France Prepares to Get Tough on Firms That Pay Women Less
Under a coming French law, companies that underpay women could be fined, an unusually strict approach even among countries that have turned up pressure on firms to bridge the divide......»»
BD+C research: The AEC industry braces for tough sledding in the coming months amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nearly one-half of AEC firms expect the outbreak of COVID-19 to have a sizable impact on their businesses. The same percentage anticipates that projects they have been working on would be postponed in the wake of the pandemic......»»
Agence France-Presse: Berlin offers firms ‘unlimited’ credit in anti-virus package
Berlin on Friday promised “unlimited†credit to help companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic as part of postwar Germany’s biggest help package worth at least 550 billion euros......»»
Tribeca reproductive health startup raises $45M from celebs, VC firms
Maven, a Tribeca-based women's and family health company, has raised $45 million to help it create products and nearly double the size of its team. Maven offers reproductive health benefits to... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Binance Now Supports Deposits and Withdrawals in Hong-Kong Dollars
The exchange has opened a fiat gateway for Hong Kong dollars, serving a jurisdiction in which banking services for crypto firms are notoriously tough to find......»»
Two women-led firms buy building, plan to move HQs
Covington location purchased in partnership to meet growing client demand and to expand the services for both companies......»»
Among chief technology officers, women are hard to find
While the FCC’s first female CTO prepares to take over her role in January 2020, the numbers o.....»»
Crypto Firms Can Now Apply for a License in France
The license is optional for crypto firms operating in France, but firms can use the license in marketing themselves to institutional clients......»»
10 Undervalued Energy Stocks for 2020
2019 was a tough year for energy companies, particularly oil and gas producers caught between low energy prices and investor demand for returns. 2020 may be a different story for some of the firms........»»
France"s Orange plans to set up European mobile mast company
Orange said it planned to carve out its mobile towers in most European countries where it is present, in a move aimed at shoring up the telecom group's value as tough competition in the region has hampered its growth and margins......»»
Billionaire Agnellis Make Another Bet on France
A Fiat-Peugeot merger could work if politics and tough decisions don’t get in the way......»»
"Rhetoric" masks lack of progress on gender diversity in finance: UK watchdog
The number of women in senior roles at financial services firms in Britain has flatlined since 2005 despite diversity "rhetoric" from industry, according to research from the Financial Conduct Authority......»»
California firms drag their feet in complying with women on boards law
About 70 publicly traded California companies still don’t have any female representation on their boards of directors despite a state law mandating their boards include at least one woman by the end of the year, a study found. Researchers at Clem.....»»
Atlanta execs working to attract more women to industrial side of CRE
The industrial CRE field can be a tough career sell, particularly for women......»»
EDF CEO says France prepares to build new nuclear plants: Le Monde
It is clear that France is preparing to build new nuclear power plants, Jean-Bernard Levy, Chief Executive of state-controlled utility EDF , said in an interview with Le Monde newspaper on Thursday......»»
U.S. boutique banks woo French bankers in Paris advisory push: sources
Several U.S. boutique investment banks are looking to hire senior staff in Paris in the wake of Britain's departure from the EU and have poached bankers from France's most established advisory firms, including Lazard, sources told Reuters......»»
After Hours: Fighting SEC to issue Gram tokens is going to be tough for messaging app Telegram
Telegram says it’s surprised that the SEC halted its plans to launch wide distribution of its Gram tokens but there are now plenty of examples of other crypto firms who thought they could fight and lost.....»»
Netki Retools Digital ID Service for FATF’s New Crypto ‘Travel Rule’
Nekti has upgraded its digital ID service to help crypto firms meet the FATF's tough new standards for combating money laundering. .....»»
U.S. Treasury chief weighing next steps amid French tax spat
The United States is meeting with technology and other companies as it considers its options following a row with Paris over France's tax on big internet firms, the U.S. Treasury secretary said on Monday......»»
U.S. tech industry leaders: French digital service tax harms global tax reform
Major tech firms and U.S. tech industry groups said on Monday that France's new digital services tax undermines the global tax regime and multilateral efforts to reform it......»»
Report: Trump says French wine may face ‘100 percent tariff’ in response to tax on US tech firms
How serious is President Trump about firing back at France over its new tax on U.S. technology? Maybe as much as 100 percent......»»