by Step-Up Finance (Business) | May 3, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Monthly Noteworthy News: Bank Taxes to Fund Future Bailouts The IMF is set to propose new taxes on global financial institutions. FSC (Financial Stability Contribution) and the FAT Tax ( Financial Activities Tax) – did we just see irony? – will be placed on profits...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 8, 2009 | Blog, Uncategorized
At the weekend, the G20 economic Ministers, amongst their discussions, worked on an agreement aimed at protecting global Banking from systemic risks and reforming Bankers’ bonus payments. The contentious areas are likely to be the requirement to hold more and higher...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 13, 2009 | Blog, Finance, Market Update
The precursor to the G20 Summit (London April 2) is the G-20 Finance Ministers meeting ( this weekend). The preparatory gathering is supposed to lay foundations for the main meeting, however, with a division of goals between the U.S.A. and some European members;...
