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Overview: Greek Budget, Europe’s Nominees and I.M.F. and World Bank Meetings
October 6th, 2014
Greece will unveil its 2015 draft budget, hearings for vice-presidential nominees for the European Commission will be held, and the World Bank and I.M.F. open annual meetings in Washington. Greece is set to unveil its draft budget for 2015 ...
CySec: Risks Associated with Investing in Contingent Convertible Instruments
October 3rd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has published an announcement regarding the supervised entities, the stakeholders and the investing public to the statement published by the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) titled Potential Risks Associated with Investing in Contingent ...
How to choose an accountant
October 3rd, 2014
Selecting an accountant to support your business is an important decision and something you need to consider carefully. Dan Martin gathers advice from members of the community UK Business Forums. How much should you pay? As with everything in ...
Two more audits choose Big Four
October 3rd, 2014
Two more listed companies have changed auditors. Safestore Holdings, which runs 97 self-storage units in the UK, has swapped its Big Four firms. Deloitte has been chosen to replace PwC as Safestore’s auditors. PwC has served as its auditors ...
Why is Cyprus Tourism Failing?
October 2nd, 2014
World tourism is the one industry that does not seem to have been affected by the financial crisis. Tourist arrivals to various global destinations have grown steadily. The numerous upbeat statements of the Cyprus Tourist Organization (CTO) give the ...
How to spread the risk of energy investing for income
October 2nd, 2014
As the world continues to recover from the recession of 2008-09, those who depend on their investments for income have faced a challenge. Central banks in all of the major developed nations responded to the financial crisis and the ...
Natural Gas Causing ‘Detour’ on Road to Cleaner Fuel
October 2nd, 2014
Natural gas is often promoted as a cleaner alternative to gasoline — a kind of “bridge fuel” between emission-heavy energy sources and zero-emission renewables like solar and wind. But a new study casts doubt on the benefits of natural ...
AIG Trial Begins for the Case of Hank Greenberg
September 30th, 2014
The case of Starr International Co. Inc. v. United States is about the legality of Washington’s move to stave off AIG’s bankruptcy in exchange for about 80 percent of common stock. Through Starr, Greenberg still owned about 11 percent ...
Czech Lawmakers Approve Ten Percent VAT Rate
September 29th, 2014
The Czech Republic’s lower house of parliament has approved the introduction of a second reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate as part of the country’s 2015 draft budget. A new ten percent VAT rate will be levied on books, pharmaceuticals, ...
IRS Warns Banks Of FATCA-Linked Identify Theft Attempts
September 26th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service issued that it does not require foreign financial companies and institutions to provide information on account holders by phone, fax, or email under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. The statement comes after the emergence ...
