Singapore Exchange allows SPAC listings
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are now allowed to list on the Singapore stock exchange. Read Complete Article
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Macroeconomics threaten Western Australia infrastructure projects
An “undercurrent of uncertainty” dogs major infrastructure projects planned in Western Australia as a result of the state’s exposure to macroeconomic factors, despite the state posting a record operating surplus […]
Continue Reading →Social care in England: funding needed to tackle ‘crisis’
Changes to the way in which healthcare and social care in England are funded, including a cap on the lifetime amount payable by those requiring care, have been proposed by […]
Continue Reading →Freeport tax advantages could boost life sciences investment
Freeports could serve as sites for life sciences clusters in the UK and the package of tax advantages earmarked for them could spur increased investment and innovation in the sector. […]
Continue Reading →Non-exec roles for females explains FTSE 100 pay disparity
Kate Dodd tells HRNews why female FTSE 100 directors earn on average 73% less than their male counterparts Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →New AI and data guidance must be ‘properly understood’ by HR
Anne Sammon tells HRNews about HR’s role in implementing forthcoming data and AI guidance from two regulators Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →China issues new framework for foreign aid
New guidelines on the administration of China’s foreign aid programme have been published. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →How optimising data can improve IT buying decisions
Businesses that spend a lot of money on buying IT products and services should look to data to help them cut their procurement costs. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Fundamentals for scaling up AI in life sciences
Life sciences companies need the right digital infrastructure, data management practices and cyber readiness to successfully scale up their use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Overhaul of national policy for new energy infrastructure
Flexibility has been built into UK government proposals to balance the desire to decarbonise the power sector with the need to ensure the future energy demands of the country can […]
Continue Reading →UK insurers urged to prepare for ‘complex’ new product governance rules
UK home and motor insurers must act now to ensure that they are ready for new product governance rules, in force from 1 October, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has […]
Continue Reading →Vietnam to launch new price mechanism for rooftop solar
Vietnam’s government is drafting a new price mechanism for rooftop solar to replace existing feed-in-tariff (FIT) regime. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore proposes green standards for power generation firms
The government of Singapore has proposed a new law to set green standards for power generation firms and reduce their carbon emissions. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Ofgem to cut electric vehicle chargepoint grid connection costs
The cost and time involved in connecting electric vehicle chargepoints to the national electricity grid in Britain is to be cut for businesses. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Lack of ethnic diversity in FTSE 100 top roles, report shows
Kate Dodd tells HRNews about Green Park’s survey highlighting the lack of ethnic representation in FTSE 100 leadership roles Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →RemCo reform the way to improved people and pay governance
James Sullivan-Tailyour tells HRNews about the report by the CIPD and High Pay Centre offering practical guidance to HRDs and board members Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Manifestly inappropriate’ test applies to final warnings in capability dismissal cases
Sarah Munro tells HRNews about the EAT’s decision in Fallahi v TWI Ltd and the test to be applied by ETs where the fairness of an earlier final written warning […]
Continue Reading →UK fertility storage limits to be increased
The UK government will legislate to increase the maximum period for which frozen eggs, sperm and embryos can be stored to 55 years. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK Supreme Court clarifies scope of ‘lawful act economic duress’
A recent decision by the UK’s highest court has clarified the circumstances in which a party to a commercial contract is entitled to rescind that contract on the grounds of […]
Continue Reading →Australia looks to reform infrastructure with new plan
Cost would no longer be the determining factor of whether construction companies win public contracts to deliver major infrastructure projects in Australia under planned reforms that have been announced. Read […]
Continue Reading →Japan-Australia green hydrogen supply chain possibilities to be studied
Japan’s largest oil company ENEOS will carry out a study on building up a commercial scale green hydrogen supply chain between Japan and Queensland, Australia, the Queensland government has announced. […]
Continue Reading →Upper Tribunal upholds UK financial adviser ban
The Upper Tribunal has backed a decision by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ban Jon Frensham from carrying out regulated activities for criminal behaviour unrelated to his work […]
Continue Reading →Enforcing adjudication decisions in South African Courts
Most construction contracts make provision for dispute resolution mechanisms which result in either temporary or final and binding determination through adjudication, arbitration or even litigation. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →WhatsApp fined €225m for GDPR transparency failings
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined WhatsApp €225 million for failings of transparency under EU data protection laws and ordered the company to amend its practices within three months. […]
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