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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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Glasgow University Professor to participate in the development of the human factor minimization program

Interdisciplinary Research Professor at the University of Glasgow, Andrew Hoskins participated in an expert roundtable on ‘A New Security Paradigm for Financial Institutions’. The event, held online on March 27, 2023, was […]

Ripple expands payments offering to Africa amid US regulatory pressure

Crypto firm Ripple Labs is to expand its cross-border payments offering to Africa, as it seeks to expand its global footprint in the face of US regulatory pressure. The firm, whose cryptocurrency XRP is […]

Credit Suisse and Apollo strike deal for securitised products group

Credit Suisse Group has entered into definitive transaction agreements to sell a large part of its securitised-products group and other financing businesses to Apollo as it seeks to de-risk its investment bank […]

Hedge funds fall for Dubai over lower tax rates, softer regulation — portfolio managers want in

London hedge funds are joining a trend of investment firms looking towards Dubai for expansion, lured by lower tax rates, softer regulation, and a rising number of millionaires. Millennium Management, ExodusPoint Capital Management […]

Could carbon markets be financial services’ answer to climate change?

There is still an elephant in the room at COP27. And it just got bigger. At last year’s UN climate change conference in Glasgow, there was remarkably little discussion about the key […]

Abrdn, Amundi, Aviva Investors: FTX collapse a ‘major setback’ for crypto uptake

Heavyweight fund groups including Abrdn and Aviva Investors said other big name investors that have steered clear of cryptocurrencies will be extra cautious of entering the market following FTX’s collapse. Asset managers have previously voiced concern […]

ESG firm raises eyebrows for ranking collapsed crypto giant FTX higher on governance than Exxon Mobil

AI-driven ESG ratings firm Truvalue Labs has defended its methodology after awarding collapsed crypto giant FTX a higher score for governance than Exxon Mobil. A screenshot of an ESG analysis for FTX — by FactSet-owned […]

Hunt postpones worst fiscal pain and hoped-for City reforms

On the whole, the chancellor’s Autumn Statement was rather understated. Jeremy Hunt unveiled a huge package of tax and spending changes with less of the fanfare we have come to expect. And […]

Deutsche Bank CEO calls on regulators to loosen rules that ‘structurally disadvantage’ European banks

Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing has called on politicians and regulators to overhaul rules that “structurally disadvantage” European banks against their US rivals. The German lender’s CEO said that the “pendulum has swung […]

Meet Goldman Sachs’ first Bangladeshi partner as US bank aims to diversify upper ranks

Goldman Sachs promoted a record number of non-whites and women to its elite ranks in its largest partner class for six years, but the US banking giant has quietly hit another milestone. […]

Russian human rights group claims 109 arrested during Navalny demonstrations – JURIST

OVD-Info, a Russian human and media rights group on Sunday claimed police arrested at least 109 people during demonstrations supporting imprisoned opposition leader, Alexey Navalny. The group stated two journalists are known […]

Reporters Without Borders: Macau national security law threatens residents and journalists – JURIST

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced on Friday Macau’s decision to expand their national security law, which takes effect this week. The effect of these changes, according to RSF, “increases the pressure on […]

Canada NGOs request federal court block former Israel PM’s visit – JURIST

Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) submitted a court application, known as a mandamus, in federal court Friday urging Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino to deny former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett […]

Rights group estimates Iran executed at least 140 people in May – JURIST