The Consumer Duty, which comes into force today, is the “most significant change to financial services regulation” in a decade, according to one legal expert.
South China Sea: US Coast guard to search, board for PNG, in stepped up role in waters China operates fish fleets
The PNG agreement is the first with the ship boarding provision for a nation with which the US does not have full defence responsibility.
TCFD-aligned climate reporting in the UK
One of the essential functions of financial markets is to price risk to support informed, efficient capital-allocation decisions.
Malaysia’s PAS will stab Mahathir and Muhyiddin in the back, says Umno official
Former PMs Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin ‘will stab PAS’, wrote Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi. ‘But PAS will stab them first’.
In a climate-ravaged Indian village, marginalised farmers sing about ‘floating in tears’ after years of erratic weather
In India’s Sundarbans, erratic weather brought on by climate change and evolving farming patterns push farmers to sing songs of loss and resilience.
Young Indonesians secure Singapore citizenship as many lament ‘skills mismatch’ back home
A growing number of young Indonesians are renouncing their citizenship to become Singaporean, alarming officials in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Singapore urges India to exempt it from export ban on non-basmati rice
The Singapore Food Agency said it was in close contact with New Delhi to seek exemption from the embargo.
Thailand’s Thaksin plans a return amid rumours of a ‘super-deal’ placing Move Forward in opposition
Ahead of ex-PM Thaksin’s return to Thailand on August 10, his family’s Pheu Thai party will have to break from the more radical Move Forward Party, while sustaining as little lasting damage as possible to its pro-democracy brand.
Businesses must review strike plans after agency worker ruling
British employers facing industrial action have been urged to review their contingency plans after a High Court decision struck down rules allowing agency staff to perform the roles of striking workers.
Supreme Court litigation funding ruling poses challenge for mass actions
A landmark UK Supreme Court ruling on third-party litigation funding rules poses challenges for existing and future collective proceedings, according to two legal experts.