Credit Suisse Restates Fourth-Quarter Loss on U.S. Tax Provision
April 3rd, 2014
Credit Suisse Group (CSGN) AG, the second-biggest Swiss bank, restated its fourth-quarter loss after taking additional provisions related to the U.S. probe into whether the bank helped Americans evade taxes. The net loss amounted to 476 million Swiss francs ...
Mind the Non-GAAP
March 27th, 2014
Nontraditional financial metrics can shed valuable light on a company’s operations – or obscure its true condition. Normalized adjusted EBITDA less capex. Adjusted consolidated segment operating income. Adjusted EBITDA (as adjusted). Even enthusiasts of non-GAAP metrics have to admit ...
Asia Stocks Rise as Copper Slips Amid China Stimulus Talk
March 24th, 2014
Asian shares rose, with the regional index rebounding from its biggest two-week decline since June, and the yen fell. Nickel slid after a seventh weekly gain as a preliminary Chinese manufacturing gauge unexpectedly fell, while gold and silver retreated. ...
Multinationals Pay Higher Tax Rates Abroad than in U.S.
March 18th, 2014
Most U.S.-based multinational corporations paid lower U.S. taxes on their domestic profits than they paid to foreign governments on their foreign profits, according to a recent study. The study, released late last month by the advocacy groups Citizens for ...
ASIC: suspension of licence
March 18th, 2014
ASIC, the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions, has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of AIE Fiduciary Services Pty Ltd (AIE) following an application by AIE. The application was made after ASIC raised a number of concerns about ...
‘Small’ Companies May Be Free of XBRL
March 18th, 2014
A bill with broad bipartisan support would apply to public companies with less than $250 million in revenue. It’s only an early step in the legislative process, but it’s looking good that “small” public companies won’t have to file ...
6 Big Things You Need to Know About Bitcoin This Week
March 17th, 2014
Mt. Gox is history. Flexcoin flatlined, too. Hackers are stealing Bitcoin like crazy. Yup, Bitcoin is looking shadier by the minute. So much so that a Silicon Valley startup wants to bury it underground Fort Knox-style. The controversial cryptocurrency ...
George Ioulianos, General Manager of Cyprus Fiduciary Association
March 14th, 2014
1. What is the Cyprus Fiduciary Association and what has it achieved so far? The Cyprus Fiduciary Association was founded in November 2011 by the initiative of a number of fiduciary providers whose aim was to further develop and ...
Options
March 6th, 2014
Options on stocks were first traded on an organized exchange in 1973. Since then there has been a dramatic growth in options markets. Options are now traded on many exchanges throughout the world. Huge volumes of options are also ...
Warrants
March 6th, 2014
A warrant is a time-limited right to subscribe for shares, debentures, loan stock or government securities and is exercisable against the original issuer of the underlying securities. It is an interest and dividend-free securities, granting the holder the right ...
