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Google warned of harder line from EU
September 11th, 2014
The EU’s incoming digital policy chief has put Google on notice that it faces a potentially more hostile Brussels regime, suggesting the US group could be forced to be neutral in presenting search results. The US internet group has ...
Gender inequality in accounting
September 11th, 2014
More than half of UK accountants consider men and women to have equal opportunities in the workplace, according to a survey by CareersinAudit.com. However, a significant chunk of the 300 accountants surveyed – 38.7% – still think that men ...
Junior Mining Companies Looking for Financial Lifeboats
September 9th, 2014
Any company will tell you that panic starts to set in once the confidence of the board or of investors begins to wane. This is precisely the situation in the mining industry. As a result, mining companies have sought ...
U.S. accountants’ optimism returns to pre-recession levels
September 8th, 2014
Not since 2007 have U.S. accountants in industry felt as optimistic about the future of their companies and the state of the domestic economy as they do now. While concerns about regulatory requirements linger, and some companies remain hesitant ...
Canada seeks to become Renminbi (RMB) trading centre for the Americas
September 2nd, 2014
The Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA) and AdvantageBC has announced they would work together, with officials from the federal, Ontario and BC governments, and the financial industry, to promote Canada as a trading hub for the Chinese currency, the ...
Banks say funding rules will make key equities trades more expensive
September 2nd, 2014
Banks are sounding the alarm about a proposed global rule aimed at forcing them to fund themselves more safely, warning that it could have “severe” knock-on effects on short selling and other important equities market transactions. Industry lobbyists have ...
UK Accountancy Firms shrink after HMRC Efforts
August 27th, 2014
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) increasingly tough stance on tax planning is taking its toll on the UK accountancy industry, according to finance provider LDF. There was a 4 percent drop in the number of accountancy firms registered in ...
Oil prices drop puts at risk Moscow’s Budget
August 21st, 2014
Oil and gas are at the heart of the Russian economy and are largely responsible for keeping Moscow’s government budget in balance. But the recent decline in the price of oil from the North Sea and Texas has now ...
Sprint cuts rates, CEO says more new plans to come
August 19th, 2014
Sprint Corp (S.N) on Monday unveiled a new pricing plan that offers customers 20 gigabytes of data and up to 10 lines for $100, doubling its data offerings, the latest in a string of price cuts and promotions sweeping ...
Scottish independence: Report claims UK oil forecasts ‘too pessimistic’
August 18th, 2014
Future North Sea oil and gas revenues could be six times higher than a UK economic watchdog has forecast, according to a report. The claim was made by N-56, which describes itself as an “apolitical business organisation”. The Scottish ...
