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Apple eyes partnerships in bid to reinvent TV
March 24th, 2014
Apple may have grand ideas about how to reinvent television, but for now, rather than attempting an end-run around the industry’s incumbents, it continues to seek partnerships with them. The computing giant’s next foray into TV could come in ...
CySec: updated form on the prevention of AML
March 24th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has released the updated Monthly Prevention Statement for the prevention of AML . The form can be found here. Source: CySec
Flight 370: When facts are few, imaginations run wild
March 24th, 2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, simply vanished from the sky on March 8. In the two weeks since, the mystery of what happened to its 227 passengers and 12 ...
CySec: acquisition of licence (Macys Corporate Services Ltd)
March 24th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Macys Corporate Services Ltd” has successfully obtained the CySec licence. “Macys Corporate Services Ltd” is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of CySec and ...
IRS clarifies: Electronic signatures permitted for Form 8879
March 24th, 2014
Correcting an oversight, the IRS on Thursday updated the online version of Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e-File Providers of Individual Income Tax Returns (rev. 3/20/14), to clarify that electronic signatures are permitted for Form 8879, IRS e-File ...
Billionaire Sought by U.S. Holds Key to Putin Gas Cash
March 24th, 2014
A detained billionaire who made a fortune as a middleman in Russia’s murky gas trade with Ukraine may hold the key for U.S. lawmakers seeking harsher sanctions against President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Ukrainian Dmitry Firtash, arrested in Vienna ...
China Manufacturing Gauge Falls as Slowdown Deepens
March 24th, 2014
China’s manufacturing industry weakened for a fifth straight month, according to a preliminary measure for March released today, deepening concern the nation will miss its 7.5 percent growth target this year. The Purchasing Managers’ Index from HSBC Holdings Plc ...
FRC issues temporary filler for insurance accounting
March 24th, 2014
THE FRC has issued new accounting and reporting requirements as a potentially temporary fill for a gap for the insurance industry. Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 103 will be used by companies that currently use FRS 102 in the UK ...
Report: Leaked Snowden documents show NSA hacked Chinese telecom company
March 24th, 2014
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by the New York Times reveal efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Times reported the U.S. National Security Agency monitored communications of top Huawei executives ...
CySec: warning
March 21st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has issued a press release warning the investors that the companies: ‘Mercuria Technologies Ltd’ (http://www.optionsmarter.com) ‘Frontiers Group Investment Ltd’ (http://frontierforex.com/) Are not permitted to provide investment and ...
