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TPG’s dry power hits record, but profit falls
TPG reported a lower quarterly profit but collected more in investment management fees and saw the value of investments rise 2% in the September quarter. The third quarter has proven a punishing one […]
Harriett Baldwin wins race to chair Treasury committee
Harriet Baldwin is the new head of the influential Treasury committee after winning an election among MPs. Lawmakers voted on who should run the group charged with holding the Treasury and City […]
Cardstream Teams Up With Qi Digital To Support Digital Currencies
Payments gateway Cardstream has paired up with cryptocurrency firm Qi to help global merchants accept digital currencies. Cardstream, which processes card payments globally alongside local payment methods for certain geographies, says the […]
Binance-FTX rescue deal slammed as ‘humiliation to decentralisation’ as crypto prices slump
Binance’s surprise buyout of rival crypto exchange FTX has tanked the price of bitcoin, drawn intense criticism from some corners of the crypto industry and is already prompting antitrust concerns. The mega-deal, which was […]
New Zealand mosque mass shooter appeals nation’s only life sentence without parole – JURIST
A spokesperson for the New Zealand Court of Appeal Tuesday confirmed to news outlets that mass shooter Brenton Tarrant has filed to appeal his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without parole […]
Binance and FTX: What’s Going On at the Cryptocurrency Exchanges?
Binance and FTX – two of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges – are reportedly merging. Binance says it has signed a nonbinding agreement to buy FTX’s non-US unit to help cover a […]
Goldman traders’ run of $100m days on course to match pre-crisis highs
Goldman Sachs’ dealmakers may be struggling, but its traders are on a hot streak. So far this year, the US banking giant’s markets unit has hauled in more than $100m on more days […]
US Department of Justice unseals kidnapping charges against Haiti gang leaders – JURIST
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday unsealed charges against seven leaders of five Haiti-based gangs for alleged kidnappings of US citizens in 2021 and 2022.Lanmo Sanjou and Jermaine Stephenson, alleged members […]
Alantra to hire 50 after taking majority stake in tech start-up Deko Data
Mid-market investment bank Alantra is hiring a team of 60 people after acquiring a majority stake in a specialist data analytics and artificial intelligence start-up. The Madrid-headquartered bank, which has been steadily adding […]
Human Rights advocacy groups call on nations to protect civilians from incendiary weapons – JURIST
In a report filed by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in conjunction with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC), the groups called for countries to address the risks and costs caused […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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