by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | International News, Life
London: Aviva plc announced today the appointment of Amanda Blanc as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Amanda is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at Aviva plc. She was appointed to the Aviva Board in January 2020 and chairs the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Regulation, Risk Management
London: The UK dominant accounting firms must separate their audit units from other businesses by June 2024 as the country’s accounting watchdog reacts to shortcomings that led to the collapse of several companies. The Financial Reporting Council is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Risk Management
New York: International students in the US are scrambling to make sense of a new immigration policy that says they must leave the country or transfer to another college if their universities offer only online classes this fall. "Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security
New Delhi: Regulator PFRDA has asked banks to process requests for change in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers' contribution amount anytime during the year, a move aimed at making the scheme more attractive. This arrangement has been made available from July...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
GENEVA/CHICAGO: The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report urging it to update guidance on the novel coronavirus after more than 200 scientists, in a letter to the health agency, outlined evidence the virus can spread in tiny airborne particles....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and animals easily, rebuffing a study published earlier this week....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
A city in northern China on Sunday sounded an alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, according to official media. Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, announced a level III warning of plague prevention and control, state-run People’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The opening up of India''s economy post lockdown and implementation of the economic package unveiled by the government have started showing results on the ground with initial signs of improvement in the performance of businesses now visible,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
CHENNAI/SEOUL: A committee probing a gas leak at an LG Polymers-run plant in southern India that killed 12 has found the company was negligent and had no preventive mechanisms or warning systems, an Indian state government said on Monday. Toxic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
New Delhi: Private passenger transport operators' body Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI) has written to insurance regulator IRDAI, requesting extension of vehicle insurance validity. BOCI operators run 17 lakh buses and account for 30...
