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SEC hauls in record $6.4bn from sanctions as Gensler continues Wall Street crackdown

The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained record monetary sanctions in the latest fiscal year and advanced two more regulatory initiatives on 2 November as part of chair Gary Gensler’s campaign to overhaul […]

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Switzerland firm to pay £280M UK fine for oil bribery scheme – JURIST

A UK court Thursday ordered Swiss multi-national commodity trading and mining firm Glencore to pay a £280 million ($400 million) fine after a UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation revealed the company […]

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Peace agreement ends violent civil war in Ethiopia – JURIST

The Ethiopian government and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) signed an agreement Wednesday to cease hostilities. The diplomatic move brings an end to a war lasting two years which has resulted in […]

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UK property fund outflows hit £184m amid mini-budget and growth plan chaos

Investors pulled more than £180m from UK property funds during October, making it the worst month for the sector since June 2021 when the Delta variant of Covid was at its peak. […]

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Who is standing to run the Treasury committee?

1 of 5 It’s one of the toughest jobs in politics: scrutinising the UK’s financial policy. As Rishi Sunak entered Number 10 as prime minister, he took Treasury committee chair Mel Stride […]

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Morgan Stanley names Kitterick deputy head of European dealmaking

Morgan Stanley has promoted a long-serving dealmaker to the deputy head of its investment banking unit in Europe, in the latest senior change at the US bank in the City. David Kitterick, […]

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US announces effort to remove Iran from UN women’s commission in wake of Mahsa Amini protests – JURIST

The Biden administration Wednesday announced that the US is working to remove Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). US Vice President Kamala Harris stated that Iran is […]

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Credit Suisse set to be quarter-owned by Middle Eastern investors as Qatar wealth fund looks to up stake

Up to a quarter of Credit Suisse shares could soon be owned by investors from the Middle East as the Qatar Investment Authority plans to up its stake. Citing people with knowledge of […]

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UK investigators release report on misconduct and misogyny in police service – JURIST

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) Wednesday released a full report on misconduct and misogyny in the UK police service. HMICFRS aimed to assess current vetting and […]

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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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