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Modi seeks to revive India’s ‘zombie factories’, not abandon them
October 13th, 2014
The strange tale of British India Corporation is an example of how political patronage and India’s strict labor laws keep publicly owned companies going long after they are insolvent. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who campaigned in this year’s ...
Financial Education for Entrepreneurs: How to get it right?
October 10th, 2014
Financial education needs a coordinated and integrated approach and to be taught as early as possible. More and better synergies among all players in the financial environment – but not only- are needed, but it is also important to ...
Surveys Confirm FATCA Compliance Burden
October 10th, 2014
Both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and Mindtree, a global technology services company, have pointed out the immense global compliance costs and issues posed by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to the financial services ...
Espírito Santo Financial Files for Bankruptcy
October 10th, 2014
Espírito Santo Financial, which was a large shareholder of the bailed-out Portuguese lender Banco Espírito Santo, lost a bid last week for creditor protection in Luxembourg. The Espírito Santo Financial Group, which at one point held about 25 percent ...
Security software maker Symantec to split into two public companies
October 10th, 2014
Norton antivirus maker Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) will split into two publicly traded companies, one selling security software and the other providing data management, potentially making itself more attractive to suitors. Symantec’s revenue growth has lagged the rest of the ...
Alcoa Earnings Rebound as Aluminum Use Rises in Autos
October 9th, 2014
Alcoa Inc. (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported its highest earnings in three years after prices rebounded and demand increased from car, truck and plane makers. Profit excluding one-time items was 31 cents, the New York-based company said ...
Hong Kong creates team to help startups
October 8th, 2014
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), the Department established by the Government to attract foreign direct investment and support overseas and Mainland businesses set up or expand in Hong Kong, has announced that it has set up a dedicated team to ...
HMRC hails VAT ruling against university
October 7th, 2014
HMRC has welcomed the Upper Tribunal’s decision that a university’s leaseback arrangement should be ignored for VAT purposes. The Upper Tribunal allowed HMRC’s appeal against a First-tier Tribunal decision that a leasing scheme did not constitute an “abuse of ...
Guidance from Bahamas on VAT implementation
October 6th, 2014
The Bahamas Ministry of Finance has said that businesses will not be required to provide a tax identification number when applying to be covered by the value-added tax transitional virtual warehouse arrangement for commercial importers, applications for which must ...
Canadian company lays out defense case for its jailed CEO
October 6th, 2014
Defense lawyers for a Canadian executive sentenced to 15 years prison in Cuba on bribery and other charges released a raft of documents on Sunday seeking to bolster their case that Cy Tokmakjian was denied a fair trial. The ...
