Multinational companies operate in different countries around the world. That is why they have the option to choose from which country to make and monitor their investments. Their investments in foreign subsidiaries may be made either by the parent company of the group or through a holding company. What country the holding company will be …
DAC 6: The EU Council Directive 2011/16 to Enhance Transparency and How It Works
The EU has adopted Directive 2018/822 known as cross border-tax regulations, known as DAC6, which member countries are obliged to incorporate into their fiscal legislative framework. This Directive aims to enhance transparency and exchange of information between member countries on combating cross-border aggressive tax planning. by Thanos S. Chonthrogiannis ©The law of intellectual property is …
The Reasons Why Inequality Between Rich and Poor Countries Is Constantly Increasing
As the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has recently pointed out, low-income countries with few resources, weaker public health, social protection, hygiene, and problematic public services than developed countries are facing exceedingly difficult situations in dealing with the health crisis and its economic impact. by Thanos S. Chonthrogiannis ©The law of …
Commodity Prices at New Heights for 2021
Given that the Covid-19 pandemic caused the cessation of all kinds of travel, it made sense that demand for oil would drastically reduce during the pandemic (2020). But other commodities have had particularly good returns over the past year. Low interest rates have made priceless metals such as gold valuable and incredibly attractive, passing $2000 …
Options Market
According to Options Clearing Corporation (OCC- www.theocc.com ) the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organisation, achieved in 2020, clears record 7,52billion total contracts and 7,47billion options contracts. A total volume up 71% from a year ago and a rise more than 50% from 2019. What is an option contract An option is a contract between …
How an Economy Adapts to Economic Shutdowns
It is a fundamental fact that anything organic that takes a negative hit, its sensitivity in the first stage must immediately adjust its performance by reducing its activity accordingly. It is then gradually adjusted and when a second or third negative hit is achieved the organic element is fully adapted and works effectively at the …
The Reasons of Why the Upward March in Stock Prices might continue in 2021
Many analysts consider some data that unfolded during 2020 and particularly at the end of 2020. With the announcement that vaccine production has begun and the mass vaccination of the world’s population against Covid-19 has begun, it gave the early signal that the pandemic is over. The governments of developed countries have already prepared in …
Why Stocks are Still Cheaper in Relation to Bonds?
It is a fact that U.S. stock prices are at their highest historical level. But for someone to decide whether to keep their shares in their portfolio in the new year, it will be the wrong strategy to look at how high their share prices can go. What matters to the investor is that the …
Will the Reform of a Company’s Listing Criteria Give Healthier Stock Markets to China?
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order last November (2020) banning American investment firms from investing funds in Chinese companies located on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and working with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), forced on December 31, the NYSE to announce that it would remove (delist) the Chinese companies China Telecom, …
The Taxation of Stock Options and the Free Cost Provision of Shares to Employees respectively
Incentives for employees to achieve specific corporate objectives are either the provision to them of free shares or stock options in shares, which give them the right to buy shares of their own at a preferential price or of the parent (usually) company of the group. The tax treatment of these incentives in the EU …