Amazon Enters India Wealth Management with Investment in Smallcase Technologies August 18, 2021 By Saritha Rai Amazon.com Inc. has made its maiden investment in India’s wealth management sector, participating in a $40 million round by fintech...
Groundbreaking Climate Court Victories Face Problems with Enforcement August 18, 2021 By Diederik Baazil Marjan Minnesma cheered along with her fellow climate activists in May when a judge ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc to...
Global Fast Fashion Brands Helping to Drive Pollution of African Rivers: Report August 18, 2021 By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG – Global fast fashion brands are helping drive pollution that has dyed African rivers blue or turned their waters...
Firefighters Struggle to Control Blazes Fueled by Heatwaves in France and Spain August 17, 2021 By Laura Millan Firefighters are struggling to control blazes in France’s Gulf of Saint Tropez and in the Spanish province of Avila, another...
Insured Losses from Haiti Earthquake Estimated at $250M: Karen Clark & Co. August 17, 2021 The large 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which hit Haiti on Aug. 14, is likely to cost insurers around $250 million, according...
Aston Lark Ireland Acquires Dublin-Based Broker A.R. Brassington & Co. August 17, 2021 Continuing its rapid pace of expansion, Aston Lark Ireland announced the acquisition of A.R. Brassington & Co. Ltd., a subsidiary...
Insurtech Quotall Announces Strategic Partnership with Broker/Fintech Provider Acrisure August 17, 2021 Insurtech ecosystem specialist Quotall announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with global insurance broker and fintech services provider,...
Nations Are Working Together to Fight Piracy in Waters Off West Africa August 17, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS – Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria’s frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the...
Heavy Rains Lash Haiti, Complicating Rescue Efforts for Earthquake Survivors August 17, 2021 By Laura Gottesdiener LES CAYES, Haiti – Heavy rains lashed Haiti on Tuesday night, complicating rescue efforts and drenching thousands left homeless by...
Shell to Pay $111 Million to Resolve Long-Running Oil-Spill Dispute in Nigeria August 17, 2021 By William Clowes Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit agreed to pay a local community $111 million to resolve a long-running dispute over...