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FATCA registration guidance updated to publicise time lag
February 26th, 2015
HMRC has updated its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) registration guidance to inform of the time lag between registration and reporting FATCA requires financial institutions (FIs) outside the US to pass information about their US customers to the ...
HSBC bosses Stuart Gulliver and Douglas Flint apologise to MPs over Swiss private banking scandal
February 26th, 2015
Stuart Gulliver, HSBC‘s chief executive and Douglas Flint, the embattled bank’s chairman, have apologised for “unacceptable” practices at its Swiss private banking arm. During questioning by the Treasury Select Committee, Gulliver admitted the scandal had caused “damage to trust” in HSBC, ...
Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2014
February 25th, 2015
Focused marketing strategy and ongoing improvement in the strength of the Plus500 brand attracted new customers – active customers exceeded 100,000 for the first time Effective user experience across all platforms including smartphones and tablets Intuitive technology platform enabled ...
IG Group introduces stocks and shares ISA
February 25th, 2015
As the end of the tax year approaches, IG Group introduces its stocks and shares ISA. Available on IG’s stockbroking platform, launched in September 2014, the IG stocks and shares ISA enables investors to competitively invest in a tax ...
Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis: We didn’t u-turn on reforms (Video)
February 25th, 2015
Greece’s latest deal with its fellow euro zone countries to secure an extension of its bailout program doesn’t mean the country’s new government has bowed to pressure, the country’s finance minister told CNBC. “We didn’t get elected in order ...
HSBC bosses to answer MPs’ questions
February 25th, 2015
The chairman and chief executive of HSBC will appear before a panel of MPs today to answer questions about a tax scandal at the banking giant. Chairman Douglas Flint and chief executive Stuart Gulliver will appear before MPs on ...
Greek Goverment shifts focus to funding needs after list approved
February 25th, 2015
Creditors clear reforms with some caveats The Greek government on Tuesday shifted its focus to the pressing matter of tackling immediate funding needs after the country’s international creditors provisionally approved a list of economic reforms proposed by the Greek ...
Greek finance minister’s letter to the Eurogroup
February 24th, 2015
Following is the text of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis‘s letter to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem outlining Greece’s proposed reforms. “Dear President of the Eurogroup, In the Eurogroup of 20 February 2015 the Greek government was invited to present ...
Greece submits proposed reforms in bid for loan extension
February 24th, 2015
Greece has submitted a list of reform proposals to its bailout creditors, the European Commission says. The list was received “on time” before a Monday deadline, a spokesman tweeted. The measures include combating tax evasion and tackling the smuggling ...
The Monetary Committee reduces the interest rate for March 2015 by 0.15 percentage points to 0.1 percent
February 24th, 2015
The main considerations behind the decision The decision to reduce the interest rate for March 2015 by 0.15 percentage points, to 0.10 percent is consistent with the Bank of Israel’s monetary policy, which is intended to return the inflation ...