by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | International News, Non-Life
SINGAPORE: Global eTrade Services (GeTS), a global trade platform company, today announced the launch of CALISTATM Finance, a suite of comprehensive financial services including global payments, quick financing, and cargo insurance specifically catered for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
European investors managing assets worth more than 1 trillion pounds ($1.28 trillion) are pressing top auditors to take urgent action on climate-related risks, warning that failure to do so could do more damage than the financial crisis. The case for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Paris: In France, banks and insurers – which have been required by law to disclose climate risks since 2016 – are also facing pressure from regulators. “We will run climate stress tests for French banks and insurance next year,”...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched Commercial Crime Insurance in Asia, a new policy designed to help companies address the exposures of a changing fraud landscape. BHSI’s Commercial Crime Insurance policy offers...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The government on Monday launched a databank of independent directors under the companies law, a move aimed at providing a platform for registration of existing as well as those aspiring to be independent directors. The databank portal would be...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Indian News
New Delhi: 2.62 lakh forest fires recorded from 2016-18, says Ministry of Environment. As many as 2.62 lakh incidents of forest fire have been reported from 2016-18, the Ministry of Environment said on Monday. In response to a query in the Rajya...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Workplace/Employee Benefits
New India: Employees in India are expected to see 9.2 per cent salary growth in 2020, highest in Asia, but inflation may play a spoiler as real-wage salaries in the country is anticipated to be just 5 per cent, a report said on Monday. According to Korn...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi Parliament on Monday passed a bill which seeks to prohibit the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the country.The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019, was passed in Rajya Sabha with voice...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 1, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
For every 100 people in India, there are only three credit cards. A comparable penetration figure for the US is 320. Statistics like these suggest that India’s first initial public offering of a credit card issuer is either an opportunity with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 30, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his government has completed six months during which India has witnessed "phenomenal reform momentum." Modi took to social media saying, "From ending of Article 370 to economic...
