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Crypto Is a Top Investment Priority for 30% Of Canadian Millennials Uncovers HelloSafe

In 2021, Canada established itself as global fintech player, as it received the highest amount of investment in the sector to date. This trend continued in 2022, as according to Statsita, Canada’s […]

Toxic combo of poor regulation and UK government’s reckless budget triggered pension blow-up, witnesses say in inquiry

A toxic combination of leverage, poor regulation and a reckless UK government budget drove the extraordinary blow-up of the pension system in late September that required a Bank of England bailout, witnesses […]

Turkish court overturns convictions against four human rights activists – JURIST

The Turkish Court of Cassation, the country’s highest appellate court, Tuesday overturned convictions against four human rights defenders including Honorary Chair of Amnesty International of Turkey, Taner Kılıç. All four were formerly […]

Credit Suisse warns of $1.6bn hit in fourth quarter as concerned clients pull investments

Credit Suisse warned it would lose around $1.6bn in the fourth quarter after customers pulled their investments and deposits over concerns about the bank’s financial health. Switzerland’s second biggest bank by assets […]

Why central bank digital currencies will never solve our challenges

Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, is a former senior policy adviser at the International Monetary Fund. He is the author of many books, including In Defense […]

Iran forces continue to use lethal force against Mahsa Amini protesters, rights groups say – JURIST

Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, a Norway-based Iranian human rights group, Sunday reported that Iranian forces continue to use lethal force against demonstrators protesting the death of 21-year-old Mahsa Amini.Hengaw follows the […]

India Supreme Court rejects application against activist’s house arrest – JURIST

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed the National Investigating Agency’s (NIA) application to vacate the order that allowed activist Gautam Navlakha’s shift to house arrest from Taloja prison in Mumbai, where […]

SocGen and AllianceBernstein agree equities tie-up

French bank Societe Generale has signed a joint venture with US investor AllianceBernstein to bolster its equity research, trading and capital markets unit. The two groups have launched a joint venture that […]

Malta parliament weighs bill permitting abortion in cases of medical emergency – JURIST

Malta’s parliament began discussions on Monday to end a total ban on abortions. If passed, the bill would allow abortions if the health of a pregnant person is in “grave jeopardy.” Malta […]

Bain Capital snares Ropes & Gray London boss for top European legal role

Private equity firm Bain Capital has hired US law firm Ropes & Gray’s London boss for a senior role in its European legal team. Private equity lawyer Will Rosen joined Bain Capital […]

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