LONDON: Lawyers for Royal Bank of Scotland asked an ex-employee to destroy confidential documents, according to a letter seen by Reuters, in a move which the former staffer's lawyer said put him at risk of legal action by the U.S. government.The letter, dated Jan. 18 and signed by Herbert Smith Freehills, a British law firm acting for the bank, asked Victor Hong to "permanently destroy any confidential materials in his possession" obtained via litigation disclosures or during his employment in breach of his separation agreement with the bank.A spokesman for the bank denied any wrong-doing, describing the action as "necessary and appropriate" and in line with standard practice.Hong resigned from RBS in Nov. 2007, less than two months after joining as a managing director for risk management and head of fixed-income independent price verification at the bank's U.S. division, Greenwich Capital.Hong submitted evidence against RBS in a UK legal action brought by shareholders who … [Read more...] about Exclusive: RBS lawyers ask ex-staffer to destroy documents, DOJ informed
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Racism, ignorance and the cost of living: Glen Goei goes On the Record about what ails the arts in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Glen Goei’s dedication to the arts is indisputable. Since graduating from university in the UK, the 56-year-old director’s repertoire has grown to include theatre, musicals, large-scale performances and even films such as Forever Fever which he both wrote and directed, and The Blue Mansion. As we begin our interview, the breadth of his artistic versatility comes to the fore as he tells me he will be playing a serial-killer in a film called Demons by “young, wonderful and talented” filmmaker, Daniel Hui.He says this with a laugh.It’s clear the role is incongruous with his affable disposition.“I think that’s what the director was interested in - the fact that I don’t look like a serial killer. Most of them don’t look like it.”The film is due to do its rounds at film festivals in Europe this summer.However he says acting is “the least of my priorities” partly because he likes “to be in … [Read more...] about Racism, ignorance and the cost of living: Glen Goei goes On the Record about what ails the arts in Singapore
The ‘radical paradigm shift’ that’s changing Ontario’s oversight system for health professionals
By Theresa Boyle Health Reporter Sun., March 25, 2018 Toronto doctor Javad Peirovy was found guilty three years ago of sexually abusing four female patients. He “inappropriately touched” their breasts, they reported to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), the self-regulator of doctors in the province. A college prosecutor argued Peirovy should lose his licence in the name of patient safety. But a disciplinary panel instead gave him a much lighter penalty, which included a six-month suspension. The prosecutor successfully appealed and the Ontario Divisional Court agreed the penalty was too lenient: “It was inadequate to protect the public and vindicate the integrity of the profession ... The public’s confidence in the medical profession demands more from the disciplinary process than recent sexual abuse discipline cases suggest.” It’s cases like this that have placed Ontario’s oversight system for … [Read more...] about The ‘radical paradigm shift’ that’s changing Ontario’s oversight system for health professionals
Looking for Donald Trump in all the wrong places
By Michael Lewis Bloomberg View Mon., Feb. 19, 2018 Back when he was president, Barack Obama told me that only two people treated any interaction with him as a zero-sum game. One was Vladimir Putin, the other congressional Republicans. Both behaved as if there was no such thing as a win-win situation: Any gain for Obama was a loss for them, and any gain for them must also entail a loss for Obama. The moment that the Russian president or congressional Republicans saw he wanted something, they went to work trying to keep him from getting it — even if it was something they might otherwise have approved of. Approaching any aspect of life as a zero-sum game has obvious practical costs: Deals that leave some people better off without making anyone else worse off suddenly don’t get done, because making some people better off now, by definition, makes other people worse off. It also comes with some psychological side effects. It cripples your imagination. It … [Read more...] about Looking for Donald Trump in all the wrong places
How 2 powerful women beat gender pay gaps to become the president of Salesforce and the CEO of Deloitte Consulting
In January, Business Insider’s US editor-in-chief, Alyson Shontell, hosted a discussion with two top executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Cindy Robbins, the president and chief people officer at Salesforce, helped spearhead the program known as Women’s Surge at the company. Janet Foutty, the chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, has risen to the top and seen firsthand the challenges women face on the way. Cindy Robbins started at Salesforce 12 years ago, and worked her way up the ranks before getting a life-changing phone call from CEO Marc Benioff. “He said, ‘Now you’re gonna report to me,'” Robbins told Business Insider’s US editor-in-chief, Alyson Shontell. “Definitely that became a kind of ‘oh my’ moment.” Shontell spoke with Robbins and Janet Foutty, the chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, in January at the World … [Read more...] about How 2 powerful women beat gender pay gaps to become the president of Salesforce and the CEO of Deloitte Consulting