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Japanese Lawmakers to Lobby Abe for Russian Gas Pipeline
May 28th, 2014
Japanese lawmakers are reviving efforts for a 600 billion yen ($5.9 billion) natural gas pipeline from Russia, which last week signed a supply deal with China, to cut energy costs after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A group of 33 ...
CySec fines Sheltons Services Ltd
May 28th, 2014
Announcement from CySec The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) wishes to inform all interested parties that: 1. On March 27, 2014 CySEC decided to impose a €5.000 fine to Sheltons Services Ltd (the Company) as it provided administrative services ...
Former Barclays New York Trio Face Libor Charges in U.K. Court
May 27th, 2014
Three former Barclays Plc (BARC) New York derivatives traders appeared at a London court after being charged with manipulating Libor by U.K. prosecutors, in the second group from the British bank to face U.K. criminal action. Ryan Reich, Alex ...
European Central Bank comes down against Bitcoin
May 27th, 2014
Yves Mersch, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaking at the Bargeld-symposium of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt, has come down firmly against Bitcoin. Whereas, this will probably not come as much of ...
CIPA announces naturalization Scheme
May 27th, 2014
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) has announced the Scheme for Naturalization of Investors In Cyprus By Exception, as published by the CIPA (Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency). The paper includes all the necessary information for the Naturalization ...
Dear Investors: China’s Problems Are Your Problems
May 27th, 2014
I have long argued that it will take a sizable shock to switch the current “risk on” investment climate to one of “risk off.” The robust U.S. stock market persists even though the housing recovery has stagnated, labor markets ...
Hello Binary Opens representative Office in Cyprus
May 27th, 2014
Hello Binary is expanding its operations, opening a representative office in Cyprus. This will be the company’s second expansion this year, having previously opened its first representative office in Shanghai. As part of the Hello Binary service package, a ...
Asia stocks decline while Europe shares rise
May 27th, 2014
Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as tensions flared between China and Vietnam over a territorial dispute while hopes of easier monetary policy continued to boost European shares. Germany’s DAX rose 0.4 percent to 9,927.85, extending the previous day’s ...
MOEX Q1 Net Profit
May 27th, 2014
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results for the first quarter (1Q) 2014 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Strong earnings growth was driven by fees and commissions generated by increased trading volumes across markets, particularly the ...
The under-fire Asian finance function where jobs face a serious new threat
May 27th, 2014
If you’re an accountant at the Big Four in Hong Kong, now is a good time to start planning how you might move to the banking sector or transfer to mainland China. China’s Ministry of Finance announced a draft ...