On Tuesday, as per a statement from Australia’s corporate regulator, the life insurance arm of Commonwealth Bank of Australia has pleaded guilty to 87 counts of breaching a law banning sales staff from making unsolicited calls to sell financial products…. Read More ›
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German prosecutors latch on to bonus payments to suspended VW manager
German regulators are probing why VW made bonus payments to an executive who was suspended following the diesel emission cheating scandal. On Tuesday, in a development that continues to haunt Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest car producer, German prosecutors have begun investigating… Read More ›
EU’s securities and markets watchdog imposes $5.78M fine on Fitch
20% of Fitch subsidiaries in France, Britain, and Spain had been affected by the conflict of interest. On Thursday, the European Union’s markets watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has fined credit rating agency Fitch a record $5.78… Read More ›
Huawei’s cheap 5G equipment come with massive security implications
Apart from the asymmetry between the access that Chinese firms enjoy in foreign markets and the access China provides foreign companies in its markets, the real threat to national security is that China’s 2017 cybersecurity law obliges and forces citizens… Read More ›
Samsung BioLogics Co under investigation for breach of accounting rule
Analysts opine that South Korea’s newly amended listing rule do not state that a positive net profit is a prerequisite; this could potentially shield the company from this line of investigation. On Wednesday, shares of Samsung BioLogics Co Ltd fell… Read More ›