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Varoufakis Said to Take Hammering From Riled EU Ministers
April 24th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was heavily criticized by his euro-area colleagues amid mounting frustration at his refusal to deliver measures to fix his country’s economy and release financial aid, according to three people familiar with the talks. Euro-area ...
Dogecoin Founder Exits Crypto Community Citing ‘Toxic’ Culture
April 24th, 2015
Dogecoin founder and Adobe senior manager Jackson Palmer has announced he is taking an “extended leave of absence” from the cryptocurrency community. Calling the ecosystem “toxic”, Palmer used the occasion to blast aspects of the industry, while encouraging users ...
HSBC launches review into moving HQ from UK
April 24th, 2015
British bank HSBC said Friday it was looking into whether it should move its headquarters from the U.K., following regulatory changes in the banking sector. The question about where to base its headquarters was a complex one and it ...
Can an illegal scheme apply for business rescue?
April 24th, 2015
The concept of Ponzi schemes is one that is not new across the globe and has been around for decades. According to Wikipedia “a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organisation, pays ...
Lawyers are more faithful to their roles compared to 2014
April 24th, 2015
Millennials, however, are likely to look for a new role within six months of first job Law firms might have to ‘turn on the charm’ in year three of their employee’s career, a new report has revealed, as lawyers ...
MAS Strengthens Regulations against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
April 24th, 2015
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued revised Notices to financial institutions (FIs) on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). The revisions are benchmarked against international best practices and the latest recommendations of the ...
Law firms prepare to mimic corporate client structure in future
April 24th, 2015
The big trend expected to spread across many law firms in the next five years is a move to the corporate structure used by many of their clients – a shift from the last five years in which the ...
Ruble is enjoying demand thanks to monthly tax payments
April 24th, 2015
The ruble made new gains on Thursday, supported by impending monthly tax payments that require the conversion of export earnings, and ignoring expectations the central bank will soon cut interest rates. “The Russian currency is enjoying demand thanks to ...
UHY Hacker Young appoints former KPMG Partner
April 24th, 2015
UHY Hacker Young has issued a press release to inform that: UHY’s London office has appointed Simon Barker, formerly a Partner at KPMG, as a Partner in its Business Advisory Services team. Simon has over 20 years’ experience providing ...
ADS Securities London cuts FTSE-100 spreads
April 24th, 2015
ADS Securities London Limited, the UK’s new dynamic FX, CFD and spread betting provider, has announced that spreads on its UK100 (FTSE-100) contracts have been cut to just 0.5 pips. James Watson, Managing Director of ADS Securities London, commented: ...
