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Coca-Cola was sued for downplayed sugar effects
January 5th, 2017
Coca-Cola, ABA Accused of Tobacco-Like Deception in Lawsuit Federal court complaint alleges Coke downplayed sugar effects Sugary drinks ‘are scientifically linked to obesity, diabetes’ Coca-Cola was sued by activists who compare the beverage giant’s advertising tactics to the tobacco ...
China going cashless thanks to fintech boom
December 30th, 2016
Standing in line at a Starbucks in downtown Shenzhen, I suddenly realize that no one in front of me is paying with cash. They aren’t paying by credit card either. In fact, I can’t see a single customer holding a wallet or a ...
Football Leaks: Corruption of the game
December 5th, 2016
From where did the largest dataset leak in the history of sports come? And who is the man who exposed the corruption and tax scheming – the individual who is now being hunted down by the giants of the ...
Lithuania is looking to attract FinTech companies
December 5th, 2016
Of all the cities lining up to poach London’s business post-Brexit, Vilnius might seem the most unlikely. Yet the Lithuanian capital has much to offer financial firms, from liveability and local talent to cutting-edge fintech regulation. Euromoney visits a ...
EU court pours cold water on Caffè Nero’s trademark bid
November 3rd, 2016
Caffè Nero has failed to secure an EU trademark for its name – because the public may be deceived into thinking the mark relates only to black coffee. In a judgment handed down last week, the EU’s General Court ...
Accounting software firm plans to float on the London Stock Exchange
October 31st, 2016
FreeAgent, the Edinburgh-based provider of accounting software, has unveiled plans to float on the London Stock Exchange. Led by chief executive and co-founder Ed Molyneux – a former RAF fighter pilot – the company is hoping to join the ...
Cadbury’s Parent company made millions in profits but paid no corporation tax thanks to legal accounting techniques
October 17th, 2016
Cadbury’s American owners paid no UK corporation tax last year Parent company Mondelez UK made profits of £177million in 2015 It should have handed over £36million – but the company avoided payment Cadbury’s American owners were under fire last ...
Tesco faces UK legal action over accounting scandal
October 3rd, 2016
Tesco is facing a legal action by a group of investors who claim to have lost £150m due to the supermarket’s 2014 accounting irregularities scandal. “Shareholders were misled by information inaccurately provided to the market with knowledge by management,” ...
KPMG, EY, PwC, Deloitte, Accenture’s new weapons: toys, tech and Play-Doh
September 15th, 2016
Think of it as the consultant’s version of an arms race – but played out with fancy gadgets. KPMG’s new Innovation Lab, located at the accounting and advisory firm’s Barangaroo digs in Sydney, is designed to unsettle clients so ...
Use of contactless payments in UK overtakes cheques in 2016
September 2nd, 2016
For the first time, Brits are more likely to make a payment using a contactless card than a cheque book.New research from Mintel reveals that cheques have been used by less than one third (31%) of Brits in the past three ...
