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OECD Reports Progress in Fighting Offshore Tax Evasion

added: 15-10-2007

Many financial centres, both onshore and offshore, are making progress in improving transparency and international co-operation to counter offshore tax evasion, but some still fall short of international standards that have been developed over the last seven years, according to OECD assessments.

UK Companies Face Increasing Number of Regulatory Inquiries

added: 15-10-2007

UK companies are seeing significant increases in the number of internal and external regulatory investigations according to a report published by international law firm and litigation heavyweight Fulbright & Jaworski. However, the number of court actions filed against companies appears to be down with 38% of UK companies seeing no court proceedings brought against them in the last 12 months, compared with 17% of US businesses that saw no litigation brought against them.

Trends and Developments in the Revived Internet Economy

added: 15-10-2007

The emergence of the next generation of Internet technology and applications has led to the coining of the term Web 2.0, to indicate that the Internet now has more capabilities than ever before. The Internet Media companies such as Google, News Corp and Yahoo are just some of the leaders taking advantage of this with the introduction of new services and applications. This revival of the Internet has also led in part to the re-emergence of the Internet economy, and more specifically e-commerce. The increase in broadband connections is another factor that has led to this revival.

U.S. Market Looks for a Bigger Jump in Production in September 2007

added: 15-10-2007

As more data come in, it looks increasingly as if September was as good a month as August was bad. Talk about a housing slump leading to an economic slowdown has become more muted, as it becomes clearer that the pace of economic activity isn't that weak, and potentially might not be weakening. If a recession isn't just around the corner, what is?

Job Seekers Continue to Shift Towards the Internet

added: 15-10-2007

Job seekers are steadily increasing their use of the internet as a key part of their job search, The Conference Board reported. In the most recent survey of workers who searched for a job between January and September 2007, 73 percent reported using the internet compared to 66 percent of job seekers in the same time period in 2005.

Global Appetite for Mobile Banking Services

added: 15-10-2007

There is significant enthusiasm for mobile banking services among consumers worldwide, according to research released by Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Surveys conducted in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions showed a burgeoning demand for mobile banking among users, though this is tempered by concerns about security and lack of awareness.

U.S. Retail Sales Increased in September 2007

added: 15-10-2007

US markets rose on Friday driven by a takeover bid in the software sector, data showing strength in consumer spending and a brighter outlook from McDonald's Corp.

Covered Bond Market Expanding and Becoming More International

added: 15-10-2007

Fitch Ratings says in a new report that the covered bonds market continued to grow over the last year, whereby the typical covered bond is moving away from a standard public sector Pfandbrief, issued under German legislation, to become a more international secured debt instrument, funding pools of mortgage loans and issued outside any dedicated legislation.

U.S. Technology Industry Liquidity Supported by Strong Fundamentals

added: 15-10-2007

Liquidity for the U.S. technology sector is generally very solid due to high cash balances and strong free cash flow, which provide a cushion to withstand ongoing credit market volatility, according to Fitch Ratings.

Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets to Quadruple by 2011

added: 15-10-2007

A new report by Merrill Lynch (MER) Global Research says that assets under management in Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) could grow more than four-fold by 2011, surging from US$1.9 trillion to US$7.9 trillion. The research report, titled “The overflowing bathtub, the running tap and SWFs,” states that a massive build up of reserves at central banks is fueling this rapid growth, led by China, Russia and the Middle East.

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