Search Results for: tax
Bringing It Back Home
August 28th, 2014
An increasing number of American companies are making plans to shift their headquarters to Europe. These so-called “inversions” would reduce these companies’ total tax bill by allowing them to escape from the United States’ uniquely unfavorable corporate tax rules. ...
UK Accountancy Firms shrink after HMRC Efforts
August 27th, 2014
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) increasingly tough stance on tax planning is taking its toll on the UK accountancy industry, according to finance provider LDF. There was a 4 percent drop in the number of accountancy firms registered in ...
Bahamas FM searching for new Financial Services Options
August 27th, 2014
The Bahamas is exploring new financial services offerings as well as the development and expansion of the yachting and maritime sectors. Michael Halkitis, the Bahamian Minister for Finance, reported that all changes need to be undertaken in a fiscally ...
Keeping Corporate Lawyers Silent Can Shelter Wrongdoing
August 27th, 2014
Have you heard of Maritza I. Munich? The answer is almost certainly no, yet she is a central figure in Walmart’s unfolding bribery scandal. Ms. Munich was a Walmart lawyer who advocated an aggressive response to investigating the scandal ...
U.S. loses bid to dismiss ex-AIG CEO’s $25 billion lawsuit over bailout
August 27th, 2014
A federal judge has rejected the United States’ bid to dismiss a more than $25 billion lawsuit filed by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former chief executive of American International Group Inc, over the insurer’s government bailout, clearing the way ...
Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the SSM
August 26th, 2014
Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), conducted by Theano Theiopoulou from Phileleftheros newspaper: 1. How is preparatory work for the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) progressing? Will everything be ready by 4 November? As ...
Swiss Bank Pictet Reveals Results for First Time
August 26th, 2014
The Swiss private bank Pictet Group reported its financial results publicly for the first time in its 209-year history on Tuesday, showing a profit and highlighting continuing changes in Switzerland’s traditionally secretive banking culture. Pictet, a privately held wealth ...
Japan government turns more cautious on weak factory output
August 26th, 2014
Japan’s government turned slightly more cautious about factory output and flagged a risk that April’s sales-tax hike could have prolonged effects, a sign that the world’s third-biggest economy is struggling with the higher tax and further stimulus might be ...
HKEx Consults On Financial Information Disclosure
August 26th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has published a consultation paper seeking the stockmarket’s view on proposed changes to the Listing Rules, relating to the disclosure of financial information, following the enactment of Hong Kong’s new Companies Ordinance. The consultation ...
Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons
August 25th, 2014
Burger King may be the home of the Whopper, but Canada may be the new home of Burger King. The restaurant operator said on Sunday that it was in talks to buy Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut-and-coffee chain, in ...
