A Tax Break Worth the Hassles
Older Americans can still reap tax breaks from donating to charity, even if they aren’t itemizing deductions. The secret: a ‘qualified charitable distribution’ from a traditional IRA.Read More
To Beat Starbucks in China, Homegrown Chains Open a New Cafe Every Hour
Starbucks is making a big push, but other companies are pushing even harder as China moves closer to becoming the country with the most coffee shops in the world.Read More
OneID Enables Sumsub to Launch Non-Document Verification in the UK
Sumsub, the full-cycle verification platform, is enabling its customers across a variety of different industries to onboard new users using official bank records. This has been made possible by Sumsub’s Non-Document Verification solution which remains compliant with UK, Nigerian, Brazilian, Argentinian, Indonesian, Ghanaian, Bangladeshi, Indian and Dutch regulations. The latest country using the feature, the […]
An Insurance Regulator Asked for a Favor. It Cost a Senior Executive His Job.
Prudential’s CFO resigned after he tried to help line up a job for a regulator’s relative.Read More
KPMG Highlights Jordan’s Banking Sector Stability Despite Global Challenges in Latest Publication
KPMG Jordan, the audit, tax, and advisory service provider, has released the second publication in its annual series: ‘Banking Perspectives: Jordan 2023’, titled ‘A new era of banking’. The multinational accounting organisation highlights the consolidated financial performance of the region’s banking sector in 2022. KPMG Jordan has detailed the impact of rising market interest rates […]
Real Estate Crisis Triggers New Alarms Over China’s Shadow Banks
A financially troubled firm has stopped paying investors, risking panic and testing the Chinese government’s resolve to take on debts from its property crisis.Read More
China’s Economic Worries Spur a Different Kind of Shopping Spree
Mainland tourists are flocking to Hong Kong in search of investment-focused insurance. One of the big beneficiaries: HSBC.Read More
Inside the Deal to Free 5 American Prisoners in Iran
U.S. negotiators say the release of the prisoners is proof that even fierce adversaries can sometimes find their way to an agreement. But the deal almost didn’t happen.Read More
Lachlan Murdoch’s On-Again, Off-Again Relationship With the Family Business
He solidified his rise to the top of his father’s media empire on Thursday.Read More
Rupert Murdoch Turned Passion and Grievance Into Money and Power
The retiring Fox leader built a noise-and-propaganda machine by giving his people what they wanted — and sometimes by teaching them what to want.Read More