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Many governments are legislating now rather than awaiting final OECD BEPS recommendations
February 6th, 2015
40% of countries are making tax reforms before BEPS recommendations have been finalized 31% of countries report significant increases in tax scrutiny in 2015 Nearly a third expect the corporate income tax burden to increase in 2015 Many countries ...
Danmarks National Bank: Interest Rate Reduction
February 6th, 2015
Effective from 6 February 2015, Danmarks Nationalbank‘s interest rate on certificates of deposit is reduced by 0.25 percentage points to -0.75 per cent. The lending rate, the discount rate and the current account rate remain unchanged at 0.05 per ...
LMAX Exchange wins best FX ECN/MTF for the third year running
February 6th, 2015
LMAX Exchange, the leading FCA regulated MTF for global FX and the UK’s fastest growing technology firm, has been named ‘Best FX Trading Venue (ECN/MTF)’ for the third year running at the 2015 Wall Street Letter (WSL) Institutional Trading ...
SEC probes Blackberry options trading ahead of Reuters report about Samsung talks
February 6th, 2015
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating a January 14 spike in trading in BlackBerry Ltd options that took place hours before Reuters reported that Samsung Electronics Co was in talks to buy the Canadian smartphone maker, according ...
Twitter earnings beat expectations as revenue grows
February 6th, 2015
Twitter reported a net loss of $125m (£82m) in the fourth-quarter, beating analyst expectations. It also said revenue grew faster than expected, increasing by 95% to $479m during the October to December period. Total monthly active users were 288 ...
Australia central bank acting like it ‘just woke up’
February 6th, 2015
Australia’s record low interest rates are about to head way lower, analysts tell CNBC, as the country’s central bank scrambles to play catch up in the race to the bottom for borrowing costs. “The RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) ...
Computer-Driven, Automatic Trading Strategies Score Big
February 6th, 2015
So-Called Quant Traders Take Advantage of Volatility ‘These are the best conditions we’ve seen since 2008,’ says Roy Niederhoffer Recent market volatility caught many investors flat-footed. Among the few winners were traders who let a computer be their guide. ...
Alpari: KPMG fails to find buyer as break up begins with 114 job losses and Andrey Dashin buying up assets
February 6th, 2015
Administrators for collapsed spreadbetter Alpari UK have failed to find a bidder for the firm and have begun to sell off its assets, resulting in the loss of 114 jobs. KPMG had sought to find a buyer for the currency trader, ...
Varoufakis looking for plan to bridge gap after Schaeuble talks
February 6th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis pledged on Thursday to present to the next Eurogroup a roadmap that will show how Greece could transition from its current bailout to a new agreement, which he believes can be agreed by the ...
Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Shares Higher as Oil Resumes Rebound
February 6th, 2015
Asian stocks followed U.S. equities higher, with the regional benchmark index extending its weekly advance, as materials and energy shares gained amid higher oil prices. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.4 percent to 142.14 as of 9:01 a.m. ...
