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Cash Abroad Rises $206 Billion as Apple to IBM Avoid Tax
March 14th, 2014
The largest U.S.-based companies added $206 billion to their stockpiles of offshore profits last year, parking earnings in low-tax countries until Congress gives them a reason not to. The multinational companies have accumulated $1.95 trillion outside the U.S., up ...
Warning from CySec for fxttcm.co.uk
March 14th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the the entity which operates via the internet domain, (http://fxttcm.co.uk), is not regulated by the Commission. Thus, it is ...
Warning from CySec for SiliconValley Markets Ltd
March 14th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the company ‘SiliconValley Markets Ltd’, (http://test.stone-markets.com), is not regulated by the Commission. Thus, it is not permitted to provide investment and ...
BP Can Again Bid for U.S. Leases, Contracts After Spill
March 14th, 2014
BP Plc (BP/) won the right to again compete for U.S. contracts and for new leases in the Gulf of Mexico, where its massive 2010 oil spill prompted regulators to bar it from new government business. BP’s agreement with ...
Risks for investing in complex products
March 13th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘the Commission’) wishes to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about the following: 1. The European Securities Markets Authority (‘ESMA’) has issued a warning to investors in relation to risks of investing in complex ...
Lords call for delay to LLP tax reforms
March 13th, 2014
CHANGES in the taxation of limited liability partnerships should be delayed until April 2015 in order to give firms affected an opportunity to adjust, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has recommended. The government’s current intention to introduce ...
FINRA Issues New Investor Alert, Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky
March 13th, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new investor alert called Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky to caution investors that buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin carry risks. While speculative trading in bitcoins carries significant risk, there ...
Parliament toughens up anti-money laundering rules
March 13th, 2014
The ultimate owners of companies and trusts would have to be listed in public registers in EU countries, under draft anti-money laundering rules voted by Parliament on Tuesday. The draft law would also require banks, auditors, lawyers, real estate ...
FCA warning for a clone firm
March 13th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a Warning informing the investors that BlackRock Fund Managers Limited, www.blackrock.co.uk (clone firm is using Authorised Firm’s website) is a clone firm and is not permitted to provide any ...
Reserve Bank raises OCR to 2.75 percent
March 13th, 2014
The Reserve Bank today increased the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent. New Zealand’s economic expansion has considerable momentum, and growth is becoming more broad-based. GDP is estimated to have grown by 3.3 percent in the year ...
