
April 16th, 2015
EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for small and medium sized companies today announced the launch of a commercial solution specifically designed to simplify Dutch small companies’ access to capital and provide a broader ...
ICAS and CIPFA launch landmark integrated qualification in audit
April 16th, 2015
ICAS and The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have announced that they intend to work together to produce a ground-breaking new joint qualification in both public and corporate sector audit. The qualification will combine the unrivalled ...
FCA fines The Bank of New York Mellon
April 15th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority of UK issued a press release to inform that: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined The Bank of New York Mellon London Branch (BNYMLB) and The Bank of New York Mellon International Limited ...
CFTC and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Sign Memorandum of Understanding
April 15th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that CFTC Chairman Tim Massad and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Chairman Wayne Byres have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the ...
Greece confident of reaching agreement in make-or-break 24 April deadline
April 15th, 2015
Eurozone finance ministers to pass judgment next week on reform-for-cash deal that would unlock €7.2bn (£5.2bn) of financial assistance Greece has vigorously rebutted speculation that it will declare a debt default and plunge out of the eurozone if it fails ...