Clara Pensions has been given the green light to form the first ever ‘superfund’ by the UK Pensions Regulator.
Myanmar security forces deliberately killed 65 protesters in March, rights group finds
The killing of at least 65 protesters in Myanmar’s biggest city on March 14 this year was planned and premeditated, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice, a rights watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.Human Rights Watch accused security forces of deliberately encircling and using lethal force against crowds in Yangon’s working class neighbourhood of Hlaing Tharyar that were demonstrating against the military’s February 1 seizure of power from the democratically elected…
With appeal court verdict looming, Malaysia’s Najib seeks entry of new 1MDB evidence ‘for justice to be done’
Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak has sought to introduce fresh evidence in one of the criminal cases linking him to the 1MDB financial scandal, days before an appellate court was to rule on whether to uphold a guilty verdict that sentenced him to a 12-year jail term.The development ahead of the December 8 Court of Appeal ruling has raised questions among observers on whether Najib is seeking to delay the judgment amid a resurgence in his once-faded political clout.The former prime minister…
Meta considers appeal after CMA blocks Giphy purchase
Facebook parent company Meta is considering an appeal after the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ordered it to sell the animated images platform Giphy.
Philippine election: Bongbong Marcos slams ‘nuisance candidate’ who called him an impostor
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr, the 64-year-old son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, faces several petitions seeking to stop him from running to become the Philippines’ next president. One says he’s a convicted tax cheat, another that he’s morally unfit. But surely the most unusual charge is that he’s dead.That allegation was filed by a man who also has presidential aspirations. Tiburcio Villamor Marcos, who refers to himself as TVM, claims that Bongbong Marcos is an “impostor” and that…
Latest on R&D tax changes ‘reassuring’ to UK life sciences
Further details on new territoriality restrictions on the availability of research and development (R&D) tax reliefs provide some reassurance for the life sciences sector, a tax expert has said.
South China Sea: Beijing demanded Indonesia stop oil and natural gas drilling during stand-off
China told Indonesia to stop drilling for oil and natural gas in maritime territory that both countries regard as their own during a months-long stand-off in the South China Sea earlier this year, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.The unprecedented demand, which has not previously been reported, elevated tensions over natural resources between the two countries in a volatile area of global strategic and economic importance.One letter from Chinese diplomats to Indonesia’s foreign…