Proposing fresh legislation limiting overtime, potentially to 45 to 60 hours a month, the Japanese government is taking aim at the workforce’s reputation for long hours. 23 percent of companies have workers putting in more than 80 hours of overtime… Read More ›
The fines indicate the growing efficiency of regulators in ensuring compliance from banks midst efforts made by the Trump administration to loosen banking laws. As per a note prepared by the Boston Consulting Group, with regulators stepping up their scrutiny,… Read More ›
The Trump Administration aims to squeeze funds from climate change and environmental programs to direct them to fortifying the military. According to a person with direct knowledge of the proposal, the White House is proposing a significant cut, by as… Read More ›
The case refers to HSBC’s 2012 admission of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of drug money for the Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, which came to a close after a deferred prosecution agreement wherein HSBC agreed to put… Read More ›
Eyeing the twin objectives of deepening its economic cooperation with the U.S. and trying to internalize its currency, Beijing has awarded asset manager BlackRock access to its capital market. In a significant development, China has allowed BlackRock, an asset… Read More ›
During Brexit negotiations, Ireland could emerge as the UK’s Achilles heel. If physical border controls are placed, it could give rise to a resurgence of violent militant protests. According to Britain’s Northern Ireland minister, a post-Brexit trade deal with the… Read More ›
Wall Street’s structured finance companies want to use Blockchain’s immutable shared ledger to lower their cost of operations and thus boost their profitability. In efforts aimed at tapping the revolutionary benefits of blockchain technology for the fintech industry, Wall Street’s… Read More ›
Seven core nations which have committed themselves to buying the plane, with the largest order coming from Germany. The German response to the cost overruns has been very pragmatic and cool especially since this is a critical military matter which… Read More ›
Attractive terms for Viacom’s hybrid bonds have helped rope in a slew of investors. The opportunity cost of not investing in them is too high for investors; they have all piled into Viacom’s bond offering. Although investors lapped up US… Read More ›
Championed by Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman, the Deputy Crown Prince, the world’s biggest IPO is expected to be valued to at least $2 trillion. Saudi Aramco has selected Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co and HSBC Holdings Plc as its… Read More ›
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