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ECB policymakers divided over China risks
January 15th, 2016
Policymakers at the European Central Bank disagreed at their last meeting over how big a threat turmoil in China and other emerging markets pose to Europe’s modest economic recovery. The result of the Dec. 3 debate, for which a ...
First-ever EU-wide cyber-security rules backed by Internal Market Committee
January 15th, 2016
Firms supplying essential services, e.g. for energy, transport, banking and health, or digital ones, such as search engines and cloud computing, will have to take action to improve their ability to withstand cyber-attacks under new rules approved by Internal ...
Herbert Smith Freehills named most trusted legal adviser to FTSE 100 companies
January 14th, 2016
Research published by The Lawyer has revealed that Herbert Smith Freehills is now the UK law firm with the most FTSE 100 client relationships – 39 FTSE 100 companies in total. The firm is also the most popular ...
HMRC admits to winding up inquiry into HSBC tax evasion claims
January 14th, 2016
Only one person was prosecuted following claims the bank turned a blind eye to illegal activities of hundreds of wealthy customers HM Revenue and Customs has wound up its inquiries into claims that hundreds of British customers used HSBC’s ...
Asia markets retrace some losses, China bucks trend
January 14th, 2016
Major Asian stock markets retraced some of their downward slide but stayed in negative territory, following a massive sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 retraced morning losses to trade down 2.86 percent, weighed by commodities and machinery sectors. Earlier, ...
Deloitte predicts technology trends for 2016
January 13th, 2016
Mobile touch commerce usage to increase by 150 percent globally, to 50 million in 2016 18 to 24 year-olds will be the biggest PC users this year The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, the business advisory ...
Major Asian stocks close up, Nikkei rebounds 2.88%
January 13th, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly higher, with some major indexes rebounding Wednesday, in a sign of returning stability even in the face of lingering worries about China and falling commodity prices. That follows a volatile start to the year, in ...
Bear Market: The Average U.S. Stock Is Already Down More Than 20 Percent
January 12th, 2016
The stock market is in far worse shape than we are being told. As you will see in this article, the average U.S. stock is already down more than 20 percent from the peak of the market. But of ...
Britain’s biggest insider trading case is finally going to trial — 6 years since dawn raids
January 12th, 2016
Almost six years after a series of dawn raids shocked the City of London, one of the UK’s biggest ever insider-trading cases is finally going to trial. The case – code named Tabernula, which is Latin for “little tavern” – ...
HMRC: Lin Homer to step down as HMRC CEO in April
January 12th, 2016
Lin Homer has announced today that she is to leave HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in April, after more than four years as Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary and a public service career spanning 36 years. Lin Homer joined HMRC in ...
