Francois Hollande

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  Overseas Tax Havens Under the Microscope as Government Calls for Tighter Regulations

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Demands for tighter regulations and more transparency could change the way countries—and companies—do business.

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  Oops! Reinhart-Rogoff Research Tripped Up by Typo

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  A simple Excel spreadsheet error punches a hole in a highly cited economic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff that has been used to bolster policies favoring restraint in government spending.

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  Where Have All of Britain’s Millionaires Gone?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2012

  That’s a question many Britons are asking now that new data show nearly two-thirds of the country’s million-pound earners have disappeared nearly one year after a tax hike on the nation’s highest earners.

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  Can the Eurozone Survive a Stormy 2013?

  By Virginie Maisonneuve  |  November 20, 2012

  The eurozone and its politicians continue to face many unresolved and highly important issues.

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  French Banks’ Trading Assets Create ‘Systemic Risk’

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 3, 2012

  The investment banking units of BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Credit Agricole and Natixis hold 2.05 trillion euros ($2.64 trillion) in trading assets.

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  France Boosts Taxes on Wealthy and Large Companies

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2012

  President Francois Hollande’s 2013 budget for France relies on tax increases on the wealthy and on large companies to help cut the country’s deficit, rather than spending cuts.

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  French Cabinet OKs EU Fiscal Pact

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2012

  The pact faces opposition from a public tired of austerity and members of President Francois Hollande’s coalition government who oppose its measures.

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  Downgrades of France, Others Irrelevant: Investors

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 17, 2012

  Ratings agencies suffer from a credibility problem, judging from market reactions to some of their most dramatic moves.

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  In France, Little Sympathy for Luxury CEO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 11, 2012

  Much of public opinion seems to be lining up behind President Francois Hollande's declaration that it's patriotic to pay taxes, despite previous voices of dissent.

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  Hollande Calls for ‘Patriotism’ From Luxury CEO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 10, 2012

  LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, for his part, said he would continue to pay French taxes after filing for Belgian citizenship.