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Europe’s big banks remain wary of doing business with Iran
January 25th, 2016
Sanctions have been lifted but uncertainty over US authorities’ stance means banks are reluctant to handle payments A week after the lifting of sanctions against Iran, major European banks are still reluctant to handle Iranian payments as they remain wary of ...
Six Banks Negotiating Settlement in Swiss Libor Probe
January 25th, 2016
Swiss regulator: `We won’t go for a settlement at any price’ Settlement would resolve one of few remaining Libor probes At least six banks targeted in Switzerland’s investigation into Libor-rigging are in settlement talks with the country’s competition regulator, ...
More banks pay no UK tax, Labour wants tougher approach
January 4th, 2016
Two more investment banks have reported paying zero tax in Britain in 2014, prompting the opposition Labour party to urge the government to reverse a tax change it made for banks last year. Citigroup and Credit Suisse disclosed in ...
Germany gives Greece names of 10,000 citizens suspected of dodging taxes
November 26th, 2015
Inventory includes accounts invested in Swiss banks worth €3.6bn as Alexis Tsipras pledges to tackle tax dodging to pull country out of economic meltdown Germany has handed Athens the names of more than 10,000 of its citizens suspected of ...
Black money probe: India seeks Swiss help in probe into Preneet Kaur, son’s bank accounts
November 24th, 2015
The Swiss tax department has made these disclosures in two separate notifications published today in the Switzerland government’s federal gazette. As Indian tax authorities continue their probe into Swiss bank accounts of several citizens, Switzerland on Tuesday said India ...
China allows direct trade of yuan with Swiss franc
November 10th, 2015
Move part of Beijing’s strategy to promote RMB as a global reserve currency alongside the dollar China‘s national foreign exchange market will introduce direct trading of the Swiss franc, the operator said on Monday, as the country pushes greater ...
20 Reasons Why All The People That Quit Prepping After September Are Dead Wrong
October 21st, 2015
Millions of Americans were gearing up for some huge event to happen in September, but the world didn’t end and now many of them have given up entirely on prepping. Of course the truth is that some absolutely earth-shattering ...
Swiss Investigate Seven Banks Over Precious Metals Market Trading
September 28th, 2015
Inquiry involves possible collusion between UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Mitsui A Swiss regulator has opened an investigation into precious metals trading at a group of large banks, marking the latest in a line ...
Oil Holds Below $60 as China Manufacturing Shows Slowing Demand
May 4th, 2015
Oil held below $60 in New York as a Chinese manufacturing gauge weakened in April, signaling fuel demand is slowing in the world’s biggest energy consumer. Futures in New York rose 0.1 percent after falling 0.8 percent on Friday. ...
Europe’s Plunging Borrowing Costs Mark Two New Milestones
April 8th, 2015
Switzerland is first with 10-year bond at negative yield as Mexico lines up 100-year euro bond Europe’s plunging borrowing costs marked two new milestones on Wednesday, with Switzerland becoming the first country ever to issue 10-year debt that gives ...
