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BofA fortifies online banking with new security layer
Reuters/23 October 2017 (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) will start using an additional layer of authentication for its online banking services, the Wall Street bank said on Monday,…
Read MoreWhere internet orders mean real jobs, and new life for communities
The New York Times/22 October 2017 ETHLEHEM, Pa. — Ellen Gaugler remembers driving her father to the Bethlehem Steel mill, where he spent his working years hauling beams off the…
Read MoreU.S. warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms
Reuters/21 October 2017 (Reuters) – The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an…
Read MorePetronas warns of future stagnation in LNG industry
The Malaysian Reserve/19 October 2017 Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) warned that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector is heading for stagnation, if producers and consumers failed to collaborate to ensure…
Read MoreCutting emissions through natural climate solutions
The Malaysian Reserve/19 October 2017 Malaysia could cost-effectively reduce 37% of greenhouse gas emissions required by 2030 to prevent risky global warming levels through natural climate solutions, based on a…
Read MoreUK jobless rate at 42-year low
The Malaysian Reserve/19 October 2017 LONDON • UK unemployment held at a 42-year low in the three months through August and the number of people in work approached a record…
Read MoreChart of the Week: Check out the Philippine banks’ loan growth per segment
Asian Banking and Finance/11 October 2017 Consumer loan growth will outpace corporate loans. According to Moody’s, growth of consumer loans will continue to outpace corporate loans over the next 12-18…
Read MoreMOM introduced new scheme to help firms tap foreign trainers
HR in Asia/11 October 2017 Under a new scheme piloted by the Ministry of Manpower, local companies can tap into foreign trainer potentials from overseas to help fill skill gaps…
Read MoreMichael Wang of Bank of China (Hong Kong) shares how they collaborate with fintechs
Asian Banking and Finance/10 October 2017 He reveals that the bank has been working not only with large enterprises such as Tencent and Alibaba. Michael Wang is the deputy general…
Read MoreSafe, healthy workplaces put mental health front and centre
Health and Safety at Work/10 October 2017 Poppy Jaman, chief executive of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England, on the latest research on mental health in the workplace, how her organisation…
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