Daily News of 15-10-2024

Australia
From revenue to partner pay and scalps: Consulting’s bad year revealed

Everything you need to know about how the big four firms fared during the past year, including which firm is now No. 1, how much partners are being paid, and why the firms are all shrinking. The Australian Financial Review

The Sydney airport arrest that unravelled a global crime ring and caught a ‘demon’

A car salesman’s arrest at Sydney Airport rippled around the world and helped unmask the alleged leader of an international syndicate. Sydney Morning Herald

France
Taïwan dit avoir détecté 153 avions chinois en une journée près de l’île, un record

Pékin a organisé, lundi 14 octobre, des manœuvres militaires d’encerclement de Taïwan avec des avions et navires de guerre. Le Monde

Immigration: Bruxelles va proposer une nouvelle loi favorisant les retours

Répondant à la demande de plusieurs États membres de l'UE, la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a adressé lundi aux 27 une lettre en ce sens. Le Figaro

Germany
Allbright-Studie: Für Top-Managerinnen ist Großbritannien die bessere Wahl

Beim Frauenanteil in Führungspositionen schneidet Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich schlecht ab. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Mercedes, VW, BMW: Deutsche Autobauer verlieren weltweit Marktanteile

Mercedes, VW, BMW: Deutsche Autobauer verlieren weltweit Marktanteile Handelsblatt

Israel
Drone strike on IDF base exposes critical weaknesses of Israel's aerial defenses

Despite More Than a Decade of Efforts by the Israeli Defense Establishment, There Is Still No Effective System for Combatting Drones. And, Just as They Did in the Aftermath of October 7, Israeli Right... Haaretz

Netanyahu tells Biden Israel willing to attack Iranian military sites, not nuclear - report

Netanyahu signals to US willingness to strike Iranian military targets, avoiding nuclear sites. The Jerusalem Post

Singapore
Brokers’ take: Dyna-Mac shareholders should accept Hanwha’s S$0.67 a share offer, Maybank says

MAYBANK Securities has recommended that shareholders of offshore oil-and-gas contractor Dyna-Mac accept the revised S$0.67 a share offer from South Korean company Hanwha. Read more at The Business Tim... The Business Time

Allianz-Income deal frazzle shocks insiders; coming up with new proposal no easy task

Allianz and NTUC Enterprise were informed of the rejection shortly before the government decision was made public The Straits Times

Spain
Revolución en el consumo: 60 nuevos directores generales en dos años

Las empresas de consumo revolucionan sus primeras posiciones ejecutivas, con 60 nuevos directores generales en apenas dos años. En el último ejercicio, las direcciones generales... Expansión

La UE derrapa con el coche eléctrico: el gran dilema de "salvar" a los fabricantes o regalar la industria a China

La crisis de la industria automotriz europea está ligada a la dificultad del sector a adaptarse a la producción del coche eléctrico. Bruselas mantiene un ambicioso calendario para que en 2035 los f... El Economista

United Kindom
China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

Limp Bizkit’s fraud lawsuit rattles music industry: ‘These accusations are massive’

Band alleges that Universal Music Group owes it more than $200m after concealing royalties The Guardian

Why the West is worried Xi’s economic bazooka has misfired

If Beijing cannot raise China’s animal spirits, the world could feel the consequences The Telegraph

United States
He Was a Monk, Then a Billionaire and Now an Alleged Tax Cheat

He Was a Monk, Then a Billionaire and Now an Alleged Tax Cheat  The Wall Street Journal

Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Claiming They Were Part of a Criminal Network

The Canadian police said the Indian government had orchestrated homicides and extortion in Canada to intimidate Sikh separatists. India, in return, kicked out Canadian diplomats. The New York Times