The European Commission has announced a package of tax transparency measures as part of its ambitious agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the EU. A key element of this Tax Transparency Package is a proposal to introduce the automatic exchange of information between Member States on their tax rulings. Corporate […]
Deutsche Bank’s Global Social Finance Group has announced the closing of the Essential Capital Consortium (ECC), a five-year $50 million (€47 million) social enterprise fund, which is part of its family of social impact funds first launched in 2005. With a list of investors including Church Pension Fund, MetLife, Inc., Agence Française de Développement (the […]
The recent fall in oil prices will present challenges and opportunities for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to the latest regional report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF). "While overall growth in the oil exporting countries will moderate and their large fiscal surpluses will decline or shift to significant deficits, low […]
Small business owners in the US are feeling buoyant about the national economy, with many feeling positive about health of the economy and their potential for economic growth, according to the latest Bank of America/CFI Group Small Business Forecast. Small business owners rated the health of their local economy 20% higher than they did in […]
The global sustainable investment market has grown substantially in both absolute and relative terms, according to The Global Sustainable Investment Review 2014, a report released by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA). The report reveals that global sustainable investing assets have risen 61%, from $13.3 trillion (€12 trillion) at the outset of 2012 to $21.4 […]
With 2014 noted for a series of record-setting and transformative deals, momentum is expected to carry over into 2015 as dealmakers continue to invest in cloud, mobile and security, and seek out emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), according to PwC’s US Technology Deals Insights 2014 Year in Review and 2015 Outlook report. […]
In the first TTC/EY Tax Reform Business Barometer survey of 2015, leading tax professionals foresee a 52% chance that the US will see tax reform by the end of 2017. The Barometer periodically assesses business tax professionals’ views on the prospects for and key aspects of federal tax reform. According to the survey, 59% of […]
Hedge fund industry assets are set to surpass $3 trillion by the end of the year, according to Deutsche Bank’s 13th annual Alternative Investment Survey. Institutional investment in hedge funds is set to increase, with 39% of these investors planning to increase their allocation to hedge funds in 2015. Deutsche Bank surveyed 435 hedge fund […]
Worldpay has announced it is to expand its commitment to accelerating payments technology innovation with a $1 million (€900 million) gift and mentorship commitment to Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Centre (ATDC). Worldpay will fully fund a new Financial Technology accelerator at the ATDC for the next three years, which will include hiring a FinTech […]
Instinct Studios has unveiled Fund Explorer, an investment information visualisation service designed to help investors make better informed financial decisions. Fund Explorer, a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, addresses the problem of static and out-of-date information within fund factsheets. It is designed to change the way people explore and consume investment information by offering […]
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