1. Home
  2. Business

Category: Business

FSB sets out policy proposals to address systemic risk in non-bank financial intermediation

FSB sets out policy proposals to address systemic risk in non-bank financial intermediation

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8486press@fsb.org Ref: 34/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a progress report to the G20 on enhancing the resilience of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI), including a set of…

Read More
Medibank hackers are now releasing stolen data on the dark web. If you’re affected, here’s what you need to know

Medibank hackers are now releasing stolen data on the dark web. If you’re affected, here’s what you need to know

On October 13 one of Australia’s largest medical insurers, Medibank, announced it had suffered a cyberattack – one which has resulted in the breached personal details of 9.7 million customers in Australia. We now know…

Read More
U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker stuck in Indonesia carries Venezuelan fuel By Reuters

U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker stuck in Indonesia carries Venezuelan fuel By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cutouts depicting images of oil operations are seen outside a building of Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo 2/2 By Marianna…

Read More
How winning record $2 billion Powerball jackpot could still lead to bankruptcy

How winning record $2 billion Powerball jackpot could still lead to bankruptcy

The latest Powerball jackpot swelled to a record US$2.04 billion after another drawing passed with no winning ticket. The winning numbers of 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and a Powerball of 10 were released on…

Read More
Former Lesotho governor becomes finance minister

Former Lesotho governor becomes finance minister

The first woman governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho, Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane, has been appointed finance minister. Matlanyane is serving in the cabinet of Sam Matekane, leader of the Revolution for Prosperity party, which won a…

Read More
study shows the internet has helped women in urban Ghana and Nigeria raise their voices

study shows the internet has helped women in urban Ghana and Nigeria raise their voices

Information technology and the internet have proven to be a strong force for building collective action groups and mobilising communities of protesters. Among the main advantages of digital and online activism are its increasing accessibility…

Read More
Exxon isolating a unit at Britain’s Fawley refinery after incident By Reuters

Exxon isolating a unit at Britain’s Fawley refinery after incident By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cars are seen at an Exxon gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it was isolating a…

Read More
Business management doesn’t always have to be about capitalism – this course shows how it can also be a calling

Business management doesn’t always have to be about capitalism – this course shows how it can also be a calling

Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of Course: “Management as a Calling” What prompted the idea for the course? The idea for this course came…

Read More
Oil steadies after 3% drop on demand fears By Reuters

Oil steadies after 3% drop on demand fears By Reuters

© Reuters. By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices were mostly unchanged in early trade on Wednesday, after sliding 3% in the previous session on worries about demand stalling on potential new lockdowns in…

Read More
Insurance fraud costs $309 billion a year – nearly $1,000 for every American

Insurance fraud costs $309 billion a year – nearly $1,000 for every American

CC BY-ND What would you do with an extra US$932.63 in your pocket? That’s how much insurance fraud costs every American a year – $309 billion in total, according to the findings of a recent…

Read More