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Apple v FBI: US debates a world without privacy
March 3rd, 2016
Is there such a thing as security so good it’s a danger to society? That’s the bigger picture at hand as Apple continues to fight an order to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone. That fight made its way to Capitol ...
PRA and FCA statement on compliance with the EBA guidelines on Sound Remuneration Policies
March 1st, 2016
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have notified the European Banking Authority (EBA) that the regulators will comply with all aspects of the EBA Guidelines on Sound Remuneration Policies, except for the provision that the ...
EBA launches 2016 EU wide stress test exercise
February 26th, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) released today the methodology and macroeconomic scenarios for the 2016 EU-wide stress test. The stress test is designed to provide supervisors, banks and other market participants with a common analytical framework to consistently compare ...
Accountancy bodies calls for informed debate on EU reform
February 16th, 2016
CCAB, the forum for accountancy bodies in the UK and Ireland, is calling on businesses to engage with the debate on EU reform, and ensure they are aware of the information and resources to inform their understanding of the ...
EBA launches an impact assessment of IFRS 9 on banks in the EU
February 1st, 2016
In the context of the forthcoming implementation of the IFRS 9 Financial instruments standard (IFRS 9) in the EU, the European Banking Authority (EBA) is launching an impact assessment of the standard on a sample of approximately 50 institutions ...
Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay and Apple avoided £1BILLION of UK tax
January 27th, 2016
A Mirror investigation has revealed the UK is missing out on huge sums as multinational firms are based in tax havens Five of the world’s biggest tech companies avoided paying £1 BILLION in UK tax last year, the Mirror ...
EBA publishes revised final draft technical standards and Guidelines on methodology and disclosure for global systemically important institutions
January 14th, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today revised final draft technical standards and Guidelines on the further specification of the indicators of global systemic importance and their disclosure. The need for this revision was prompted by the new data ...
What Happened to eBay’s Enterprise Business?
January 14th, 2016
eBay cared an awful lot about large brands and retailers throughout former CEO John Donahoe’s reign, but with the breakup of the company in July, the eBay Enterprise unit was sold off. So where is it now? What’s left ...
EBA consults on information exchanges between authorities regarding qualifying holdings
November 11th, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the procedures, forms and templates that competent authorities in the EU should use when consulting each other on qualifying holdings. The ...
Amazon and eBay ‘liable’ if they ignore VAT fraud
November 2nd, 2015
Amazon and eBay could be liable for billions of pounds in unpaid VAT if they fail to properly investigate traders using their sites to escape sales tax, the BBC has learned. The online marketplaces could be legally required to ...
