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Plus500: Termination of Merger, Dividend and Share Buyback
November 25th, 2015
Plus500 announces termination of Merger Agreement with Playtech, intended declaration of an Interim Dividend of $0.2121 per share and Share Buyback programme Further to the determination by Playtech PLC that it will be unable to obtain FCA approval before ...
HBOS and KPMG tensions exposed by report
November 24th, 2015
TENSIONS between HBOS’s senior management and the bank’s auditor KPMG have been exposed in the long-awaited bumper report into the financial institution’s epic failure. The 500-page tome, which took over three years and £7m to compile, reveals that the ...
Plus500: Termination of Merger Agreement with Playtech – Update on Plus500 and Ava Trade Ltd
November 23rd, 2015
Further to the determination by Playtech PLC that it will be unable to obtain FCA approval before 31 December 2015, the Company and Playtech agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement. The Board of Plus500 today announces its plans for ...
G20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax loopholes
November 19th, 2015
G20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax loopholes, reaffirm its role in ensuring strong, sustainable and inclusive growth The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies today endorsed overhauled global standards to crack down on tax ...
Publication of the PRA and FCA review into the failure of HBOS
November 19th, 2015
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are today publishing the review into the failure of HBOS Group. This review was originally started by the former regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Its purpose is ...
Playtech acquisition of Plus500 may be terminated if not consummated by end of 2015
November 18th, 2015
Playtech has issued an announcement to inform regarding the acquisition of Plus500. Read previous announcement: Playtech’s latest announcement regarding Plus500 acquisition Read previous announcement: Playtech plc: Update on acquisitions of Plus500 Ltd and Ava Trade Ltd According to the firm, the Plus500 ...
Australian law firm invests in online disruptor
November 18th, 2015
Rather than seeing legal industry disruptors as a threat, a national firm has decided to invest in one and forge a new partnership. National firm Gilbert + Tobin has invested in online legal services provider LegalVision, providing funding that ...
5 Ways The Paris Attacks Could Hit Europe’s Economy
November 16th, 2015
The consequences could be far-reaching–and not just negative. It is, of course, far too early to do anything more than speculate. But common sense says that there must be consequences for business and for the European economy from the ...
HMRC’s step to become a tax authority fit for the future
November 16th, 2015
HMRC announces next step in its ten-year modernisation programme to become a tax authority fit for the future Fewer, more modern regional centres and highly skilled staff will provide customers with better services HMRC has today announced the next ...
EU recognises Swiss supervision of central counterparties as equivalent
November 16th, 2015
Swiss supervision of central counterparties has been recognised by the European Commission as equivalent to the relevant provisions applicable within the European Union. The decision announced today provides a basis for Swiss central counterparties to access cross-border markets in ...
