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U.K.’s Transaction Tax Plan on hold by the European court
April 30th, 2014
The U.K. lost a bid to counter plans by 11 European Union nations for a common financial-transactions tax, after the bloc’s top court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of the move. The European Court ...
Tax inspections in Greece are increasing
April 30th, 2014
It’s Saturday night going on Sunday morning at a club near the gated homes of the Greek elite in northern Athens as two men and a woman in business suits push through the crowd and demand to see the ...
Google warning on Putin’s possible Internet censorship might prove right
April 30th, 2014
Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt warned last year that Russia was “on the path” toward China’s model of Internet censorship. Vladimir Putin is proving him right. With Russia locked in the worst standoff with the U.S. since the Cold ...
Where’s the Rule of Law in Global Politics?
April 30th, 2014
The West’s difficulty in dealing with an aggressive Russia demonstrates a broader issue: The world is having a much harder time holding to a common set of rules in the geopolitical realm than in the economic. This raises an ...
UK economy is fast growing
April 30th, 2014
The U.K. now has one of the fastest-growing economies in the developed world. With growth expanding at a 3 percent annual rate as a strong housing market and manufacturing lead the way, the country’s economy is the envy of ...
Restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine: CySec
April 29th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a circular informing, the Cyprus Investment Firms, the Management Companies and the Administrative Services Companies (‘the Regulated Entities) about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the ...
FCA fines fund manager for investors exposure
April 29th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulatory authority, has fined Invesco Asset Management Limited and Invesco Fund Managers Limited (Invesco Perpetual) £18,643,000 for exposing investors to greater levels of risk than they had been led to expect. Between ...
Energy Future Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Delaware
April 29th, 2014
Energy Future Holdings Corp., the Texas power company Henry Kravis and David Bonderman took private in 2007 with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the biggest-ever leveraged buyout, filed for bankruptcy after reaching a deal with stakeholders to cut billions ...
David Cameron’s brother calls for fraud trial to be halted over legal aid cuts
April 29th, 2014
Alexander Cameron QC argues in court that state has failed to provide defendants with adequate representation The prime minister’s brother, Alexander Cameron QC, has argued in court that a complex fraud trial should not go ahead because the defendants ...
European Stocks Climb Amid Earnings as Fed Meeting Starts
April 29th, 2014
European stocks rose for a second day as companies from Deutsche Bank AG to ABB Ltd. reported earnings and the Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting. U.S. stock-index futures advanced, while and Asian shares were little changed. Deutsche ...
