Daily Archives: 17/10/2016
Cadbury’s Parent company made millions in profits but paid no corporation tax thanks to legal accounting techniques
October 17th, 2016
Cadbury’s American owners paid no UK corporation tax last year Parent company Mondelez UK made profits of £177million in 2015 It should have handed over £36million – but the company avoided payment Cadbury’s American owners were under fire last ...
Company wants to introduce hands-free shopping in virtual reality
October 17th, 2016
Alibaba‘s finance arm is working on a technology that could potentially allow users to shop inside virtual stores without having to take off their virtual reality (VR) goggles to settle payments. On Wednesday, Ant Financial, the company behind Alipay, ...
allpay Signs With Eckoh To Secure Telephone Payments
October 17th, 2016
Public sector bill payment services provider, allpay has chosen Eckoh to secure customer payments made over the telephone attheir contact centre. In addition, allpay and Eckoh have entered into a partnership that will resell CallGuard to allpay’s clients. allpay ...
ATM Explosive Attacks surge in Europe
October 17th, 2016
In a European ATM Crime Report covering the first six months of 2016 EAST has reported that ATM explosive attacks were up 80% when compared to the same period in 2015. A total of 492 explosive attacks were reported, ...
Research: Almost 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful profession
October 17th, 2016
Nearly 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful profession, according to research. A study — undertaken by virtual outfit, Keystone Law — questioned more than 300 legal professionals (predominantly associates and partners) from top 50 to ...
Warning that firms may quit Scotland over tax hikes
October 17th, 2016
Growing “uncertainty” over political demands for tax hikes could see firms quit the country with the loss of skilled jobs in key technology sectors, Scotland’s leading tax, finance and accountancy giants have warned. Scots are already facing higher income ...
AMF France warns for unregulated Forex entities and websites
October 17th, 2016
The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) issued a warning to inform the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to do ...
Oil prices fall on rise in U.S. drilling, strong dollar
October 17th, 2016
Oil prices fell early on Monday, pulled down by a rising rig count in the United States, a strong dollar and record OPEC-output which comes amid slowing global economic growth that could erode fuel demand. U.S. West Texas Intermediate ...
Asian Stocks, Bonds Decline as Dollar Extends Post-Yellen Gains
October 17th, 2016
Asia ex-Japan stocks decline with U.S. equity index futures Casino shares sink after China detains Crown Resorts workers Asian bonds fell and the dollar strengthened versus most peers after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen clouded the outlook ...
Monday, October 17: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
October 17th, 2016
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for October 17. Gold Open 1259.50, High 1260.70, Low 1246.90, Close 1255.50, -0.17% Changed. Silver Open 17.53, High 17.60 … View table below
