SMPs are a great career choice for accountants of the future
August 17th, 2020
Digital transformation and access to a network of talent are at the core of any successful small and medium-sized accountancy practice (SMP). Talent also has the potential to completely evolve and transform the accountancy profession. ACCA (the Association of ...
Accountants in small and midsize practices around the world face staffing and tech challenges
March 20th, 2017
Accountants working in small- and medium-sized practices (SMPs) around the world are facing heightened staffing challenges, according to the latest IFAC Global SMP Survey results. While attracting new clients, keeping up with new regulations/standards, and pressure to lower fees ...
HKEX announced Seven Sector Index Futures Contracts to Debut on 9 May
May 6th, 2016
The seven sector index futures contracts to be rolled out by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Monday, 9 May 2016 will enable investors to gain exposure to a basket of stocks in a key segment of ...
Vladimir Putin Starts His Own Ratings Firm
March 18th, 2016
Moody’s, Fitch forced to stop national ratings under new rules Kremlin had condemned barrage of downgrades as political Vladimir Putin’s homegrown credit-ratings firm is up and running and foreign competitors are already feeling the heat. In the past three ...
Bundesbank posts €3.2 billion profit in 2015
February 25th, 2016
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €3.2 billion for the 2015 financial year, up from €3.0 billion in 2014. This profit was transferred in full today to the Federal Government of Germany pursuant to section 27 number 2 of the Bundesbank Act (Bundesbankgesetz). ...
FCA UK issued a warning for a Forex Trading Firm
October 14th, 2015
FCA has issued a press release to inform that the below firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation. Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
Greece airs idea of bailout extension ahead of leaders’ talks
June 11th, 2015
Greece’s lenders urged the government to come to an agreement swiftly on Wednesday as Athens proposed the extension of the country’s bailout program by nine months, until March 2016. A Greek official speaking on the sidelines of a summit ...
What about the EU Single Market?
April 23rd, 2015
Discussions of the economic situation in Europe and the eurozone during the last few years have a heavy emphasis on government debt and central bank policy. But from the time when the Treaty of Rome back in 1957 created ...
‘Bad politics’ could hold Greece back, says Barroso (Video)
April 2nd, 2015
There is nothing to prevent Greece once again being a successful country “except sometimes bad politics,” says Jose Manuel Barroso, the former president of the European Commission. Talking to Ben Thompson for Business Live on BBC World News, Jose ...
