2018 archive

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1. 31.12.2018New law on non-financial reportingCorporate
2. 27.12.2018A black Christmas Eve on Wall StreetInvestments
3. 24.12.2018A €900 minimum wagePrivate Clients
4. 20.12.2018EU agrees to ban single-use plasticsLegal
5. 17.12.2018New rules for residential lettingsPrivate Clients
6. 17.12.2018Barcelona now requires 30% protected housing in new builds and refurbishmentsPrivate Clients
7. 13.12.2018The ECB closes its bond-buying programmeInvestments
8. 10.12.2018Macron concedes and May postpones the voteLegal
9. 10.12.2018New data law: digital disconnection, workplace cameras and digital willsLegal
10. 06.12.2018Huawei’s finance chief arrested in Canada at the request of the USCorporate
11. 06.12.2018Truce at the G20Corporate
12. 03.12.2018Marriott’s Starwood breach and cybersecurity when buying companiesLegal
13. 03.12.2018The 2018 Andalusian electionGeneral interest
14. 29.11.2018Free flow of non-personal data in the EUCorporate
15. 29.11.2018Brent falls 30% since October as OPEC prepares for its Vienna meetingInvestments
16. 26.11.2018New regime for payment servicesCorporate
17. 26.11.2018First Brexit withdrawal draftLegal
18. 22.11.2018Nissan removes Carlos Ghosn after his arrest in TokyoCorporate
19. 22.11.2018Bitcoin falls below $5,000Investments
20. 19.11.2018The ‘gilets jaunes’ protestsCorporate
21. 12.11.2018EU tightens controls on cash at its bordersLegal
22. 08.11.2018Supreme Court reverses; government legislatesLegal
23. 05.11.2018State and Generalitat reach housing dealPrivate Clients
24. 01.11.2018Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s electionGeneral interest
25. 29.10.2018Public funding for SMEs and start-upsCorporate
26. 29.10.2018IBM to buy Red Hat for about $34 billionCorporate
27. 25.10.2018Congress validates the ride-hailing decreeCorporate
28. 22.10.2018Draft law against tax fraudLegal
29. 22.10.2018Sagrada Família to contribute €36 million over ten years to regularise its worksLegal
30. 18.10.2018Supreme Court: banks pay the mortgage taxLegal
31. 15.10.2018Stock market fallsInvestments
32. 11.10.2018Nordhaus and Romer win the economics Nobel for climate and innovationCorporate
33. 11.10.2018Budget deal and a €900 minimum wageCorporate
34. 08.10.2018Emergency measures on electricity pricesCorporate
35. 04.10.2018Maternity benefits are exempt from income taxPrivate Clients
36. 01.10.2018Musk leaves Tesla’s chair and pays $20 million after the August tweetInvestments
37. 01.10.2018Fed raises rates; new North American dealInvestments
38. 27.09.2018Italy challenges Brussels over its deficitInvestments
39. 24.09.2018Civil-law reform for people with disabilitiesPrivate Clients
40. 20.09.2018Danske Bank: €200 billion in payments through its Estonian branchLegal
41. 20.09.2018Tariffs on $200 billionCorporate
42. 17.09.2018Ten years since Lehman’s collapseInvestments
43. 13.09.2018European Parliament backs copyright reformLegal
44. 10.09.2018Cybersecurity: new duties for businessesCorporate
45. 10.09.2018British Airways reports theft of payment data in 380,000 transactionsLegal
46. 06.09.2018Amazon touches a trillionInvestments
47. 03.09.2018Cheaper tolls for trucks on the AP-7Corporate
48. 30.08.2018Argentina lifts interest rates to 60%Investments
49. 27.08.2018Tax treaty with Cape VerdePrivate Clients
50. 23.08.2018Wall Street breaks the bull-market recordInvestments
51. 23.08.2018Venezuela launches the sovereign bolívar and devalues by 96%Investments
52. 20.08.2018Greece exits its bailoutInvestments
53. 16.08.2018The Genoa bridge collapsesCorporate
54. 13.08.2018The Turkish lira crisisInvestments
55. 09.08.2018US reimposes sanctions on IranCorporate
56. 06.08.2018Social Security: registrations made ex officioCorporate
57. 02.08.2018Apple is worth a trillion dollarsInvestments
58. 30.07.2018Spain’s “decent work” planCorporate
59. 26.07.2018Ryanair strike: what rights passengers have if a flight is cancelledPrivate Clients
60. 26.07.2018EU–US trade truceCorporate
61. 23.07.2018Reform of the trademark lawLegal
62. 19.07.2018Brussels fines Google €4.34 billion over AndroidLegal
63. 19.07.2018EU–Japan agreement signedLegal
64. 16.07.2018UK publishes its Brexit blueprintLegal
65. 12.07.2018Supreme Court rules on municipal capital gains taxLegal
66. 09.07.2018The trade war with China beginsCorporate
67. 05.07.20182018 Budget Act and income tax changesPrivate Clients
68. 02.07.2018López Obrador wins in MexicoInvestments
69. 28.06.2018California passes a consumer privacy lawLegal
70. 28.06.2018General Electric leaves the Dow Jones after more than a centuryInvestments
71. 25.06.2018OPEC decides to produce moreInvestments
72. 21.06.2018Fifth anti-money-laundering directive covers cryptoLegal
73. 18.06.2018State loan to pay June pensionsPrivate Clients
74. 14.06.2018Trump and Kim sign a four-point declaration in SingaporeGeneral interest
75. 14.06.2018ECB announces the end of asset purchasesInvestments
76. 11.06.2018G7 in Canada: trade divides alliesCorporate
77. 07.06.2018DAC6: mandatory reporting of tax arrangementsLegal
78. 07.06.2018Bayer completes its Monsanto purchase, and the Monsanto name will goCorporate
79. 04.06.2018No-confidence vote: Sánchez becomes PMGeneral interest
80. 31.05.2018Tension over Italian debtInvestments
81. 28.05.2018The GDPR comes into forceLegal
82. 24.05.2018Congress passes the 2018 budgetPrivate Clients
83. 21.05.2018Plastic bags will no longer be freeCorporate
84. 17.05.2018Quim Torra elected president of the GeneralitatGeneral interest
85. 14.05.2018Insurance distribution bill goes to ParliamentLegal
86. 10.05.2018US leaves the Iran nuclear dealCorporate
87. 07.05.2018Company pensions: rights when changing jobsCorporate
88. 03.05.2018Brussels proposes the 2021–2027 EU budgetCorporate
89. 30.04.2018Labour survey: unemployment rises to 16.74% in Q1Corporate
90. 26.04.2018Brussels proposes to protect whistleblowersLegal
91. 26.04.2018TSB and Sabadell: the risk of a technology migration gone wrongCorporate
92. 26.04.2018Pensions linked to inflationPrivate Clients
93. 23.04.2018Government caps VTC licences relative to taxisLegal
94. 19.04.2018IMF keeps global growth at 3.9%Investments
95. 12.04.2018Brussels proposes a New Deal for ConsumersLegal
96. 09.04.2018Sanctions on Rusal shake the aluminium marketCorporate
97. 05.04.2018Tariff lists from the US and ChinaCorporate
98. 02.04.2018Spain cuts farm tax modules for 2017Private Clients
99. 29.03.2018New annual accounts forms for the RegisterLegal
100. 26.03.2018S&P upgrades Spain to A-Investments
101. 22.03.2018Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: what the data regulation will demandLegal
102. 22.03.2018Powell’s first rate riseInvestments
103. 19.03.2018Brexit: provisional deal on the transitionCorporate
104. 15.03.2018US blocks Broadcom’s bid for QualcommCorporate
105. 15.03.2018ACS and Atlantia agree to split Abertis: €18.36 per shareCorporate
106. 12.03.2018New Public Sector Contracts Act takes effectLegal
107. 08.03.2018Tariffs on steel and aluminiumCorporate
108. 05.03.2018EU bans unjustified geo-blockingLegal
109. 01.03.2018Mobile World Congress 2018Corporate
110. 26.02.2018€20 million for 5G pilots in SpainCorporate
111. 22.02.2018The Fed signals further gradual rate risesInvestments
112. 19.02.2018Spain plans a push for digital transformationCorporate
113. 15.02.2018US inflation surprises and bond yields riseInvestments
114. 12.02.2018Pension plans: more liquidity, lower feesPrivate Clients
115. 08.02.2018Brussels expects solid growth in 2018Investments
116. 05.02.2018Sell-off on Wall StreetInvestments
117. 05.02.2018Spain ends 2017 with 81.8 million international touristsCorporate
118. 01.02.2018Spain’s economy grew 3.1% in 2017Corporate
119. 29.01.2018Social security contributions for 2018Corporate
120. 25.01.2018Suing Facebook at home: the Schrems caseLegal
121. 22.01.2018Tariffs on washing machines and solar panelsCorporate
122. 18.01.2018Catalan Parliament elects a new speakerLegal
123. 18.01.2018Carillion in liquidation: the risk of relying on one big contractorCorporate
124. 15.01.2018Bitcoin falls below $10,000Investments
125. 11.01.2018World Bank sees 3.1% global growthInvestments
126. 08.01.2018Spectre and Meltdown: processor flawsCorporate
127. 04.01.2018MiFID II comes into forceLegal
128. 01.01.2018Minimum wage rises 4% for 2018Corporate