The US legal giant has recruited financial regulation partner Sebastian Barling from the Magic Circle law firm, according to people familiar with the situation. Barling spent nearly 13 years at Linklaters and was promoted to partner in 2018. He previously spent four years at Reed Smith. Linklaters has been hit by a string of partner exits
In a recent article I offered the opinion that “common sense” is a dangerous trap that’s easy for investors to fall into. Some readers didn’t agree. So let’s explore this idea a bit, then you can make up your own mind. Common sense is a popular topic for authors. I have often recommended ”The Little Book of Common
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Kraken’s chief security officer wants his 400-member team to stay away from social media as he believes their presence on platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn can create security risks for the crypto exchange. Nick Percoco has allowed only a handful of people from his team to publicly confirm their roles and has instructed the rest to work
A pair of activist investors have pulled their request for shareholder votes on climate-related proposals after ExxonMobil sued to keep them off the ballot at the company’s upcoming meeting. But while Arjuna Capital and the environmental group Follow This say they will not refile the proposals, Exxon still wants a U.S. court in Texas to
Published: Feb. 2, 2024 at 4:25 p.m. ET Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Investing news and trends Tesla’s stock had its worst month in a year, but Cathie Wood’s ETFs kept buying The ARK Innovation and ARK Net Generation exchange-traded funds bought more than $150 million in Tesla shares in January. Read
Published: Jan. 26, 2024 at 6:05 p.m. ET By Dean Seal The chief financial officer of Edible Garden has retired and will be succeeded on an interim basis by a company consultant. The controlled environment agriculture produce grower disclosed Friday that Michael James retired from his positions as CFO as well as treasurer, secretary and
I thought it was a federal loan because I believe they did both types of loans. I started paying back the $153,000 interest-only loan in September 2022, while my dad paid towards the principal and the balance increased. They removed the interest-only repayments after several calls were made regarding the balance not being reduced. My
Jan. 10, 2024 at 9:24 a.m. ET By Ben Glickman Nauticus Robotics named new a interim chief executive officer and interim finance chief after receiving an investment from existing investors. The Houston-based undersea autonomous robotics company said President John Gibson Jr. was promoted to interim CEO Jan. 4. He has served as president since October
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