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G8 signs tax evasion agreement: 19-06-2013 | Regulatory Compliance Leaders at the G8 summit have agreed on plans to tackle tax avoidance by corporations. Under the new agreement, governments will be required to share information on the tax affairs of residents in their country. Additionally, the owners of shell companies, which are used to exploit tax loopholes and invest money anonymously, will have to be identified. The measures were implemented as a mean...

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Cold calling companies fined by ICO: 19-06-2013 | Regulatory Compliance Two cold calling companies linked to the BBC Three show, The Call Centre, have been fined by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Nationwid...

Ex-UBS trader charged with fraud: 18-06-2013 | Regulatory Compliance One of UBS's former traders who was caught up in the London Interbank offered rate (Libor) fixing scandal has been charged with fraud. Tom Hayes wa...

OECD urges exchange of tax information at G8: 18-06-2013 | Regulatory Compliance Governments around the world are being called upon to share information on taxes in a bid to clamp down on evasion, the Organisation for Economic Coop...

David Cameron demands an end to tax secrecy: 17-06-2013 | Internal Audit & Control David Cameron has vowed to clamp down on tax avoidance by big firms by closing the loopholes and shining a light on shadowy practices. The prime mi...

TSC launches Project Verde inquiry: 17-06-2013 | Risk Management The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) has announced plans to investigate the collapse of a deal between the Co-Op and Lloyds. Last year the Co-Operat...

87% of firms have a business continuity plan, study finds: 17-06-2013 | Internal Audit & Control Businesses and organisations face a variety of continuity threats, with extreme weather, fire, theft and technology outages all potentially jeopardisi...

RBS warned over next CEO appointments: 14-06-2013 | General recruitment/employment law Royal Bank of Scotland has been warned to avoid candidates from accountancy firm KPMG when looking to replace the outgoing Stephen Hester and, potent...

Currency rigging scandal causes fresh investigations: 14-06-2013 | Regulatory Compliance Hot on the heels of the Libor scandal, the financial industry has been hit with yet another controversy. According to a Bloomberg report, bank empl...

Action to be taken on cold calls: 13-06-2013 | Regulatory Compliance The government is being urged to take action on cold calls in a bid to overhaul regulation on homeowners receiving them. At present, consumers are ...

NHS spent millions on gagging: 12-06-2013 | General recruitment/employment law New figures show the NHS spent £2 million on gagging whistleblowers since 2008. Following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by a Conservative ...

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