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British Banks May Face Probe of Checking Accounts, Loans
November 5th, 2014
U.K. antitrust regulators said they may open an investigation into checking accounts and banking services for small- and medium-sized businesses. The Competition and Markets Authority will issue a decision on starting a full probe into banking for small firms ...
It’s Currency War! – And Japan Has Fired The First Shot
November 4th, 2014
This is the big problem with fiat currency – eventually the temptation to print more of it when you are in a jam becomes too powerful to resist. In a surprise move on Friday, the Bank of Japan dramatically ...
TRADOLOGIC Powers Leading Sportsbook Operator SBOBET
October 30th, 2014
TRADOLOGIC, the international designer, developer and licensor of software and services for the financial and gaming industries, is proud to announce that the global online gaming brand SBOBET has launched its new financial binary betting offering utilizing the TRADOLOGIC ...
Facebook $22 Billion WhatsApp Deal Buys $10 Million in Sales
October 30th, 2014
The numbers are in for Facebook Inc.’s acquisition of mobile-messaging application WhatsApp Inc.: The social network paid $22 billion for a startup that generated $10.2 million in revenue last year. In a regulatory filing yesterday, Facebook disclosed WhatsApp’s financial ...
How Facebook just blew a great quarter
October 29th, 2014
Investors are up by a huge amount from Facebook’s lows Even before Facebook (FB) investors could start celebrating a strong quarter of earnings growth, the company cooled off the party. During the conference call, the company’s Chief Financial Officer ...
US firms now dominate London, UK200 shows
October 27th, 2014
The largest US firms are now so entrenched in the UK legal market that they are collectively generating over £2bn annually and are major players in the 100 firms bringing in the most revenue from the UK. New research ...
AMF warns investors against the activities of CAC Invest
October 24th, 2014
The AMF has issued a warning to draw public’s attention to the activities of CAC Invest, noting in particular that the company is not authorized to provide investment services on French territory. CAC Invest, www.cac-invest.com, presents itself as a ...
EU leaders agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030
October 24th, 2014
European leaders have struck a broad climate change pact obliging the EU as a whole to cut greenhouse gases by at least 40% by 2030. But key aspects of the deal that will form a bargaining position for global ...
Britain ordered to pay extra €2.1bn to its 2014 EU budget
October 24th, 2014
Britain has been told by the EU that it must add an extra €2.1bn to its 2014 EU budget, as compensation for its strong economic performance. It has been told by the European commission that it must make the ...
Audit Commission reveals highest ever levels of council fraud detection
October 22nd, 2014
Nearly £200M of fraud has been detected by English councils in 2013/14 – the highest amount for a generation and ten times the 1990 figure, the Audit Commission has revealed. In its latest – and last – report on ...
