A former child chess prodigy who told his friends he was a Taliban and going to blow up a holiday plane from London to Spanish island Menorca has been cleared of any wrongdoing. University student Aditya Verma, 20, admitted saying to his pals: “On my way to blow up theContinue Reading
When Australian households currently struggling with cost of living pressure read headlines around Commonwealth Bank’s (CBA) latest record $10.2bn profit, the anger will no doubt be considerable as so many took out mortgages during a low interest rate environment. The competition during the Covid-19 induced a rate cut race toContinue Reading
An Australian trading firm that pays uni graduates as much as $200,000 as a starting salary will slash 40 per cent of its Asia Pacific workforce. News.com.au understands that Australian derivatives trader Akuna Capital is set to announce a devastating second round of lay-offs, just months after cutting 11 perContinue Reading
One of Australia’s biggest banks has slashed hundreds of jobs “to reduce costs” despite raking in record profits in the last financial year. On Thursday, Westpac announced that it was cutting 300 roles, in its head office, customer support and contracting positions. The Financial Sector Union (FSU) has criticised theContinue Reading
The finance world has been rocked by the sudden and unexpected death of a young crypto founder at the age of just 30. Tiantian Kullander, the co-founder of Hong Kong based digital asset company Amber Group, died in his sleep on November 23, with the news confirmed on the company’sContinue Reading