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Unlimint set to Launch Crypto Exchange Solution
London-based fintech Unlimint is set to launch ‘GateFi’, in an attempt to connect traditional payment networks to public blockchain networks. The solution looks to enable users to exchange fiat money for crypto […]
Apollo posts $876m loss as retirement unit weighs on results
Apollo Global Management posted its third straight quarterly net loss as rising interest rates continued to weigh on assets held by its Athene retirement services group. But third quarter adjusted net income — […]
‘Invasive’ two-finger test performed on sexual assault victims is misconduct, India Supreme Court rules – JURIST
The India Supreme Court Monday declared that performing the “two-finger” or “three-finger” vaginal test on victims of rape or sexual assault will be classed as misconduct.Also dubbed the “virginity” test, the test […]
DFSA Introduces Crypto Token Regime to Boost Innovation
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has embarked on a ‘Crypto Token regime’ in a bid to address anti-money laundering and terrorism finance risks. The aim of the UAE central bank’s regime […]
Vanguard to kick off proxy voting pilot for US index fund investors
Vanguard, one of the world’s top three largest asset managers, will begin a trial next year to give individual US investors in several index equity funds more of a say in how […]
70,000 British university staff vote in favor of strike over pay and pension disputes – JURIST
The University and College Union (UCU) Monday announced that UCU members voted “overwhelmingly in favor” of a strike. The vote was sparked by pay disputes and pension cuts for British university staff.The […]
Goldman’s Bin Zou joins hedge fund ExodusPoint
Hedge fund ExodusPoint Capital Management has expanded its London team with the appointment of Bin Zou as a macro quantitative researcher. Zou joins ExodusPoint from Goldman Sachs, and will focus on alpha […]
US Supreme Court declines to hear Turkish appeal to dismiss lawsuits – JURIST
The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a request from the Turkish government to dismiss two civil lawsuits against it. The lawsuits allege that demonstrators were injured by Turkish security forces […]
Deutsche Bank hires Henry Kissinger and former chair Achleitner for new advisory board
Deutsche Bank has drafted in former chairman Paul Achleitner to head up a new team to advise the German lender on major macroeconomic trends. The team also includes ex-Google chief executive Eric […]
HRW calls on international leaders to impose harsher sanctions on Myanmar junta ahead of Asia summits – JURIST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday urged governments attending Asian summits in November to support tougher sanctions to curb human rights abuses by Myanmar’s junta. The Myanmar junta seized power in February 2021 […]
Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]
Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST
Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]
Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST
Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]
UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST
According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. […]
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