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Wales levies first tax in 800 years
September 12th, 2016
Wales’ emergence as a separate jurisdiction takes a new step today with the introduction of legislation designed to create the first Welsh tax in 800 years. If approved, the land transaction tax, payable on the purchase or lease of ...
Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
BDO welcomes three new tax partners
September 9th, 2016
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP continues to invest in its tax offering with three new partner appointments. Last year, revenues in BDO’s tax team increased by 20%, making it the fastest growing tax practice of the ten ...
Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million on Phony Accounts, Fires 5,300 Staff
September 9th, 2016
California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined $185 million on Thursday, alleging the bank’s employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals. A staggering 5,300 employees at Wells ...
DLT Financial To Launch Top 10 Cryptocurrency Index
September 8th, 2016
Recently rebranded from Tramonex, DLT Financial is a fintech company that aims to make virtual currencies an enticing asset class for investors. The firm has received a 250,000 GBP ($333,000 USD) grant from the UK government to develop a working prototype of their proposed ...
An online legal document provider is expanding into Europe
September 8th, 2016
An online legal document provider is expanding into mainland Europe after persuading more than 200,000 people in the UK to sign up for the service. US-based Rocket Lawyer, which founded four years ago in the UK, will launch in ...
Inexperienced Chinese investors are getting stung by fintech scams
September 8th, 2016
China is witnessing a fintech boom. Companies providing electronic payments, cryptocurrency trading and other online financial services there are not only mushrooming, they are among the biggest and most highly rated in the world. The Fintech 100, a ranking ...
KPMG faces disciplinary formal complaints over audit concerns
September 7th, 2016
The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Executive Counsel has delivered disciplinary formal complaints under the Accountancy Scheme and the Actuarial Scheme in connection with the conduct of KPMG LLP, Mr Mark Taylor, Mr Anthony Hulse, members and a member firm ...
BNP Paribas Investment Partners goes live with Commcise
September 6th, 2016
Commcise Software Limited, the provider of award-winning Integrated Commission Management Solutions for investment management firms, is pleased to announce that BNP Paribas Investment Partners has implemented CommciseBuy globally. Commcise provided a complete multi-broker, multi-asset, integrated Commission Sharing Agreement (CSA) and Share-of-Wallet ...
Aussie gains as RBA keeps quiet on currency strength
September 6th, 2016
Australia’s dollar was the biggest gainer among major currencies as U.S. and European traders returned from summer holidays on Tuesday, jumping almost 1 percent after the country’s central bank said little on its 10 percent rise since January. The ...
