ARCHIVE December2022
Journalists from Washington Post, New York Times, Voice of America, CNN and more abruptly suspended from Twitter – JURIST
Prominent journalists, including those from The Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, Voice of America and other outlets, had their Twitter accounts suspended Thursday. The ban also affected non-media related accounts, such […]
Mazars halts work for crypto firms including Binance
Global accounting firm Mazars is pausing its work with all cryptocurrency clients worldwide, soon after it published several “proof of reserve reports” for digital-asset platforms. Earlier this month, a five-page letter from […]
UK nurses strike for the first time in history over stagnant pay – JURIST
National Health Service (NHS) nurses in Britain Thursday staged their first ever national walkout and strike. The industrial action comes in the wake of unsuccessful efforts to negotiate pay with the government […]
Credit Suisse has promoted 183 people to MD — here are the names
Credit Suisse has promoted 183 people to managing director, a reduction of just 12% on the prior year despite the ongoing cutbacks at the bank. The Swiss bank has unveiled the names […]
BlackRock, State Street grilled by Texas as ESG row escalates
Two of the US’s biggest asset management companies appeared in Texas on 15 December to defend their ESG investing and actions on climate change, in particular as it relates to the oil and […]
ICC unanimously rejects appeal by Uganda rebel group commander – JURIST
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday unanimously rejected the appeal of Dominic Ongwen, former commander of Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). In May 2021, the ICC sentenced Ongwen to […]
Credit Suisse private markets executives latest to leave bank
Credit Suisse Group has lost two managing directors, according to people familiar with the matter, following the departure of a global leader in its private fund group just weeks earlier. Brian Williams and Jerome […]
Hedge fund talent picks Middle East over London and New York, headhunters say
Amid the rising cost of living and higher taxes, top hedge fund talent is moving away from financial centres like London and New York to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, […]
Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]
Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST
Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]
Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST
Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]
UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST
According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. […]
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