Daily Archives: 02/09/2016
Magic Circle law firm Freshfields to defend Apple in EU tax battle
September 2nd, 2016
Magic Circle heavyweight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured the mandate to defend Apple against the single largest EU tax bill in history. With the global business community still reeling over the European Commission’s surprise decision to order Apple to ...
13 Percent VAT Confirmed For Egypt
September 2nd, 2016
Egyptian lawmakers have agreed to the introduction of a value-added tax regime with a 13 percent headline rate from the 2016/17 fiscal year. The rate is to rise to 14 percent from 2017/18. In May, Egypt’s Finance Minister disclosed ...
Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy causes turmoil in global sea freight
September 2nd, 2016
The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether hundreds of tonnes of goods being carried by the South Korean company will ...
Robo-advice tools in the financial services industry still pose considerable legal risks
September 2nd, 2016
Speaking at The Adviser Network’s Digital Advice Conversations last week, Holley Nethercote partner Grant Holley explained that digital advice presents several legal challenges, particularly for services offering personal advice. For example, advisers are currently required to undertake a review ...
Use of contactless payments in UK overtakes cheques in 2016
September 2nd, 2016
For the first time, Brits are more likely to make a payment using a contactless card than a cheque book.New research from Mintel reveals that cheques have been used by less than one third (31%) of Brits in the past three ...
CySec announced Αppointment of the Provisional Liquidator of the company Trademarker (Cyprus) Ltd
September 2nd, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform the following in relation to the company TRADEMARKER (CYPRUS) LTD (the «Company»): Upon the request of the company General Technic Limited, a decree was issued on ...
CommSec pays $700,000 in infringement notice penalties and refunds $1.1 million in brokerage
September 2nd, 2016
Commonwealth Securities Limited (“CommSec”) has paid a total penalty of $700,000 to comply with two infringement notices given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (“MDP”), and has voluntarily refunded $1.1 million in brokerage to more than 25,000 clients. Confirmations: disclosure ...
Spotware Systems announces new features in their September 2016 update of cTrader Windows
September 2nd, 2016
Spotware Systems announce the latest features included in the just released September 2016 update of cTrader for Windows as the company continues to deliver regular product updates to benefit traders. cTrader now includes another new functionality to join their ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: Triangle On USDCHF Points Higher
September 2nd, 2016
On the 4h chart of USDCHF we are looking at a triangle count, which now shows wave E) in progress, after recent three wave move to the upside was recognized as wave D). As such this new sharp ...
Ad-Blocking Browser Brave Launches Bitcoin Micropayments
September 2nd, 2016
Web browser developer Brave Software has a new weapon in its arsenal against third-party advertisements. While the Brave browser has been automatically blocking ads that target users based on their browsing habits since earlier this year, the beta version of Brave ...
