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The real message from asset inflation
July 22nd, 2016
The earliest signs are developing of hyperinflation, more correctly described as a collapse of the purchasing power of all the major government currencies. Central bankers are almost certainly unaware of this danger, partly because their chosen statistics fail to ...
Big Four in talks with UK government on Brexit
July 21st, 2016
Accountants’ expertise will be needed as the trade negotiations start following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the government has confirmed, while the Big Four are building up specialist Brexit teams to meet the demand for advice on ...
Spain To Raise Corporate Tax
July 21st, 2016
The Spanish Government has outlined plans to increase company tax as it battles to keeps its budget deficit in check. Facing the prospect of being the first ever member state to be fined by the European Union for persistently ...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index
July 20th, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage ...
The Central Bankers’ Bold New Idea: Print Bitcoins
July 20th, 2016
When it comes to bitcoin and digital currencies, central banks might be considering the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” In a research paper published on Monday, economists at the Bank of England advocated that central banks issue their own ...
Invoice fraud costs developing countries billions
July 20th, 2016
Some developing countries are losing as much as 67% of their exports to invoice fraud, according to research commissioned by the United Nations (UN), which claims that the over-and-under invoicing of trade transactions over the past two decades has ...
Interactive Brokers reports comprehensive earnings per share of $0.36
July 20th, 2016
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, reported diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive basis of $0.36 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive ...
Chinese regulator released that paid online searches will be treated as advertising and to be taxed
July 14th, 2016
The recent regulations issued by China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce on online advertising are likely to dent Alibaba’s and Baidu’s earnings, analysts believe. Baidu Inc is set to announce its second quarter of fiscal year 2016 (2QFY16) ...
What Brexit means for accountants
July 13th, 2016
Shortly after the UK voted for Brexit on 23 June, sterling hit a thirty year low against the dollar and the UK has had its credit rating downgraded by two different agencies. It is currently unclear whether these repercussions ...
IRS takes Facebook to court
July 12th, 2016
Feds are demanding corporate records of its offshore assets. Signaling a shift in enforcement tactics against big companies that make money from intellectual property, federal tax officials have sought a court order demanding internal corporate records related to one ...
