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FCA chief warns fintech failures sit with bosses

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi has warned that as finance becomes more digital, executives will still be on the hook for failures. “From masters of the universe to demi-gods of […]

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Ukraine president Zelensky urges G20 leaders to adopt peace proposal to end Ukraine war – JURIST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday urged world leaders gathered for the G20 summit to adopt his 10-point proposal for peace in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine was center stage at the G20 […]

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Top City lawyer rebuked by regulator after dangerous driving conviction

One of London’s top litigation lawyers has been rebuked by the solicitors’ watchdog following a conviction for dangerous driving. Boris Bronfentrinker, a litigation partner at US law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher […]

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Fund managers, bankers and brokers will see up to 40% pay cut, Wall Street compensation experts warn

Wall Street compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates is flashing a caution signal to fund managers, bankers and brokers not to expect anything like last year’s bonus when the time arrives for those […]

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New FTX CEO draws on Enron experience to tackle the biggest bankruptcy in crypto history

The executive tapped to lead FTX through the biggest cryptocurrency bankruptcy in history has helped recover billions of dollars for creditors of Enron, Nortel Networks and other major companies that have collapsed over […]

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Amnesty International: Taliban must release women’s rights activists – JURIST

Amnesty International Monday called for the immediate release of prominent Afghan women’s rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi, Farhat Popalzai, Humaira Yusuf and their colleagues.After a November 4 press conference, Taliban officers arrested the […]

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Financial News journalists win big at the State Street media awards

Financial News took home some of the biggest prizes at the State Street Institutional Press Awards 2022 on 15 November. Asset management correspondent David Ricketts received the outstanding contribution to journalism award, recognising his […]

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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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