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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 […]

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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 — […]

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‘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 […]

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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 […]

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Finance

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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