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UAE among top 20 countries for entrepreneurs, says Ashish Thakkar
February 17th, 2017
The UAE ranks among the world’s top 20 nations offering the best environment for entrepreneurs, according to a report by Mara Foundation and Opinium Research. The inaugural Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index measures entrepreneurial environments around the world ...
Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped
February 16th, 2017
Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped As the helicopter roars its way west from the Tel Aviv coast, two dots emerge from the featureless blue. Closer up, they begin to take shape: Giant platforms for ...
How accountants can become more efficient in 2017
February 15th, 2017
Through the last decade, the Accounting industry has been through many changes. Accounting industry has became more technologically advanced and more efficient. As we are moving though the 2017, accounting industry must adapt to the always changing environment, new ...
SIX Swiss Exchange annnounced two additional European markets
February 15th, 2017
The internationalization of the SIX Swiss Exchange Liquidnet Service (SLS) provides participants with yet more options for non-displayed trading. As of today, SLS supports trading in both Italian and Norwegian equities. This extension adds over 400 shares to the ...
Swiss voters rejected corporate tax reforms
February 14th, 2017
The European Commission is disappointed that Swiss voters rejected plans to overhaul corporate taxes and will consult with European Union governments on how to proceed, the EU tax commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Monday. Voters on Sunday blocked the ...
Founders of Panama Law Firm Mossack Fonseca arrested
February 13th, 2017
Police in Panama arrested the founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, on money laundering charges after authorities raided the firm’s headquarters as part of investigations into Brazil’s largest-ever bribery scandal. ...
Sweden’s competition watchdog opposes a proposed tax on financial services companies
February 6th, 2017
Sweden’s competition watchdog has come out against a proposed tax on financial services companies, saying it would hit their ability to compete internationally and skew the domestic market. The opinion, published on the watchdog’s website, was sent to the ...
Solactive launches Solactive Swiss Family Owned
January 31st, 2017
Solactive is announcing the release of the Solactive Swiss Family Owned Companies Index, an index tracking the price movements of publicly traded family-owned companies that are domiciled and listed in Switzerland. The index is used as the basis for ...
EEX opens its 15th global office in Madrid
January 30th, 2017
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is now offering an improved service to its Iberian members with the opening of its Madrid office. Brigitte Caboulet who has played a key role in the recent rapid growth of EEX market share ...
CFTC Orders CNCGC Hong Kong Ltd. to Pay a $150,000 Penalty
January 18th, 2017
On 53 occasions, CNCGC HK failed to file required Form 304 reports, and on two occasions the firm filed late Form 304 reports The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against ...
