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Muscat – Illegal employment and workers leaving their authorised jobs can distort Oman’s labour market, create unfair competition and fuel informal economic activity, a senior Ministry of Labour official has told Muscat Daily. Hussain Ali Baqer Al Lawati, Director General of Labour Care, said violations could also have social and security consequences and undermine efforts to increase the employment of Omani nationals. “Combating illegal and runaway labour is a shared national and legal responsibility,” Al Lawati said, stressing that tackling the issue requires cooperation between government authorities, employers and workers, alongside greater awareness of labour regulations. Ministry data shows 17,577…

Boutique hybrid debt-equity firm Pure Asset Management invested in riskier micro-cap companies allegedly contravening the investment strategy for its $95 million small-cap fund, according to an independent report commissioned by incensed investors.The review, conducted by advisory firm KordaMentha, was commissioned in November after this column revealed Pure Asset Management’s income and growth fund had paused redemptions for almost a year – preventing investors from tapping out of the investment.Loading… Source link

Milton Keynes law firm EMW has appointed Nikki Link as a partner in its real estate team following her return to the firm. Nikki Link has more than 20 years’ experience in the property sector and previously worked at EMW before moving on to further roles in the industry, including an in-house position with a development finance lender. Her practice focuses particularly on real estate finance, covering both investment and development funding, as well as real estate investment and corporate occupier work in the industrial and office sectors. She has also advised on commercial lending, acquisitions, property management, disposals and…

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words.Hong Kong’s ambition to become Asia’s “mega-event city” is being undermined by a glaring weakness: rampant ticket scalping. The Trevor Noah shows at MacPherson Stadium in October are the latest example. Tickets vanished quickly, only to reappear on resale platforms at many times the official price. Many fans were left empty-handed. Performers will face audiences distorted by profiteers, dealing the city’s credibility as a…

Withdrawal requests from Ares Management’s flagship private credit fund fell in the third quarter, providing another indication that redemption pressure across the private credit market may be beginning to moderate, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites a recent regulatory filing as revealing that investors in the $22.7bn Ares Strategic Income Fund (ASIF) sought to withdraw 13.1% of their shares during the latest quarterly tender offer, down from 14.4% in the previous quarter. As with other non-traded private credit vehicles, ASIF limited redemptions to 5% of shares during the period, leaving a significant portion of requested withdrawals subject…

Taula Capital Falls 9.4% as Rates Volatility Hits Macro Hedge Funds Taula Capital Management, the hedge fund founded by former Millennium portfolio manager Diego Megia, has fallen 9.4% this year through September 18, according to Bloomberg. The London-based firm declined 4.3% in September, giving back part of its recovery from earlier losses. The latest setback came amid renewed volatility in global rates and energy markets, including a surge in two-year US Treasury yields and Brent crude above $100 a barrel. Taula was also hit earlier this year after US and Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted markets and pushed energy prices…

Understanding VeChain’s Recent Price Movement VeChain (VET) has experienced a notable price drop, but this is not due to any new VeChain-specific negative news or protocol incidents. Instead, the decline aligns with a broader crypto risk-off phase driven by surging US Treasury yields, a stronger dollar, and large futures liquidations, which have particularly impacted altcoins. VET had recently rallied on positive narratives, including the Interstellar upgrade and enterprise/AI messaging, so the current move appears to be profit-taking and technical mean reversion on top of this macro backdrop. No Fresh VeChain-Specific Shock Available VeChain-focused coverage over the last week does not…

Miguel Bronchud, Veteran Cancer Clinician and Researcher, shared on LinkedIn: In the Journal of Clinical Oncology (American Society of Clinical Oncology) on ‘the management and economics/administrative practices and problems in the USA’. – Title: Guide Through the Fog: The Business of Oncology Authors:  Blase N. Polite,  Michael A. Kolodziej, John M. Burke Read the full article. – It is a special series published by the JCO Oncology Practice (an American Society of Clinical Oncology journal) in August 2026, designed to help clinicians, health systems, and stakeholders navigate the complex economics of modern cancer care in the United States . Issues…

By: Quiver EarningsTracker Posted: 8 hours ago / Sept. 26, 2026 9:05 p.m. UTC IDT ($IDT) is expected to release its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 28th after market close, per Finnhub. Analysts are expecting revenue of $322,190,000 and earnings of $0.99 per share.You can see Quiver Quantitative’s $IDT stock page to track data on insider trading, hedge fund activity, congressional trading, and more.IDT Insider Trading ActivityIDT insiders have traded $IDT stock on the open market 12 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 12 have been sales.Here’s a breakdown of recent trading…

The Federal Reserve Board proposed two rules on September 24 to implement the GENIUS Act for payment stablecoin issuers, seeking public comment on a framework that would require issuers to fully back their tokens with permissible reserve assets and set new capital and risk-management standards. The proposals, released at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, mark the central bank’s latest step to put its portion of the U.S. stablecoin law into effect and give banks a clearer path into the business of issuing dollar-pegged tokens. The move hands banks and issuers a first concrete look at how the Fed intends to supervise…