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USD/CHF retains bearish outlook
May 5th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook At first the new up-trend support line triggered a rally in USD/CHF, forcing it to surge all the way to 0.8832/31. But subsequently the currency pair did not manage to withstand the selling pressure and was broken. ...
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
May 5th, 2014
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe. “You can rely on our legal system!” the ...
Oil price increases as Ukraine fear outweighs China data
May 5th, 2014
The price of oil climbed above $100 a barrel Monday as escalating tensions in Ukraine outweighed a fourth month of contraction in China’s manufacturing. Benchmark U.S. crude for June delivery was up 34 cents to $100.10 a barrel at ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
May 5th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the following firms are not permitted to provide any financial services or products: Krono Partners plc (www.propertybondinvestor.com) Skylade Insurance Services (http://www.skylade.com) ...
Court case on streaming TV threatens to cloud our online equality
May 5th, 2014
American Broadcasting Services v Aereo could potentially be viewed as a human rights issue rather than a copyright dispute It is a very big court case about a tiny object. The American broadcasting industry is ferociously interested in its ...
Hong Kong Collected Record Tax Revenue In 2013-14
May 5th, 2014
Hong Kong’s Commissioner of Inland Revenue Wong Kuen-fai has announced that the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) set another annual record and collected HKD243.5bn (USD31.4bn) in tax revenue in 2013-14, showing an increase of HKD1.4bn, or 1 percent, over its ...
Barclays, Credit Suisse Battle Banker Exodus, Legal Woes
May 5th, 2014
Barclays Plc (BARC), Credit Suisse Group AG and UBS AG (UBSN) will face questions this week about key banker departures, legal challenges and their efforts to boost profitability. Barclays last week lost three top bankers in the U.S. and ...
White House seeks legal immunity for firms that hand over customer data
May 2nd, 2014
Obama administration asks legislators drafting NSA reforms to protect telecoms firms for complying with court orders, Guardian learns The White House has asked legislators crafting competing reforms of the National Security Agency to provide legal immunity for telecommunications firms ...
Tax Is the New Black for Foreign Takeovers
May 2nd, 2014
U.S. pharmaceuticals company Pfizer has augmented its attempt to buy AstraZeneca, the U.K.’s second-biggest drug maker, with a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron. The missive, as well as reminding us that meddling politicians still view takeovers as being ...
A Case of Piketty Fever at the OECD
May 2nd, 2014
The French economist Thomas Piketty has become something of a rock star with his recent book on inequality, and now the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development has embraced his data and ideas in a freshly-issued report. The think ...
