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AICPA urges FAF to maintain momentum on private company issues
May 13th, 2015
The AICPA is encouraging the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to maintain the commitment to private company accounting that it has displayed through the work of the Private Company Council (PCC) along with FASB. The board of trustees of FAF, ...
GCC pushes on towards introduction of regional VAT
May 12th, 2015
GCC officials agreed at the weekend to keep working towards the introduction of a value-added tax (VAT) around the region, in a sign that low oil prices may be strengthening support for the idea. A meeting in Doha of ...
First Derivatives PLC has appointed Investec Bank plc
May 11th, 2015
FD has issued an announcement to inform that: It has appointed Investec Bank plc as its Nominated Adviser and Broker with immediate effect. The Company also notifies that it will be reporting its final results for the year ended ...
EU Clarifies Digital VAT Proposals
May 11th, 2015
The European Commission has released more detail on its value-added tax proposals under its new Digital Single Market Strategy. The Commission previously confirmed it will legislate in 2016 to reduce the administration burden on businesses arising from different VAT ...
ESMA releases final guidelines clarifying the definition of commodity derivatives under MiFID I
May 7th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published guidelines on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) I. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a common, uniform and consistent application of the definitions of commodity derivatives ...
Saudi Arabia expected to retain popularity in private equity investment
May 5th, 2015
Saudi Arabia will remain a favoured destination for private equity investment in the coming years in spite of volatile oil prices and instability in neighbouring Yemen, investment professionals said yesterday. Lower oil prices in the past year are unlikely ...
Enternext Launches Tech 40 Label to Promote Innovative European Companies
April 28th, 2015
EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for SMEs, today announced the launch of Tech 40, a label recognising innovative European SMEs listed on the markets it covers. Each year Tech 40 will allow 40 ...
Number of businesses EU VAT rules affect ‘underestimated’
April 22nd, 2015
HMRC’s underestimation of the number of small businesses affected by the new VAT EU rules on the supply of business to customer digital services caused thousands to struggle with the new regulations. The claims were made by the EU ...
VAT contributions from EU countries – UK contributes the second highest
April 8th, 2015
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a major source of funds for EU Budget. Uk group Business for Britain has released a research Business for Britain Research showing that UK is the second-highest contributor to the EU budget regarding VAT contribution ...
SGX sees volume growth in both securities and derivatives markets in March
April 6th, 2015
Singapore Exchange (SGX) saw strong growth in trading volumes and market activities across securities and derivatives, and a 30% increase in bond listings. There were 22 trading days in March 2015 as compared with 18 days in February 2015 ...
