Category Archives: France

First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ETF (TUSA) mit 0,08 $ Quartalsdividende

First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ETF(NASDAQ:TUSA) gab am Donnerstag, den 21. März eine vierteljährliche Dividende bekannt berichtete das Wall Street Journal. Den am Freitag, den 22. März eingetragenen Aktionären wird am Freitag, den 29. März eine Dividende von 0,0786 Euro je Aktie gewährt. Dies entspricht einer Dividende von 0,31 US-Dollar auf annualisierter Basis und…

Britain Unprepared for the New Data Protection Regulations Coming Soon

The EU is soon rolling out new rules on personal data, and research shows that fewer than 10% of small businesses in Britain are ready for these changes. Approximately 20% of companies don’t even know that the General Data Protection Regulation is on the way in the last few months, according to research by the…

EU Trade Determinations

The EU has tough data protection standards and is ensuring that everyone in the bloc upholds those standards. This is a victory for those who have feared that privacy could be undermined with information. The EU has approved of new language that they expect everyone to incorporate into future trade pacts to create a priority…

Blacklist of 17 Countries Serving as Tax Havens

The EU has recently released a blacklist of 17 countries that they say are tax havens. This comes after a ten month investigation where they identified places that are not doing enough, the EU says, to crack down on offshore avoidance plans. The 17 places include: American Samoa, Bahrain, Barbados, Grenada, Guam, South Korea, Macau,…

Google, Facebook, Others Soon Going to be Taxes Higher by EU?

The EU Finance Ministers have put forward an interesting proposal that could definitely have Google and Facebook seeing red…and green. At the finance minister summit on Saturday the Estonian capital of Tallinn, France and Germany urged the bloc partners to consider an emergency tax bill. This tax bill will force internet companies to pay taxes…

Karen Ward Becomes Advisor to Philip Hammond

In recent news, the British finance minister Philip Hammond has appointed HSBC,’s Karen Ward to advice him as the country breaks away from the EU. Ward joined HSBC as an economist in 2006 and eventually became the bank’s chief European economist last year. Hammond has previously said that he’s worried that the EU has a…

European Commission Forecast Looks Grim

The European Commission’s most recent forecast should be a wake-up call for many countries. France, Italy and Spain are set to miss their budget targets unless there is quick government action. Portugal will probably be in breach of EU budget rules as well. The Commission said that the Euro zone growth will be slower than…

The IFCJ Helps Those in Paris

Last week, following the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, the IFCJ (The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) has pledged almost $90,000 to boost security at 25 synagogues and schools run by Chabad in Paris and Toulouse. The money will be used to hire additional guards and to install electronic security systems. As the IFCJ…

UberPop Suspends Services in France…For Now

Uber is soon going to suspend its UberPop service in France. While the California based company had been adamant that they would continue, despite demands from President Francois Hollande’s gobernment to stop their service, they have finally given in. Their services were deemed illegal since they use an app to connect clients to private car-owners….

Small Business in the UK Want to Remain with the EU

A survey of 1000 small businesses in the UK has shown that they want to remain in the EU. They put this wish above taxes and highly skilled workforce desires. Their EU membership is a key concern of theirs with the new government. Bibby Financial Services is an independent finance specialist that conducted the report….