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Australian government to develop new Indigenous heritage protections after mining disaster – JURIST

Australia Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek Thursday announced that the federal government will legislate new protections for Aboriginal cultural heritage sites following a report that mining giant Rio Tinto destroyed a sacred 46,000-year-old […]

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FTX hires former regulators to investigate what led to the crypto giant’s bankruptcy

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, whose recent collapse has led to questions about lacking regulatory oversight, has hired a fitting team to help untangle the mess: former senior US regulators. In its first hearing […]

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Move Over CBDCs, Stablecoins Will Do More for Central Banks; Says FRBNY Advisor

Instead of funnelling time, money and resources into the bottomless pit of central bank digital currency (CBDC) development, central banks should back stablecoins as an alternative.  This is the main takeaway from […]

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Meet Denis Okema — the ex-political refugee now fighting to diversify the investment industry

SEI Investments director Denis Okema fled his home country as a political refugee after he was the target of an assassination, which tragically claimed the life of his brother instead.  At the […]

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Businesses and TUC plead with UK government to scrap plans to burn up EU rules

Business secretary Grant Schapps has come under pressure to scrap his plans to tear up established EU rules that sit within the UK’s legislative framework over fear of ‘significant disruption’. In a […]

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Morgan Stanley names new leaders for European financial sponsors unit in dealmaker shake-up

Morgan Stanley has installed new heads of its financial sponsors business in Europe, the latest changes at the US bank, which has shaken up the senior dealmaker ranks in recent months. The […]

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What are the Use Cases of Smart Contracts? With Baton Systems, DappRadar, CertiK, Endaoment

Year in, and year out, people continue to wonder how long the crypto hype is going to continue. The volatility of the market keep leading some to believe that the digital currency’s […]

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UK government mulls changes to MiFID II equity research rules among package of measures to boost City

The government is planning to announce a package of measures to boost the City and its provision of finance to the broader economy which could include changes to the MiFID II rules […]

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US granted extension by UK High Court to provide ‘satisfactory assurances’ for fair trial of WikiLeaks founder – JURIST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange “lives to fight another day” according to his brother Gabriel, as the UK High Court halted his potential transfer to the US on Tuesday due to inadequate assurances […]

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UN migration agency reports 8,542 died or disappeared during migration in 2023 – JURIST

The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed in a report on Tuesday that 8,542 people died or disappeared during migration in 2023. This represents a 20 percent increase in migrant deaths […]

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Moscow music hall terrorist attack suspects appear in court – JURIST

Suspects of the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack appeared before Moscow’s district court on Sunday. On Friday, camouflage-clad individuals opened fire on a crowded concert hall and shopping complex just outside of Moscow before […]

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Russia watchdog labels ‘LGBT public movement’ as terrorist organization – JURIST

A Russian state financial watchdog labelled the “LGBT public movement” as a terrorist organization on Friday, as reported by Russian state media outlet TASS. This development comes three months after the Supreme […]

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