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Asian markets dip as investors cash out after dovish Fed minutes
February 24th, 2017
Shares in Asia lost ground Friday as dovish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve weakened the dollar, with possible consequences for the competitiveness of Asian exports. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -0.45% was down 0.2% with the S&P/ASX ...
How Many Euro Crises Will This Make? It’s Getting Hard To Keep Track
February 23rd, 2017
Every few years, it seems, one or another mismanaged eurozone country falls into one or another kind of crisis. This leads to speculation about the end of the common currency, which in turn spooks the global financial markets. Then ...
Survey identifies common traits in victims of investment fraud
February 21st, 2017
With Americans losing tens of billions of dollars annually to investment fraud schemes, what mindsets and behaviors are common among those who fall victim? A new survey by the AARP Fraud Watch Network finds that the most susceptible typically ...
HSBC announced 2016 Results; $1.0bn share buy-back
February 21st, 2017
Strategic execution Completed a $2.5bn share buy-back following the sale of the Brazil business Further reduced our risk-weighted assets (‘RWAs’) during 2016 by $143bn as a result of extensive management actions, including the sale of operations in Brazil Generated ...
MPS: Accountants will be in demand during Brexit process
February 17th, 2017
Members of Parliament believe accountants will be increasingly in demand during the Brexit process, according to a new study commissioned by AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The study has revealed that ...
Uber just lost a crucial court ruling – which might push up the price of a fare
February 17th, 2017
So it turns out an Uber is actually a taxi – at least for tax purposes. That’s the upshot of a Federal Court judgment handed down on Friday. Uber had fought an 18-month battle to avoid GST, but will now ...
Asian Stocks Drop Even as Reflation Pullback Eases: Markets Wrap
February 17th, 2017
S&P 500 slips in New York trading, oil heads for weekly loss U.K. retail sales and U.S. leading index due on Friday Investors continued to step away from Asian equities at the end of the week even as a ...
Rising number of carve-out deals providing legal opportunities
February 16th, 2017
Carve-outs are becoming more prominent as a way for corporates to unlock value from their non-core enterprises, currently accounting for 10 per cent of all M&A activity globally. Carve-outs are becoming more prominent as a way for corporates to ...
EU mulls reduction in threshold for country-by-country reporting
February 16th, 2017
EU plans for country-by-country reporting could target a much broader base of multinationals if proposals from the European parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to slash the current threshold are adopted The proposals to amend the Directive would ...
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 ...
