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New accounting standard rule against banks’ losses from loans
August 11th, 2014
A new international accounting standard, IFRS 9, will set as requirement that banks should set aside more money in order to protect against losses from customers who can’t repay loans. The new rule will come into effect in 2018 ...
Bulgarian regulator warns against unauthorised firm through MFSA
August 11th, 2014
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), has released a warning from the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission (BFSC) against the activities of the company ISLANDBAY SERVICES LTD with a trade name BROKER CAPITAL. Following the proper investigation it appeared that INVESTORS LTD (formerly ASTON ...
Japan stocks sink 3% on global tensions
August 8th, 2014
U.S. stock futures were seeing red on Friday as stocks in Japan traded sharply lower. Jitters over the crises in Iraq and Ukraine appeared to be denting investor sentiment. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index led Asian declines, sliding almost 3% ...
Gold – Enjoys Support at $1290 and Moves Back Above $1300
August 7th, 2014
Gold for Thursday, August 7, 2014 In the last 24 hours gold has surged higher away from the support level at $1290 and back up well above $1300 to a one week high. Over the last week or so ...
FCA sets out its approach to financial promotions in social media
August 6th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a consultation which is intended to clarify its approach to the supervision of financial promotions in social media. The FCA’s overall approach is that the financial promotion rules are intended to ...
Standard Chartered faces further US fine
August 6th, 2014
Standard Chartered warned it could face more US fines over its money-laundering controls as it reported a 20% fall in half-year profits. US regulators have identified new problems with the bank’s surveillance system, the bank said. It faces a ...
European Stocks Advance as BMW Beats Earnings Forecasts
August 5th, 2014
European stocks rose, rebounding from four days of losses, as companies including Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Credit Agricole SA reported better-than-expected quarterly profit. U.S. stock futures were little changed, while Asian shares fell. BMW and Deutsche Post AG ...
DOTAS ‘kiss of death’ for tax avoidance schemes
August 5th, 2014
The Dotas regime has become the “kiss of death” for tax avoidance schemes and has pushed some promoters into providing non-DOTAS structures instead. The Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) sees anyone entering into a scheme generating tax savings ...
Bulgarian Government Urged to Solve Banking Crisis
August 5th, 2014
Bulgaria is dealing with its worst banking crisis since the 1990’s as the European Union and international investors have issued warnings about the fate of one of the country’s largest banks. The Bulgarian government is struggling to find a ...
Pound Posts Biggest Monthly Decline Since May 2013
August 1st, 2014
The pound posted its biggest monthly decline against the dollar since May 2013 as signs of growth in the U.S. economy boosted expectations for higher Federal Reserve interest rates. Sterling fell to a seven-week low versus the greenback as ...