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Biden administration ‘very worried’ over wellbeing of former US Marine imprisoned in Russia – JURIST

The Biden administration Wednesday expressed concerns about the health and wellbeing of former US Marine Paul Whelan. Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony in 2018 after being […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Coinmama Brings Account-to-Account Payments to Crypto Trading With TrueLayer Integration

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinmama is collaborating with the open banking platform TrueLayer for account-to-account payments. Coinmama is engaging with TrueLayer to achieve open banking account-to-account payments within its European exchange platform. The […]

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Finance

Ex-Goldman Sachs MD Adam Iqbal joins Capstone as portfolio manager

Hedge fund Capstone Investment Advisors has hired Goldman Sachs managing director Adam Iqbal to strengthen its portfolio management team. Iqbal, who joins Capstone as a portfolio manager, was most recently the global […]

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ICJ rules Chile and Bolivia entitled to ‘equitable and reasonable’ access to shared river – JURIST

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Thursday delivered its judgment in a waterway dispute between Chile and Bolivia. The case is formally referred to as the Dispute over the Status and Use […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Blockpass Unveils Unhosted Wallet KYC Solution for Crypto

The identity verification provider Blockpass releases its latest service to help the crypto sector conform to new know-your-consumer (KYC) regulatory standards. Blockpass’ new ‘Unhosted Wallet KYC’ allows companies to comply with new […]

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Finance

Call for private equity’s 20 Most Influential in ESG

Financial News sister title Private Equity News is looking for trailblazers in sustainable buyouts, those who are leading their way in their companies and the industry more broadly, for its first list of […]

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Finance

Jupiter agrees performance fee cut on Chrysalis trust after managers’ payouts slammed

Performance fees charged by the well-known Chrysalis investment trust have been slashed after its managers came under criticism last year for the size of their payouts. Jupiter Fund Management, which has a roughly 23% stake […]

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Ireland data regulator fines Meta $275M over leak of Facebook user data – JURIST

The Data Protection Commission (DPC), Ireland’s data regulator, Monday fined Meta $275 million (€265 million) for violating Europe’s data privacy law. The regulators claimed that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, failed to prevent […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Quirky Currencies With Finimize, SynFutures, Card Blanch, Bad Astro Society and Murasaki

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

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Finance

Pension fund heavyweights plan private markets boost to beat stagflation

Heavyweight pension funds plan to ramp up their exposure to private markets, global equities and thematic investments, as major players seek to overhaul portfolios amid growing stagflation fears. According to a survey by […]

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North Korea releases US soldier who crossed demilitarized zone 2 months ago – JURIST

North Korea expelled US soldier Travis King on Wednesday, 2 months after he crossed into its territory from South Korea. KCNA, North Korea’s state media, announced that North Korea expelled King after […]

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South Korea court overturns North Korea leaflet ban – JURIST

The Constitutional Court of South Korea on Tuesday struck down a provision of the Law on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations which prohibits the distribution of leaflets in North Korea and imposes […]

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Hong Kong court sentences journalist to 5 days in jail for obstructing police officer – JURIST

The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Ronson Chan to five days in jail, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). As […]

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Philippine Coast Guard removes floating barrier allegedly placed by China – JURIST

A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson announced Monday that the PCG removed a floating barrier allegedly placed by China near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. This comes days […]

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