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FATCA and the real cost of compliance
October 14th, 2014
Foreign account tax Compliance Act (FATCA) was introduced by the US government in the year 2010. The main focus of FATCA act is to reduce tax evasion by foreign finance institutions through offshore Accounts and shell companies. Apart from ...
New Chinese coal import tax causes disaster for Australian miners
October 14th, 2014
China’s bombshell decision to impose tariffs on coal imports could prove to be the tipping point for Australian miners already struggling to stay afloat. The move by the economic powerhouse to introduce the new duty of between 3% and ...
Sanctions force another company out of Russia’s oil boom
October 9th, 2014
Western sanctions against Russia have led Royal Dutch Shell to discontinue its work with Gazprom Neft extracting shale oil from a field in Siberia. In announcing Shell’s suspension on its website, Gazprom Neft, part of the Kremlin-run gas monopoly ...
The Contribution of an Investment Adviser
October 7th, 2014
Investing in the Stock Market is essentially a daily war which includes attack and defence, risk and fear, victories and triumphs, disappointments and losses. As mentioned in the famous book The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, every battle ...
Europe groups fear being caught in US tax crackdown
September 22nd, 2014
European multinationals have launched a rearguard effort in Washington to prevent them becoming unintended victims of a US crackdown on tax-driven international mergers. As the Obama administration finalises plans to curb “tax inversion” deals, big European companies that typically ...
HP subsidiaries plead guilty in bribery cases
September 12th, 2014
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and three subsidiaries pleaded guilty Thursday to paying bribes to foreign officials in Russia, Mexico and Poland and agreed to pay $108 million in criminal and regulatory penalties. The guilty pleas, entered in San Francisco federal court, ...
Gold Remains Under $1260 on U.S. Dollar Strength
September 9th, 2014
Gold hovered near its lowest in three months on Tuesday after sharp overnight losses as the dollar traded at 14-month highs against a basket of major currencies, dimming the metal’s appeal as a currency hedge. Spot gold had slipped ...
West TX Oil Below $94 as Market Awaits Chinese Data
September 8th, 2014
Brent crude fell on Monday for a third day of losses even though Chinese trade data showed both better-than-expected exports and weak imports that might prompt help for the economy, but it remained below $101 a barrel after poor ...
West TX Oil Surges Back to $96 on Data
September 4th, 2014
Crude oil prices climbed by more than $2 a barrel on both sides of the Atlantic on Wednesday, as oil markets bounced off multi month lows hit in the previous session. Prospects for peace between Ukraine and Russia, as ...
Chevron seeks for Canadian oil project up to $1.5 billion
August 26th, 2014
Chevron Corp (CVX.N) has been searching for up to $1.5 billion of equity investment to help develop its Duvernay shale formation assets in Canada and contacted potential investors including private equity firms, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
