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By K Raveendran With a new round of assembly elections, including that of Gujarat, round the corner, the freebies issue has occupied the centre-stage of political discourse. The matter is now before the Supreme Court, which has favoured an early hearing of a PIL in this connection by a larger 3-member bench. The court’s approach […]

The post It May Be Time To Consider Setting Up Of A Competition Commission For Elections first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, the ruling BJP continues to be hit by factionalism and organisational problems, despite efforts made by senior Delhi-based leaders to improve discipline. As things stand, with parties gearing up for the 2023 Assembly polls ,senior BJP leader Mahesh Singh, who played a major role in crafting the party’s electoral victory […]

The post Tripura BJP Is Plagued By Factional Fights Between Two Groups On Poll Eve first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Chubb unveils expanded Chubb Studio integration features; embedding insurance even faster and easier for Chubb partners LISBON, PORTUGAL – Media OutReach – 2 November 2022 – Chubb announced that Chubb Studio®, the company’s award-winning global integration platform, has introduced new features that can embed insurance into the digital environments of its distribution partners even easier and faster, while offering a seamless experience for customers. Chubb is the […]

Global malware volume tops 4 billion, flat through three quarters Malware attempts dipped 8% in U.S., rose 3% in EMEA Cryptojacking numbers jumped 35% globally through three quarters, including a 160% increase in APJ. Despite 31% decline in global ransomware attempts from 2021, volume exceeds full-year totals when compared to four of the last five years (623.3 million) Customers saw an average 1,014 ransomware attempts through three […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 November 2022 – IX Fintech Group Limited (“ixFintech”) is honoured to announce the successful upgrade of ixWallet®2.0 bringing new features such as Non-fungible Token (NFT) storage and quantitative transaction analytics to further boost user experience. The new enhancement of ixWallet®2.0 now provides easy access of top NFT collectibles on the blockchain including Bored Ape Yacht Club. CryptoPunks, Mutant Ape […]

Matein Khalid I was invited by Geneva’s Bank Syz for a fascinating discussion with its CIO Charles Monchau and some of my close friends who are family office CIOs at Zuma, a wonderful venue that I had never visited in the afternoon until now. It is always nice to see a familiar place from a totally different perspective in sunlight fortified by Evian! Danke schön/merci beaucoup/molto grazie […]

RIYADH: The Bahrain Economic Development Board has announced it attracted as much as 27.5 million Bahraini dinars ($72.7 million) worth of direct investments in financial services during the first
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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 November 2022 – Navigator Investment Services, an integrated investment platform under Singlife with Aviva, a leading homegrown financial services company, announces the launch of ELEVATE, an enablement ecosystem that handpicks best-in-class insights, resources and value-added services to support financial advisers in delivering meaningful advisory to their clients. In its first phase, ELEVATE curates a wide range of insights, programmes and events […]

By Clara E. Mattei Beneto Mussolini took over effective power in Italy in October 1922Just over a month after the Italian fascists’ March on Rome in October 1922, the parliamentary votes of the National Fascist Party, the Liberal Party, and the People’s Party (or the popolari, a Catholic party and predecessor of Christian Democracy) introduced […]

The post Decoding How Mussolini Came To Power In Italy One Hundred Years Ago first appeared on IPA Newspack.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 31 October 2022 – Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“Kenanga”) has entered into an agreement with AntChain Technology Pte. Ltd. (“AntChain”), part of the Ant Group, to build Malaysia’s first wealth SuperApp using AntChain’s proprietary mobile platform solution. This agreement follows from its recent MoU with AntChain. Kenanga’s SuperApp aims to help Malaysians save and grow their wealth through our innovative […]

CR Global Social Housing Fund, in its second series, will continue to invest in a portfolio of UK social housing to achieve social impact SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 31 October 2022 – SDAX, a leading integrated investment and trading platform based in Singapore, will list CR Global UK Social Housing Fund II, a social housing fund-managed by FXHB Asset Management Pte Ltd, a Registered Fund Management […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 31 October 2022 – “CryptoPARD Encryption Panther”, the first cryptocurrency academy and the flagship OTC store will soon land in Mong Kok, the center of ​​Hong Kong traffic. The new store would be at the opposite corner of Langham Place, intersection of Shanghai Street and Argyle Street. The 3,000 square feet flagship store operates with various functions including academy, a […]

By K Raveendran Violations and atoning for them are in the DNA of Google and its owner Alphabet. Google had to pay penalties of Rs 2,274 crore within the space of a week, in two orders issued by the Competition Commission of India for misusing its dominant position in relation to Play Store and engaging […]

The post Fast-Growing Indian Market Irresistible Attraction For Digital Payment Giants first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K R Sudhaman There is a general euphoria with a PIO Rishi Sunak becoming Prime Minister of United Kingdom.  This is natural as India being a vibrant democracy, politics is at its best even on a non-issue. In this, there is some case for celebration with Sunak being a practicing Hindu and for the […]

The post Early India-UK FTA Prospects Brighten With Rishi Sunak Becoming British PM first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Financial Highlights For the six months ended 31 Aug HK$’000 2022 2021 Change Revenue 81,991 76,201 +7.6% Profit before taxation 52,684 44,807 +17.6% Profit for the period attributable to shareholders 44,120 37,611 +17.3% Net interest margin 15.6% 14.8% +0.8 p.p. Basic earnings per share (HK cents) 2.3 1.9 +21.1% HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 October 2022 – The board of directors of Oi Wah […]

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 28 October 2022 – Everyone has a friend who has been subject to account takeover attack. With 24 billion exposed accounts available online, this type of identity theft is now rampant in the digital domain. This article from OctaFX security experts explores the nature of account takeover attacks and advises on how to protect yourself from them. A recent research […]

Capital Increase Recorded in the Commercial Register STEINHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 28 October 2022 – Terraoil Swiss AG (“Company”), an energy company with a strong focus on the Mediterranean is pleased to announce a share capital increase which was completed by the Company on October 13, 2022 and published in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce on October 26, 2022. The capital increase, which was […]

New York, US – News Direct – 27 October 2022 – The Symphony platform has seen a 500%+ increase in traffic across its compliance-enabled messaging offering for WhatsApp, WeChat and SMS T. Rowe Price announced 200,000 new connections with JP Morgan counterparts on Symphony Over 250 financial professionals attended the event in person Symphony – the leading markets’ technology and infrastructure platform – showcased the power of […]

Matein Khalid Investor | Family Office CIO | Portfolio Strategist | Board Advisor | VC | Finance Professor There will be a bloodbath in Nasdaq’s Big Tech Godzillas and size definitely matters in the tsunami of panic selling yet to come. Alphabet proved that digital advertising is not immune to global economic storm clouds as both Google Search and YouTube revenue dips were a shocker. Microsoft’s Azure […]

By Prakash Karat Kerala is witnessing the spectacle of a governor who is out of control. One day he is demanding the resignation of all the vice chancellors of Kerala universities and on another day he “withdraws pleasure” from a minister in the government and asks the chief minister to remove him from the cabinet. […]

The post Kerala Governor Arif Md. Khan Is Flouting All Norms On Centre-State Relations first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 October 2022 – The Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF), Cyberport’s premier annual venture capital event, commenced at Cyberport. This year’s event lasts two days and runs in a hybrid format. With the theme of “Thriving in the Dynamic: Refocusing for Growth“, CVCF 2022 gathered over 100 global venture experts and entrepreneurial leaders to discuss the latest situation of the […]

By G. S. Bajpai and Neha Kapur Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, which shook the world, changes in employment patterns have become apparent. Flourishing sectors with dynamic work environments suffered jerks and trembled with fewer jobs, high prices and minimal demand. In the wake of the post-pandemic period, a new phenomenon gaining […]

The post Legal Position On Moonlighting In Indian Workplaces Is Unclear first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav A former hedge fund manager, Rishi Sunak is a big crypto bull. He wants the UK to become the crypto hub of the world. He is of Indian origin and most Indians are happy at Sunak becoming the Prime Minister of a country that ruled India for over 200 years. One […]

The post Besides Indian Origin, Rishi Sunak Is Also A Big Player In Crypto Market first appeared on IPA Newspack.

RIYADH, KSA – Media OutReach – 26 October 2022 – The Capital Market Authority (CMA) of Saudi Arabia has granted initial licenses to Valuable Capital Financial Company (VCFC), a subsidiary of the top tier Hong Kong-based financial institution Valuable Capital Group Limited (VCGL). This makes VCFC the very first and only licensed corporation in the kingdom from Asia to conduct Dealing, Advising and Custody services. VCFC announced […]

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