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Corporate law clients prefer in-house work
September 23rd, 2014
It is hard times for Big Law which is the business of providing legal services via independent professional partnerships. The examples of well-known brands such as Patton Boggs of surviving on their own or the collapse of partnerships such ...
Greenpeace Now Accepts Bitcoin
September 23rd, 2014
Completely independent organization Greenpeace announced today that it now accepts donations in bitcoin, becoming the latest charitable institution to adopt the digital currency into its operations. Greenpeace devotes its efforts to ensuring a “healthy planet for current and future ...
Tesla wins court over direct sales in Massachusetts
September 16th, 2014
Massachusetts’ highest court on Monday threw out a lawsuit seeking to block Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) from selling its luxury electric cars directly to consumers in the state, enabling it to bypass traditional dealerships. The state’s Supreme Judicial Court ...
UK bank adviser pay catching up with traders
September 15th, 2014
Senior advisory bankers’ pay in London has risen almost on to a par with traditionally higher-earning traders, underlining the shifting fortunes of these distinct businesses within investment banks. By contrast, senior traders have suffered an average 13 per cent ...
BRICS, banking on development
September 11th, 2014
The creation of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) to finance infrastructure and sustainable development projects in emerging economies is a landmark achievement. Developing nations have lost faith in the current system with its strict conditions on development finance ...
Legislative on cheque imaging and payment systems access updated
September 8th, 2014
FCA has announced changes on legislation which has recently been introduced to British Parliament affecting payment systems. As part of FCA’s commitment to transparency, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set out below details of these latest developments in ...
Top Scottish firms break recession spell with £438.2m combined turnover
September 8th, 2014
Scotland’s top independent firms have pulled out of the recession in earnest in 2013/14, with the top 20 turning over a combined revenue of £438.2m, a rise of 8 per cent on £406.9m the previous year. Brodies and Burness ...
Bitcoin trader admits unlicensed money transfers
September 5th, 2014
The operator of an exchange for the virtual currency Bitcoin has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business. Charlie Shrem from BitInstant.com admitted the charges in a New York federal court hearing. Another Bitcoin trader, Robert Faiella, ...
In tough times, contractors turn to creative marketing campaigns
September 1st, 2014
In the best of times, selling to the government is not an easy task. In the worst of times, it’s even harder. As federal budgets shrink and competition intensifies, contractors are battling it out not only for dollars, but ...
Businesses Find Ways to Avoid Corporate Taxes, but a Fix Seems Unlikely
August 29th, 2014
A pharmaceutical company moved its headquarters to Ireland, sharply reducing its tax rate. A billboard company reclassified itself as a real estate concern, meaning it will no longer pay corporate taxes. And a big oil producer split itself in ...