Banks

Private Banks Face Tech Leadership Challenge: Deloitte and FNZ Report

Lack of tech leadership, agility and economic resilience are holding many private banks back, according to Deloitte Luxembourg and wealth technology platform FNZ.  Deloitte and FNZ have collaborated on a report providing […]

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Venezuela and Guyana resolve to peacefully settle Essequibo border dispute – JURIST

The presidents of Guyana and Venezuela came to a resolution Thursday agreeing not to use force against each other and to resolve the ongoing Essequibo border dispute according to international law, following […]

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UK soldier charged over Bloody Sunday killings to be tried for murder – JURIST

A Northern Ireland court ruled Thursday that the sole British soldier facing charges in connection with the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” killings of Catholic protesters will be tried for murder. Ted Magill, a […]

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Economy

Why stockpickers should get out more

In Joseph O’Neill’s novel “Netherland”, a jaded equities analyst, covering oil and gas firms, confesses to the tricks he uses to add credibility to his stock picks. “Voice a first-hand opinion about […]

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Economy

How to sneak billions of dollars out of China

It has been a terrible year to be bullish on China. The CSI 300 index of Chinese stocks has dropped by 13% so far in 2023, to below the level reached during […]

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Economy

Is China understating its own export success?

China’s current-account surplus was once one of the most controversial statistics in economics. The figure, which peaked at almost 10% of gdp in 2007, measures the gap between China’s earning and its […]

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Economy

The mystery of Britain’s dirt-cheap stockmarket

It is hard to get a man to understand something, wrote Upton Sinclair, an American novelist, when his salary depends on not understanding it. Hard, but not impossible: just look at those […]

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Economy

How to put boosters under India’s economy

Land in any Indian city, such as Bangalore or Hyderabad, and you will be struck by its heady optimism. India’s economy may be in the early stage of a historic boom. Recently […]

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Fintech

ABN AMRO to acquire Amsterdam-based neo-brokerage platform BUX: Here’s why

ABN AMRO Bank, on Thursday, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Amsterdam-based neo-brokerage platform BUX to strengthen its footprint in the retail investment space and enhance its digital offering. […]

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ECHR hears oral arguments from Ukraine in case over Russian occupation of Crimea – JURIST

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case concerning potential human rights violations committed by Russia via its occupation of Crimea. Though Russia is a […]

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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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