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France launches probe into UBS subsidiary over fraud case
March 3rd, 2016
France on Wednesday launched an official investigation into the French subsidiary of Swiss banking giant USB for alleged witness intimidation, a source close to the case told AFP. UBS France is suspected of trying to silence a whistle-blower who ...
HSBC Sued Over Drug Cartel Murders After Laundering Probe
February 10th, 2016
Civil action claims traffickers committed terrorist acts Bank accused of aiding and abetting Sinaloa, other cartels Families of U.S. citizens murdered by drug gangs in Mexico sued HSBC Holdings Plc, claiming the bank can be held responsible for the deaths ...
Top 10 worst tax return excuses
January 18th, 2016
HMRC reveals Top 10 worst tax return excuses for 2014 As the Self Assessment deadline approaches on 31 January, HMRC reveals some of the worst excuses submitted last year for late tax returns. The ten worst excuses for missing ...
Twitter sued by U.S. widow for giving voice to Islamic State
January 15th, 2016
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is being sued by the widow of an American killed in Jordan who accuses the social media company of giving a voice to Islamic State, adding to the pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked ...
Spain’s Princess Cristina to go on trial for fraud
January 11th, 2016
Spain’s Princess Cristina is due to appear in court on fraud charges – the first member of the country’s royal family to be put on trial. She is charged with being an accomplice in an alleged embezzlement scam involving ...
Apple ‘to pay €318m’ to settle Italy tax fraud case
December 30th, 2015
Apple’s Italian subsidiary has agreed to pay €318m (£235m; $348m) following an investigation into tax fraud allegations, Italy’s tax office says. Italy’s tax authorities say the company failed to pay €880m in tax between 2008 and 2013, according to ...
Barclays to Sell Former Lehman Bond Benchmarks to Bloomberg
December 17th, 2015
Bank makes $721 million gain selling analytics, index business Sale comes as new CEO Jes Staley speeds up non-core disposals Barclays Plc agreed to sell the indexing business built around former Lehman Brothers benchmarks to Bloomberg LP for about ...
Why rich Chinese are buying vineyards, islands in cash
November 23rd, 2015
A hundred years ago, Amadeo Modigliani painted a portrait of his wild British mistress splayed across a red velvet throw, nude, her hips arched, her kohl-rimmed eyes shut. The artist was hardly trying to play it safe – Paris ...
China to conduct checks on firms’ forex buying to prevent speculation
September 17th, 2015
China will conduct checks on firms’ foreign exchange buying to prevent speculation, an official at the country’s foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday. Wang Yungui, head of policy and regulation department at the State Administration of Foreign Exhange (SAFE), ...
The Greek Bank Run is real – Bitcoin an option?
June 29th, 2015
So, as it turns out, people are trying to get all of their money out of the banks in Greece. We suspected this might happen. Everyone in the Bitcoin community is saying these people should convert to Bitcoin. Is ...
