ARCHIVE November2022
Iran court issues first death penalty for protestor arrested during nationwide Mahsa Amini protests – JURIST
An Iranian court in Tehran Monday sentenced the first Mahsa Amini protestor to death. Iran’s Revolutionary Court found the protestor guilty of “enmity against God” after he was arrested for setting fire […]
Digital Dollar: All There is to Know With Industry Views From Anchorage Digital, Verto, and More
Year in, and year out, people continue to wonder how long the crypto hype is going to continue. The volatility of the market and the crashes it has faced keep leading some […]
KPMG UK to pay £5m to settle claim from ex-audit client Watchstone
KPMG UK is to pay nearly £5m to Watchstone to settle a claim over alleged failings in its audit of insurance outsourcer Watchstone in 2013. Watchstone —formerly Quindell — served KPMG with a £14m claim […]
Leading Australia banks reach $126M class action settlement over issuance of ‘deceptive’ insurance policies – JURIST
Australian law firm, Slater and Gordon, Monday reached a settlement of 126 million Australian dollars ($84.4 million) with Australia’s largest banks and insurers. The settlement is the result of several class action […]
Houlihan Lokey to add 16 dealmakers after buying boutique Oakley Advisory
Mid-market investment bank Houlihan Lokey is adding 16 bankers to its European operations after acquiring a tech-focused boutique advisory firm. The bank, which has built its European operations through a series of […]
Kaspersky Research Indicates Alarming Rise in Malicious Cryptomining Programmes
An increasing number of cybercriminals are installing cryptomining software to hijack victims’ computers and use their processing power without consent. According to the latest Kaspersky research, 2022 has experienced a sharp increase […]
How JPMorgan avoided the paper-loss deals of 2022
Sometimes in investment banking, it is the deals you don’t do. JPMorgan has avoided most of 2022’s so-called hung deals that have cost competitors billions of dollars in paper losses. Whether by […]
The Fintech Files: StanChart targets Abu Dhabi, Nomura eyes crypto trading
While regulators in the US, the UK and Europe have dragged their feet on crypto, Abu Dhabi has been quietly snagging a bit of business. The emirate brought in its regulatory framework in 2018 […]
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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