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Misalignment And Risk Tolerance Gaps Undermine Business Resilience, Kroll Study Finds
Date 18/03/2026
Key Takeaways
- Cyber risk is widely acknowledged, but alignment is lacking. While 94% of organizations view cybersecurity as a primary business risk, 72% report frequent misalignment between cybersecurity efforts and broader business priorities.
- Budget decisions are increasingly centralized, despite a knowledge gap. Nearly half of businesses (48%) say the CEO now makes the final decision on cyber budgets, however 43% reported limited cyber literacy amongst executives.
- Investment in cloud and third-party security is set to rise by 59%, yet there are no planned increases, and in some cases declines, in funding for the most frequent and fastest-growing areas of risk: people and identity.
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Empacar To Scale Biochar As High Integrity Carbon Dioxide Removal Pathway In Bolivia - Empacar S.A. Has Formed Partnership With Bioflux, Cula And Puro.Earth To Establish And Scale Biochar Production Across Latin America
Date 18/03/2026
Empacar S.A. (Empacar), Bolivia's leading sustainable packaging and recycling company, is focusing on biochar production as the next step in its environmental and sustainability strategy.
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Qatar Stock Exchange Announces Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Date 18/03/2026
Qatar Stock Exchange announces that, on the occasion of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, may God bring it back upon us, you, and the entire Islamic nation with goodness, prosperity, and blessings, it has been decided that the Eid al-Fitr holiday for the exchange will begin on 19/03/2026, and will continue until 23/03/2026. Official working hours will resume on 24/03/2026, in accordance with the circular issued by the Qatar Central Bank and the directives of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority.
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SEC Confirms Exemption For Directors And Officers Of EEA Foreign Private Issuers
Date 18/03/2026
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to exempt directors and officers of European Economic Area (EEA) foreign private issuers (FPIs) from the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: NewMed Energy Selected Migdal Market Making And Meitav Market Making To Serve As Market Makers
Date 18/03/2026
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange announced today, March 18, 2026, that NewMed Energy, Israel’s largest and leading energy and oil and gas exploration partnership, has selected two leading financial institutions, Migdal Market Making and Meitav Market Making, to serve as market makers in the company’s units under the Exchange’s dedicated market making program, Tailor Made.
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ING Appoints Caue Todeschini As Global Lead Trade & Commodity Finance
Date 18/03/2026
ING has appointed Caue Todeschini as Global Lead Trade & Commodity Finance (TCF), effective immediately. He succeeds Maarten Koning, who recently stepped into the role of Global Head of Private Markets.
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Investec Becomes Inaugural Member Of BPX Digital Securities Marketplace
Date 18/03/2026
BPX, the UK FCA-authorised institutional venue for issuing, trading and lending traditional and tokenised alternative assets, today announced that Investec has joined as the first member of its digital securities marketplace.
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ChinaAMC (HK) Introduces ChinaAMC HK-US AI 50 ETF Tracking The Solactive G2 AI 50 Select Index In First Collaboration With Solactive
Date 18/03/2026
Solactive is delighted to announce its first collaboration with China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (“ChinaAMC (HK)”) with the launch of the ChinaAMC HK-US AI ETF, which tracks the Solactive G2 AI 50 Select Index, providing targeted exposure to companies engaged in artificial intelligence across the United States and Hong Kong.
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GlobalBlock, Part Of GCEX Group, Launches Digital Assets Offering For UK Clients
Date 18/03/2026
GlobalBlock, part of GCEX Group, today launches its digital assets offering for UK clients, providing a clear, professional route to access crypto services with robust controls and institutional-grade support. GlobalBlock’s UK cryptoasset financial promotions have been approved for communication by Archax Limited (FRN 855171), an FCA-authorised firm, under the FCA’s cryptoasset financial promotions regime.
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London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares
Date 18/03/2026
London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 26 February 2026:
