In a statement Activision Blizzard Inc said, it had fired more than 20 employees following allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment at the workplace; 20 more individuals are also facing some forms of disciplinary action. In a letter to employees, Activision… Read More ›
In a statement Amazon.com Inc said, it plans to hire at least 150,000 seasonal workers in the U.S. during the holiday period. The development marks the world’s largest online shopping giant preparing for the upcoming shopping season which is typically… Read More ›
Michael Linhart, Austria’s ambassador to France, has been appointed as the country’s foreign minister. He will succeed Alexander Schallenberg, who has been designated to become Austrian chancellor, as per a statement released on Monday. Linhart, a career diplomat who served… Read More ›
In a statement Microsoft Corp said, it has decided to buyback its shares worth up to $60 billion and raise its quarterly dividend by 11%. It has also appointed Brad Smith as its President and as its vice chairman. It also… Read More ›
In a statement the White House said, President Joe Biden will nominate Georgetown University law professor, a privacy advocate, to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. “It is the honor of my life to be nominated to serve on the FTC…. Read More ›
On Monday, in a statement BlackRock Japan said, it was in the process of hiring former Bank of Japan policymaker Takako Masai as an external board member, effective from Tuesday. Masai served as the sole female member of the central… Read More ›
In a statement Binance said, it had appointed former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer, in an effort to reinvent itself as a regulated financial firm from being one of the world’s largest… Read More ›
According to an internal memo from Citigroup, the bank has hired Dhiren Shah, a veteran tech banker, from Credit Suisse Group AG, as it doubles down on investing in its tech franchise. Shah’s departure from Credit Suisse marks the latest… Read More ›
On Thursday Barclays said, it has appointed Ingrid Hengster as the CEO for Germany; the bank also appointed her as its global chairman for investment banking. Hengster joins from KfW Bankengruppe. The move in a series of appointments sees Barclays… Read More ›
According to a report released on Monday by think tank New Financial, the proportion of women on the board of Britain’s top 200 financial companies has risen to nearly a third in the last five years following a government launched… Read More ›
