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China signs £14bn trade deals with UK amid Premier’s visit
June 18th, 2014
China says it wants to back major UK infrastructure projects and has signed £14bn in trade deals. The news comes on the first full day of a visit by its leader. The BBC understands the projects the state-owned China ...
China Auditor Blames CIC Mismanagement for Investment Losses
June 18th, 2014
Mismanagement at China Investment Corp., the nation’s $575 billion sovereign wealth fund, led to overseas investment losses that could widen, according to the National Audit Office. A dereliction of duty by managers, inadequate due diligence and post-investment management were ...
Brent holds above $113 amid Iraq violence
June 18th, 2014
Brent crude held above $113 per barrel on Wednesday as heavy fighting in Iraq shut the country’s biggest refinery and led to the withdrawal of staff by foreign oil firms, stoking worries about exports from the key oil producer. ...
German Bank reopens 10-year Federal bonds
June 17th, 2014
The German Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has announced the reopening of 10-year Federal bonds with an invitation to bid by auction. For the account of the Federal Government, the German Finance Agency, through Deutsche Bundesbank, will reopen the 1.50 % ...
Australian day trader was jailed for manipulation of CFDs
June 17th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today sentenced Kristoffer John Watts from New South Wales, to two years in jail for market manipulation. Kristoffer John Watts, a day-trader living in Casuarina, New South Wales, pleaded guilty in April 2014 ...
German investor confidence slips again
June 17th, 2014
A survey shows that German investor confidence has fallen for the sixth consecutive month and has hit its lowest level since December 2012 amid concerns about a soft patch in Europe’s largest economy. The ZEW institute said Tuesday that ...
BNP Paribas, U.K. Fraud Raids, Taiwan Rules: Compliance
June 17th, 2014
BNP Paribas SA (BNP) has given investors scant information about how much it expects to pay to settle a criminal probe of U.S. sanctions violations. The bank told shareholders at an annual meeting on May 14 that the settlement ...
Greenpeace loses £3m in currency speculation
June 16th, 2014
Environmental group apologises for record losses last year after employee lost campaign funds on international currency markets. Greenpeace International last year lost €3.8m (£3m) of donations through speculation on currency markets. According to a statement released on Sunday, in ...
Federal Banking Regulators Finalize Joint Supplemental Guidance on Income Tax Allocation Agreements
June 16th, 2014
U.S. Federal banking regulators issued final supplemental guidance on income tax allocation agreements involving holding companies and insured depository institutions. An aim of the guidance is to reduce confusion regarding ownership of tax refunds. The guidance supplements an interagency ...
France Confirms Tax Cuts
June 16th, 2014
The French Finance Ministry has presented a supplementary finance bill to the Council of Ministers, which provides for income tax relief worth over EUR1bn (USD1.4bn) for low-paid earners, a one-year extension to the corporate tax surtax, and commits to ...