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Scotland to impose its own tax authority
August 22nd, 2014
Edinburgh took a step closer to operating its own version of HMRC this week, after the Scottish parliament passed the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill. The chair of the Chartered Institute of Taxation’s (CIOT) Scottish technical subcommittee, Moira ...
EY issues emphasis of matter note on Co-op Bank
August 22nd, 2014
EY’s first public act as auditor of the Co-operative Bank has been to place an emphasis of matter paragraph into its interim statement review. The Big Four firm, which replaced KPMG as the bank’s auditors earlier this year, said ...
Copper up to Above $3.20 After Strong U.S. Home Sales
August 22nd, 2014
Copper in London rose to a two-week high, heading for the first weekly advance in a month on stronger-than-expected U.S. homes sales and before a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. The metal for delivery in three months ...
Dollar flatlines ahead of Yellen, Draghi at Jackson Hole
August 22nd, 2014
The dollar was steady on Friday after its strongest weekly run since March and world stocks were near all-time highs as markets waited for steers from the Federal Reserve and ECB on diverging policy plans. European shares .FTEU3 opened ...
CySec introduces digital signature for ASP
August 22nd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has today announced the introduction of a digital signature for the submission of files to CySec. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission aims to improve its procedure for secure transmission of the electronic ...
CFTC charges R2 Capital Group LLC with Fraud and Misappropriation
August 22nd, 2014
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that on August 15, 2014, Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, issued a restraining Order freezing the assets of Defendants Ryan Tomazin ...
Eurozone government borrowing costs hit record lows
August 22nd, 2014
Eurozone government borrowing costs sank to historic lows on Thursday as investors increased bets that the European Central Bank would take aggressive action to avert a deflationary slump, following early data indicating that the region’s recovery slowed in August. ...
MFSA: surrender of CIS licence
August 22nd, 2014
MCM Fund SICAV plc (“the Scheme”) recently requested the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to accept the surrender of the collective investment scheme licence. The MFSA has accepted the Scheme’s request. This surrender is entirely voluntary and does not ...
Case closed in favor of INTL FCStone in Sentinel case
August 22nd, 2014
INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL) (“the Company”) announced on March 19, 2014 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit had reversed the trial court’s January 2013 decision against its subsidiary, FCStone, LLC, in the Sentinel matter. Because ...
Citigroup facing restrictions on sales of hedge fund investments
August 22nd, 2014
Citigroup Inc has been sending hedge fund firms letters informing them that it cannot sell investments in hedge funds and private-equity funds to clients after a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street Journal reported. The ...
