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FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act

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15) announced that it is assessing a $390 million penalty against Capital One for engaging in what it says are “both willful and negligent violations” of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). According to a statement from FinCEN , Capital One admitted to failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program.

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Interest, Auto Lending And Credit Cards Boost Capital One’s Q1

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Capital One logged stronger than expected results when it posted its earnings yesterday — the growth was driven largely by rising interest rates and an uptick in its largest lending categories, cars and cards. Capital One reported net income up 71 percent to $1.3 The competitive marketplace remains intense, but generally rational.

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Changes To Business Lending Underway At India’s PSU Banks

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For decades, public sector undertaking (PSU) banks have largely been responsible for handling the working capital loans that many firms need for daily operations. PSUs calculate a borrower’s working capital requirements by looking at the difference between assets and liabilities. In 2014, that figure had improved to about 53 percent.

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Capital Gains Tax in Kenya

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It’s a new year, and with it comes the reintroduction of the capital gains tax (CGT) in Kenya. This time it has stuck and is now the law, with the a 5% tax imposed on the transfer of land, buildings and investment shares. million) was concluded on December 31, 2014 (presumably beating the tax deadline).

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3 Toughest Money Management Questions During COVID-19 Crisis

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If your tax slab is 30%, your FD returns will be taxed to that extent, unless you’re a senior citizen eligible for certain income tax bene?ts after income tax and that is your e?ective ective post-tax return (refer to Table 2). higher per annum post tax than ?xed ts on this front.

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Direct Listings And SPACS, Change The Face of Public Offerings

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firms alone raised more than $435 billion, far outpacing the $279 billion raised in 2014, the previous annual record. As 2020 sunsets, we’ve seen all manner of listings, including previously less-prevalent ones that, in a year like no other, outperformed traditional initial public offerings in terms of dollars raised.

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First Cannabis Company To Go Public Raises $153M

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It is a big deal for the cannabis industry’s expansion plans,” said Matthew Kennedy, an IPO market strategist at Renaissance Capital, which runs exchange trade funds that buy newly listed shares. Since it launched in 2014, Tilray has yet to turn a profit, recording a net loss of $7.8 And at $22.39 million in 2017 and $5.2

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