Unpaid crypto tax surged by 432 per cent from last year, HMRC says July 18, 2022 The amount of unpaid tax that rich crypto investors owed on their investments soared by 432 per cent from last year, according to HMRC. Data by law firm Pinsent Masons today said that HMRC identified £2.28m in suspected underpaid tax concerning crypto assets in 2021-2022, a substantial increase from £428,000 the previous year. Steven Porter, [...]
Win for Facebook: Judge orders UK competition watchdog to revisit Meta Giphy sale July 18, 2022 Judges have called on the UK competition watchdog to revisit its ruling on the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) ruling that Meta should sell Giphy.
Millennials lag behind: Young entrepreneurs made just £500m out of £28bn while selling their firms July 18, 2022 More than £28bn was made by individuals selling their businesses in the past year, but just £550m was from those under 34. Those under 25 cashed in with only £27m in gains, representing under one per cent of the total, according private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield. The next bracket up, those aged 25-34 were [...]
Binance hit with £2.8m fine by Dutch bank for not following registration requirements July 18, 2022 Binance was fined €3.3m (£2.8m) by the Dutch Central Bank for offering crypto services in the Netherlands without following registration requirements, according to an official release today. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) requires virtual asset service providers like Binance to register with it under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act. DNB had earlier issued [...]
Royal Mail tells Ofcom to rethink parcel tracking rules as firm faces strikes and target woes July 18, 2022 Royal Mail has urged Ofcom to rethink its decision to block the company from tracking packages under the Universal Service Obligation (USO) rules as strike action and delivery pressures loom.
Stricter ESG rules needed to stamp out greenwashing, City minister warns July 18, 2022 Sustainable investing needs stricter standards in place or greenwashing will continue to rise, the newly appointed City minister warned today.
Bank lending to firms up £12bn after dip due to covid schemes ending July 18, 2022 The so-called loan ‘drought’ induced by the pandemic appears to be coming to an, with lending up by £12bn. Banks are increasing their lending in wake of a sharp decline in wake of both the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) ending. According to research from ACP Altenburg Advisory, [...]
Slump in deal making nearly halves Goldman Sachs profits July 18, 2022 A weaker deal making environment has nearly halved Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs’s profits. Net earnings dropped to $2.8bn (£2.4bn) in the three months to June, down 48 per cent from $5.3bn (£4.5bn) in the same period last year, Goldman said today. Investment banking revenues collapsed nearly 50 per cent to $1.8bn (£1.5bn) driven [...]
Building an index factory with disruption, Ethereum and tokenisaton July 18, 2022 Maarten Ectors, CCO of Pollen, tells Crypto AM how delivering data and following experts can lead to wiser investing.
What a new world order might mean for the global economy July 18, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened fault lines between nations which will affect trade relations and investment for years to come. The war in Ukraine is already having a significant effect on inflation and activity in the world economy as commodity prices have soared and supply chains have been disrupted. Inflation in the G7 was [...]
