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Skill set needed to make Cyprus a Strong Fund Jurisdiction
October 23rd, 2014
Despite the current financial crisis and recession that we are experiencing, one industry that stands out, is resilient, and is growing is the Financial Services. Despite the reputational damage that we suffered following the events of March 2013, many ...
Tesco share price falls again: Chairman Sir Richard Broadbent steps down
October 23rd, 2014
It has been a tough few weeks for Tesco, but just how tough was revealed in first-half results posted this morning, which showed statutory profit before tax, which includes one-off items, collapsed by 91.9 per cent to £122m in ...
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 ...
EU Reaches Trade Deal With East African Community
October 22nd, 2014
The European Union has said the conclusion of a new trade deal with the East African Community (EAC) means that EAC countries no longer have to worry that their improving economic status will lead to the loss of full ...
Italy uncovers EUR 1.7 bn vast corporate fraud
October 22nd, 2014
Italy’s financial police on Tuesday said they had broken up a ring of companies they believe used false accounting to defraud the state out of 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 billion) of tax. “The illegal activity has led, over the ...
Soft Australian inflation supports low interest rates
October 22nd, 2014
Australian consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in the three months to September, official figures showed Wednesday, as the annual rate of inflation eased after the removal of a controversial carbon tax. The increase in the consumer price index (CPI) ...
Risk of mega-fines holds back RBS privatisation
October 22nd, 2014
Bailed-outbank RBS is almost ready to be privatised, but the risk of major fines is stopping a large scale share sale, UK Financial Investments’ (UKFI) bosses told MPs yesterday. The government still owns 80 per cent of the bank ...
KPMG targets SMEs with new division
October 21st, 2014
Business advisory firm KPMG today launched a new arm aimed at providing affordable services to small and medium-sized firms. KPMG Enterprise has been kicked off with a £40m investment. Jon Holt, office senior partner at KPMG in Manchester, said: ...
Chiquita shares fall ahead of key investor vote
October 21st, 2014
Chiquita shares fell after a top shareholder rejected the firm’s plan to buy an Irish rival. Shares of Chiquita Brands International (CQB) closed down sharply Monday after a major institutional investor in the banana market giant said it would ...
AbbVie calls off $55 billion acquisition of Shire
October 21st, 2014
U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc (ABBV.N) said on Monday it has reached agreement with Shire Plc (SHP.L) to officially call off its proposed $55 billion purchase of the Irish company, and will pay Shire a $1.64 billion breakup fee for ...
