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UN to establish ‘loss and damage’ fund to aid countries affected by climate change – JURIST

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed Sunday with a breakthrough agreement to establish a loss and damage fund for communities living on the frontlines of climate disasters.This decision follows three […]

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Finance

BNP Paribas bolsters UK investment bank with Randall hire

BNP Paribas has hired a senior banker for its UK corporate broking team as it looks to bolster its standing in Europe. The French bank has hired Matt Randall as a managing director […]

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Finance

Ex-Brevan Howard portfolio manager Luke Sadrian joins Rokos as partner

Rokos Capital Management hired former Brevan Howard portfolio manager Luke Sadrian as an investment officer and partner as part of a commodities push. Rokos has various product lines within its core portfolio, including equities […]

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FTX staff vent their anger as collapse leaves them in shock

One FTX executive vomited when he learned that the crypto exchange was missing billions of dollars of customer money. A company lawyer quit via a harsh text message to then-chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried. A top […]

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Wave Financial, Binance make fresh plays for Voyager Digital after FTX’s $1.4bn takeover collapses

Wave Financial and Binance are the latest firms to line up fresh bids for collapsed crypto exchange Voyager Digital, after Voyager’s first prospective buyer FTX filed for bankruptcy last week. Crypto asset manager […]

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Autumn Statement: What to expect from the chancellor

The new chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt will address UK parliament on 17 November with an Autumn Budget announcement comprising an austerity-filled expected £35bn in tax rises and public spending cuts […]

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Finance

Retired EY partners question plans to split firm

Former partners at EY have raised their concerns about issues ranging from leadership and resourcing to pension contributions, as the professional services giant prepares to pull the trigger on a radical restructuring. With […]

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Finance

Autumn Statement: Rachel Reeves slams government for protecting banker and private equity bonuses

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has hit out at chancellor Jeremy Hunt for protecting the bonuses of bankers and private equity bosses in the Autumn Statement. “Of all the things he could save […]

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Three sentenced by Dutch court in flight MH17 crash trial – JURIST

The District Court of The Hague Thursday sentenced three defendents to life imprisonment in the Flight MH17 criminal case. Leonid Kharchenko and Sergei Dubinskiy were present at sentencing, and Igor Girkin was found […]

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LMAX Expands Tech Infrastructure in APAC

LMAX Group, an operator of institutional exchanges for trading FX and digital assets, is expanding its global technology infrastructure in Asia Pacific. The Group has been growing its presence in Asia Pacific […]

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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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