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Apple eyes partnerships in bid to reinvent TV
March 24th, 2014
Apple may have grand ideas about how to reinvent television, but for now, rather than attempting an end-run around the industry’s incumbents, it continues to seek partnerships with them. The computing giant’s next foray into TV could come in ...
Stocks: Preparing for a rush of IPOs
March 24th, 2014
By all indications, Monday could be a quiet trading day, but don’t let the placid mood in the markets fool you — investors are preparing for a rush of initial public offerings this week. The company behind the popular ...
CySec: updated form on the prevention of AML
March 24th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has released the updated Monthly Prevention Statement for the prevention of AML . The form can be found here. Source: CySec
528 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death in Egypt
March 24th, 2014
An Egyptian court sentenced at least 528 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to death Monday on charges related to violent riots in the southern Egyptian city of Minya last August, including the murder of a police officer, the country’s ...
Flight 370: When facts are few, imaginations run wild
March 24th, 2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, simply vanished from the sky on March 8. In the two weeks since, the mystery of what happened to its 227 passengers and 12 ...
Witness in Oscar Pistorius trial heard ‘terrified screaming’
March 24th, 2014
A neighbor of Oscar Pistorius said she heard “terrified, terrified screaming” the morning the Olympian killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The testimony by Anette Stipp began the trial’s fourth week. Questioned by prosecutor Gerrie Nel, Stipp said she awoke ...
CySec: acquisition of licence (Macys Corporate Services Ltd)
March 24th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Macys Corporate Services Ltd” has successfully obtained the CySec licence. “Macys Corporate Services Ltd” is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of CySec and ...
IRS clarifies: Electronic signatures permitted for Form 8879
March 24th, 2014
Correcting an oversight, the IRS on Thursday updated the online version of Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e-File Providers of Individual Income Tax Returns (rev. 3/20/14), to clarify that electronic signatures are permitted for Form 8879, IRS e-File ...
CySec: Acquisition of licence (Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited)
March 24th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited” has successfully obtained the CySec licence. “Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited” is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of ...
Billionaire Sought by U.S. Holds Key to Putin Gas Cash
March 24th, 2014
A detained billionaire who made a fortune as a middleman in Russia’s murky gas trade with Ukraine may hold the key for U.S. lawmakers seeking harsher sanctions against President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Ukrainian Dmitry Firtash, arrested in Vienna ...
