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Capitalism is having an identity crisis – but it is still the best system

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The 73-year-old Vietnamese refugee is responsible for bringing Sriracha to American consumers

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Electric Truckmaker Rivian, Backed By Amazon, Ford, Raises Whopping $1.3 Billion

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FCA appoints DWS whistleblower Desiree Fixler to ESG advisory committee

The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed Desiree Fixler, DWS’ former sustainability boss who brought greenwashing allegations against the group, to its ESG committee. Fixler, who is the founder of RYSN Consulting and chair […]

New Zealand implements lifetime ban on youth tobacco consumption – JURIST

New Zealand Tuesday passed the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Bill to prohibit anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, from ever purchasing cigarettes. The law will usher in a lifetime […]

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Mixed Emotions as FTX’s Bankman-Fried is Arrested in Bahamas

Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest in the Bahamas is described as “interesting timing” with the co-founder of collapsed digital-asset exchange FTX due to testify before US Congress this week. The Bahamas police arrested the […]

KPMG revenue jumps to $35bn on advisory arm strength

Revenue at Big Four audit firm KPMG grew nearly 9% to $35bn this year on the back of strong demand for advisory services. Global revenue rose from $32.1bn for the year to […]

G7 and EU foreign ministers discuss support of Ukraine in war against Russia, issue new sanctions against Iran – JURIST

G7 leaders and EU foreign ministers Monday held several meetings to discuss the implementation of new sanctions against Iran and economic support for Ukraine in the country’s ongoing war against Russia. EU […]

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Crypto Platform Swaps.app Opts For TrueLayer Open Banking

European crypto platform Swaps.app has introduced instant bank payments in the UK following a partnership with open banking provider TrueLayer. Estonia-based Swaps.app is partnering with TrueLayer, aiming to use its open banking […]

Citadel, Man bets boost $184bn Texas Teachers’ pension fund

Stocks and bonds have been pummeled this year. But bets on hedge funds have paid off for the giant Teacher Retirement System of Texas. The roughly $184bn pension fund, one of the […]

Microsoft takes 4% stake in London Stock Exchange with cloud partnership deal

London Stock Exchange Group said on 12 December that it has launched a 10-year partnership with Microsoft for next-generation data and analytics and cloud infrastructure solutions. The stock exchange and financial information […]

Numis scores two senior dealmakers for financial institutions group

City investment bank Numis has bolstered its coverage of financial institutions with two senior dealmaker hires. It has hired Daniel Werchola as co-head of its financial institutions group. He joins from SME […]

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