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Multinationals’ tax affairs “hurting” growth and investment
April 2nd, 2014
RULES designed to protect multinational companies from double taxation are allowing them to either greatly reduce or eliminate their tax rates in many countries, an OECD report to the G20 has found. The study shows multinationals frequently pay rates ...
Financial Conduct Authority to investigate how firms deal with risk benchmark manipulation
March 31st, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to look into how firms can reduce the risk of traders manipulating key benchmarks as a central part of its Business Plan for 2014/15, which was published today. The forward-looking thematic ...
US stock market is rigged by high-speed traders
March 31st, 2014
The US stock market is rigged in favour of high-speed electronic trading firms, which use their advantages to extract billions from investors, according to the acclaimed author Michael Lewis. In his new book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, ...
CySec: Council Regulation
March 31st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) informs, the Cyprus Investment Firms, the Management Companies and the Administrative Services Companies (‘the Regulated Entities) about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the Council Implementing Regulation ...
CySec: acquisition of licence
March 27th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Nextrade Worldwide Ltd” has successfully obtained the CySec licence. Therefore, the company is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of CySec and to ...
CySec: ICF to the members-Bail in of the Fund
March 27th, 2014
The Administrative Committee of the Investor Compensation Fund of Clients of CIFs,hereinafter “the Fund” announces that at its meeting on March 7, 2014 and after taking into consideration a relevant legal opinion on the matter, has decided upon the ...
Citic Pacific Said to Plan About $4 Billion Share Sale to Public
March 27th, 2014
Citic Pacific Ltd. plans to sell about $4 billion of shares to restore its public float after absorbing assets from state-owned parent Citic Group Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. Citic Pacific may approach sovereign wealth funds ...
IRS Says Bitcoin Counts as Property for Tax Purposes
March 26th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice saying that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies should be treated as property for federal tax purposes and the general rules for property transactions should apply. The notice provides answers to frequently asked ...
Clifford Chance escapes £130m derivatives negligence claim as case settles
March 26th, 2014
JP Morgan’s £130m legal battle with Berlin’s public transport provider BVG in which Clifford Chance was implicated for allegedly providing negligent advice has settled. The mammoth battle was one of the first cases involving derivatives concluded by European public ...
ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from Franchelen Pty Ltd
March 26th, 2014
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Franchelen Pty Ltd (Franchelen), after an investigation found they engaged in unlicensed credit activity. ASIC’s investigation looked at the financing offered by Franchelen to consumers who were purchasing units in a ...
