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America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
Three international Legal firms are to merge
September 30th, 2016
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm ‘combination’ talks Three London-headquartered international firms with a combined turnover of nearly £1bn are to merge, according to press reports last night. An announcement involving CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang is imminent, The Lawyer reports. ...
HMRC Adds To Main VAT Registration Guide
September 29th, 2016
The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has updated VAT Notice 700/1 on value-added tax (VAT) registration following law changes intended to prevent VAT evasion. The Notice has been updated following the introduction of new powers for HMRC ...
FTSE-100 sets aside billions for legal bills
September 26th, 2016
Top UK-listed companies under intense regulatory scrutiny are setting aside more cash than ever before for anticipated legal bills, according to latest research. Thomson Reuters says FTSE 100 companies set aside £31.3bn last year – up nearly £6bn on ...
Google just pumped a bunch of money into Airbnb
September 23rd, 2016
Airbnb just got a big cash infusion — and Google is one of its big investors. According to a new financial filing, the company has raised $555 million at a $30 billion valuation, part of a desired $850 million round that ...
The root cause of monetary confusion
September 23rd, 2016
Arguments about sound and unsound money often degenerate into a them-and-us dispute, with the supporters of unsound money casting sound money proponents as impractical out-of-date libertarian weirdos. Supporting one side or the other as if they were opposing football ...
Industry Experts take to stage for Fintech EUROPE London 2016
September 20th, 2016
Managers of Wealth (MoW) event FinTech EUROPE 2016 is to be held in central London on 27 October, 2016. The speakers represent many industry leading organisations and have extensive experience which contributes to their interesting, stimulating and insightful topics ...
Why the EU is doomed
September 16th, 2016
We are accustomed to looking at Europe’s woes in a purely financial context. This is a mistake, because it misses the real reasons why the EU will fail and not survive the next financial crisis. We normally survive financial ...
PwC’s legal arm posts 24% revenue jump
September 14th, 2016
Revenue at PwC Legal has soared this financial year, from £48.5m to £59.9m, an increase of 25%. Led by senior partner Shirley Brookes, the legal arm of the accounting giant has also posted net income of £11m. Of the total revenue, ...
Hewlett Packard successor firm launches first panel review
September 13th, 2016
HP Inc, the largest successor company of Hewlett Packard, has launched a global law firm panel review. HP Inc sent a 17-page request for proposal (RFP) document to law firms over the summer. The review of its legal advice ...
