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KPMG facing probe as Quindell restates accounts
August 10th, 2015
KPMG is facing an investigation by the accounting watchdog over its work auditing the accounts of troubled AIM-listed insurer Quindell. The Financial Reporting Council inquiry was confirmed hours after Quindell revealed it had plunged to a £68m loss last year ...
Citigroup’s Sale of OneMain to Springleaf Hits Antitrust Obstacle
August 7th, 2015
Springleaf agreed in March to buy OneMain from Citigroup U.S. antitrust authorities have thrown a wrench into Citigroup Inc.’s plan to divest its subprime lending unit. Five months ago, Citigroup said it would sell the business, known as OneMain Financial, to Springleaf ...
FXCM Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results
August 7th, 2015
Second Quarter 2015 Highlights: U.S. GAAP revenues from continuing operations of $60.5 million U.S. GAAP net loss attributable to FXCM Inc. from continuing operations of $98.9 million or $2.03 per fully diluted share U.S. GAAP revenues from discontinued operations of $21.5 million U.S. GAAP net income attributable ...
UBS and Barclays are front runners with Bitcoin 2.0 technology Ethereum
August 6th, 2015
UBS and Barclays are the front runners when it comes to experimenting with Ethereum, a new technology in the class known as Bitcoin 2.0, a source at Barclays told IBTimes. Ethereum is a not-for-profit organisation which offers an open-source ...
Bnp Paribas: PAYING WITH A SELFIE
August 6th, 2015
MasterCard caused a stir a few weeks ago by announcing a September 2015 trial release of its new online payment method: the selfie. An initial group of 500 customers will test the system this autumn, in yet another show of creativity from the banking ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
August 6th, 2015
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 5 August 2015, the MPC ...
HMRC takes next step towards creating a digital future for taxpayers
August 6th, 2015
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today announced that it will bring some existing IT services under its direct control, while it continues to plan the transition to a new IT delivery model following the ending of the Aspire contract ...
Tsipras sees talks in final stretch; Banks index sheds 63.8 pct in three days
August 6th, 2015
Greek stocks continued to slide for a third session in a row on Wednesday, with banks suffering another dramatic day with losses of 27 percent for their sectoral index. Banks’ cumulative losses since the reopening of the local bourse ...
8 Financial Experts That Are Warning That A Great Financial Crisis Is Imminent
August 5th, 2015
Will there be a financial collapse in the United States before the end of 2015? An increasing number of respected financial experts are now warning that we are right on the verge of another great economic crisis. Of course ...
SIX and Swisscom join forces to establish a mobile payment solution
August 5th, 2015
SIX and Swisscom join forces with Swiss banks to promote Paymit and create added value for customers and retail SIX and Swisscom are working towards a strategic partnership to establish a Switzerland-wide, universal mobile payment solution in collaboration with ...
