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Excel: The power of mapping
April 7th, 2014
Many financial systems do a fine job of generating standard reports, but accountants often need more. In those cases, accountants can create custom solutions in Excel, but that approach has drawbacks. For instance, a typical process may involve exporting ...
Vivendi Selling SFR to Altice in $23 Billion Deal, Hard-Fought Win for Drahi
April 7th, 2014
Billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice (ATC) SA won the bidding contest for Vivendi SA (VIV)’s French phone unit, beating a government-backed offer from Bouygues SA (EN) by agreeing to a deal valued at more than 17 billion euros ($23 billion). ...
NY bank regulator Lawsky seeks documents from Credit Suisse: source
April 7th, 2014
Benjamin Lawsky, New York’s financial services superintendent, has sought documents from Credit Suisse to examine whether Switzerland’s second-biggest bank lied to New York authorities about engineering tax shelters, said a source familiar with the matter. Switzerland’s private banking model ...
Asian Stocks Snap 8-Day Winning Streak Led by Industrials
April 7th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for the first time in nine days, snapping the longest winning streak on the regional gauge this year, with telecommunication and technology shares leading declines. Naver Corp. slumped 6.3 percent in Seoul, SoftBank Corp. lost 4.5 ...
EU Enacts 10-Year Auditor Rotation
April 4th, 2014
The European Parliament today enacted new rules requiring public companies to change auditors after a maximum of 10 years. EU member countries can decide to extend the 10-year auditor rotation period for up to 10 more years if companies ...
Senators accuse GM of illegally hiding ignition-switch flaw
April 3rd, 2014
Lawmakers on Wednesday bluntly accused General Motors of illegally hiding evidence of a deadly ignition-switch flaw for much of the past decade, as GM chief executive Mary T. Barra endured a second day of combative hearings on Capitol Hill. ...
Asian Stocks Rise on Stimulus as Oil Drops With Copper
April 3rd, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a seventh day in the longest rally this year as the Japanese yen reached a two-month low and China’s government announced stimulus measures. European equity index futures, copper and oil fell. The MSCI Asia Pacific ...
Kyriacos Kyriacou, CEO of Valutrades CY Ltd
April 2nd, 2014
When did Valutrades CY Ltd obtain the provisional licence from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec)? Valutrades CY Ltd has successfully obtained the provisional licence from CySec on April 17, 2013. 2. For which reason did the company ...
Sheryl Sandberg slashes Facebook holdings
April 2nd, 2014
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s number two executive, has shed more than half her stake in the social networking company since its initial public offering less than two years ago, according to an analysis of recent regulatory filings. The series of ...
Lobbyists and lawmakers, one big family
March 31st, 2014
The American people do not like Congress — and they don’t like Congress at historic levels. Gallup polling showed that only 12% of the American people approved of Congress in February. And it’s easy to see why. Americans think ...
