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jail

Accountant in UK jailed from fraud

26/08/2016(0)
A Financial Controller who defrauded his company by nearly £25,000 has been jailed for 18 months. Gurmukh Shehri, 33, from Woolwich, had day-to-day oversight of his company’s salary payment ... Read More
fatca

Many Reporting Entities Unprepared For FATCA

24/08/2016(0)
New research shows that financial institutions are generally confident about meeting existing and incoming automatic exchange of information obligations. However, the study also found that a significant proportion of ... Read More
cookies

Eurozone economic recovery picking up despite Brexit, PMIs show

23/08/2016(0)
The eurozone’s economic recovery gained speed in August, according to surveys of purchasing managers that provide fresh evidence of the currency area’s resilience in the wake of the U.K.’s ... Read More
pwc-building

PwC to recruit over 1,000 technology specialists

23/08/2016(0)
PwC’s UK Risk Assurance practice is on track to recruit more than 1,000 technology specialists over the next four years to meet increasing client demand for digital, regulatory and ... Read More
atm

Cashpoint merger faces in-depth investigation

23/08/2016(0)
Diebold and Wincor face an in-depth merger investigation by the CMA unless the companies offer undertakings to address competition concerns. Diebold, Incorporated (Diebold) and Wincor Nixdorf AG (Wincor) both ... Read More
sugar tax

Will Sugar Tax in UK make a positive impact on tax revenues?

22/08/2016(0)
New research says that sugar taxes in the UK would not make a positive impact on tax revenues, nor would they reduce waistlines. New research released on August 22nd ... Read More
HM Treasury

Accountants giving advice for Tax avoidance could receive tough penalties

18/08/2016(0)
Accountants or financial advisers who help customers to bend the rules to avoid paying tax could face tough new fines. the U.K. government said Wednesday. The U.K. Treasury has ... Read More
european-stocks

European stocks choppy as investors await Fed minutes

17/08/2016(0)
European stocks were lower on Wednesday after initially opening higher, as investors remain cautious ahead of the closely-watched release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest minutes. The pan-European STOXX 600 was ... Read More
yen-dollar

Rising Yen Passes 100 to Dollar

17/08/2016(0)
The dollar fell to less than ¥100 during Tuesday’s trading for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union. Traders said ... Read More
alistair-darling

UK: one of the biggest legal shakeup to the insurance sector comes into force

12/08/2016(0)
One of the biggest shakeups to the insurance sector in recent memory comes into force tomorrow. The Insurance Act 2015 was granted Royal Assent 18 months ago. However, the ... Read More
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