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FINRA Issues New Investor Alert, Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky
March 13th, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new investor alert called Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky to caution investors that buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin carry risks. While speculative trading in bitcoins carries significant risk, there ...
Reserve Bank raises OCR to 2.75 percent
March 13th, 2014
The Reserve Bank today increased the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent. New Zealand’s economic expansion has considerable momentum, and growth is becoming more broad-based. GDP is estimated to have grown by 3.3 percent in the year ...
Deloitte Predicts Challenges Ahead for Global Workforce
March 12th, 2014
Organizations will be facing problems finding the right employees and leadership in the years ahead, according to a new report from Deloitte. The report found that 75 percent of the organizations surveyed rate “workforce capability” (the need for skilled ...
Harris Georgiades, Minister of Finance
March 12th, 2014
Cyprus is striving to get back to business as usual after securing a financial bailout package, what are the immediate priorities of the Ministry of Finance? After the recent Eurogroup decisions on financial assistance, Cyprus aims to restore confidence ...
EBA, ESMA and EIOPA consult on supervisory practices for financial conglomerates
March 12th, 2014
The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Guidelines on the convergence of practices aimed at ensuring consistency of supervisory coordination arrangements for financial ...
Obama Meeting With Yatsenyuk Raises Stakes in Ukraine
March 12th, 2014
Barack Obama’s meeting with Ukraine’s prime minister today raises the stakes in his attempt to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Crimea and preempt its spread to other countries in the region. The invitation to Prime Minister Arseniy ...
HMRC to be £2.2bn short on Swiss deal target, PAC told
March 12th, 2014
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS than the £3bn target will be generated through the tax deal targeting UK residents with accounts in Switzerland, HM Revenue & Customs directors have told the Public Accounts Committee. Tax assurance director Edward Troup and director-general Jim ...
ASIC bans former Westpac bank home finance manager in relation to false loan applications
March 12th, 2014
ASIC, the Australian securities and Investment Commission, has permanently banned Mr David St Pierre, a former Westpac Bank Home Finance Manager from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services. Mr St Pierre, of Mt Nathan, Queensland, was a ...
Deloitte propose rent reductions in LA Fitness CVA
March 11th, 2014
DELOITTE INSOLVENCY experts have been recruited to rescue struggling gym chain LA Fitness and LA Leisure. Partners Matt Smith and Neville Kahn have been appointed nominees to supervise the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) of the UK gym chain LA ...
Vodafone, Verizon Accused By India’s Home Ministry of Sharing Customer Details With UK’s GCHQ
March 11th, 2014
The Indian operations of Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) shared details about their customers with Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, news reports said Monday, citing a December memo from the internal security division of India’s Ministry of Home ...
