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EU Lays Groundwork for Antitrust Charges Against Google
April 2nd, 2015
Regulator seeks permission to publish complaints against Internet giant in long-running probe Europe’s competition regulator is preparing to move against Google Inc. in the next few weeks, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday, setting the stage for charges against the ...
Should Individual Tax Returns Be Public Information?
March 30th, 2015
My guess is that if you asked Americans if their income taxes should be public information, the answers would mostly run the spectrum from “absolutely not” to “hell, no.” But the idea that tax returns should be confidential and ...
France cuts 2015 deficit target, eyes economic recovery
March 26th, 2015
France cut its budget deficit target for this year on Thursday and said economic growth could beat the government’s 1 percent forecast, after reporting a smaller-than-expected fiscal gap for 2014. Finance Minister Michel Sapin said France, which has repeatedly missed its ...
Alpari’s February Turnover in Russia and the CIS Exceeded $74 Billion
March 26th, 2015
Alpari is delighted to announce the turnover for February in Russia and the CIS was $74.7 billion. A slight reduction in the trade turnover in comparison to that of January 2015 can be put down to less market movement ...
BOJ’s Kuroda: Told PM Abe Japan’s long-term price trend unchanged
March 23rd, 2015
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday that inflation is slowing due to a decline in oil prices but there is no change in the long-term rising trend for consumer prices as the economy improves. ...
Latham & Watkins wins “European Corporate Deal of the Year”
March 19th, 2015
Firm works on “a landmark deal in the European healthcare sector last year” that was “particularly complex”. Latham & Watkins has won “European Corporate Deal of the Year” atThe Lawyer’s 2015 European Awards. The firm “stood out” for its work advising ...
Commerzbank publishes 2014 Annual Report
March 18th, 2015
In the 2014 financial year Commerzbank attained an operating profit of EUR 684 million. The net profit of the Bank increased in the year under review to EUR 264 million, following on from EUR 81 million in the previous ...
IASB sets out practical effects of bringing leases onto the balance sheet
March 17th, 2015
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is in the process of finalising a new International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) that will require companies to bring leases onto the balance sheet. It has today published a document outlining the likely ...
France wins EU approval for two-year reprieve on deficit
March 11th, 2015
European finance ministers on Tuesday approved a controversial two-year extension for France to get its deficit within the bloc’s limits, despite accusations that bigger member states are treated more leniently than smaller ones. They formally accepted assessments by the ...
The EBA advises on resolution procedures for EU banks
March 9th, 2015
The EBA issued today advice to the European Commission on the resolution framework for EU banks, covering the definition of critical functions and core business lines, as well as rules for the exclusion of liabilities from the application of ...