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Microsoft sales soar for all its non-Windows products
January 27th, 2015
Microsoft sales are growing for just about every product it makes … except for Windows. A couple years ago, that would have caused a panic — Windows has been Microsoft’s cash cow since 1985. In 2015, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) isn’t sweating it too ...
The second stage in the washing cycle – Layering (Video)
January 26th, 2015
Layering Layering is the process of separating the proceeds of criminal activity from their origin through the use of many different techniques to layer the funds. These include using multiple banks and accounts, having professionals act as intermediaries and ...
Bitcoin finds a place among the world’s elite
January 22nd, 2015
More famous for being a renegade alternative to a world currency, bitcoin has managed to find a more prominent role among the global elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Alpine resort plays host to a slew ...
Metro Bank grows 118% in 2014
January 22nd, 2015
Deposits increase to £2,867 million; representing year on year growth of 118% Total loans grow to £1,597 million, a year on year increase of 112% Loans to business customers make up almost half of total lending Metro Bank, the ...
Accounting firms: Small practitioners pick apart KPMG’s SME move
January 22nd, 2015
A torrent of defiance and disbelief has been unleashed by accountancy practices across the UK after KPMG‘s recent vow to disrupt and dominate the SME market by telling small businesses “you can pay us the same as your current accountant, ...
Forget Switzerland: These banks will be hit by SNB shock
January 20th, 2015
Switzerland’s shock scrapping of its currency cap could knock Swiss bank earnings by 10-15 percent, but financial firms in nearby central and eastern European countries could be worse affected, Pimco’s head of financial research told CNBC on Tuesday. “I ...
Switzerland, Italy Reach Agreement On Tax Treaty
January 20th, 2015
Italy and Switzerland have agreed an amendment to their double tax agreement to enhance tax information exchange provisions. It is hoped that the agreement will be signed before the March 2 deadline set by Italy’s new voluntary disclosure program ...
World Economic Outlook (WEO) UPDATE
January 20th, 2015
Cross Currents Global growth will receive a boost from lower oil prices, which reflect to an important extent higher supply. But this boost is projected to be more than offset by negative factors, including investment weakness as adjustment ...
FXCM Provides Further Details on Financing With Leucadia National Corporation
January 20th, 2015
Further to the announcement that Leucadia is investing $300 million in cash into FXCM, the leading online provider of foreign exchange issued a stattement with further details on the financing. Read also the announcement Leucadia is investing $300 million in cash ...
Admiral Markets update on Trading Instruments
January 20th, 2015
Admiral Markets issued a press release regarding: Currency pairs with the Swiss Franc have been made available for trading, however, the highest leverage on these instruments has been decreased to 1:50 in accordance with the extreme tightening of margin ...
