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Thank you Ros Altmann and Sharon Bowles for your leadership on this vital issue - the removal of Investment Companies from AIFMD and the end of misleading cost disclosure. The second reading of Baroness Altmann's Private Members Bill in the House of Lords today provided us all with a fascinating insight into the workings of or perhaps more accurately, the malfunctions of life in Britain today. Speaker after impressive speaker rose to speak in support of the Bill and perhaps unsurprisingly, the vote was passed unanimously. Baroness Kramer commented that she had never participated in debate in which every speaker was in support of the motion. Beyond Parliament, hundreds of people and companies (329 in total) working in financial services signed an LSE submission to an HMT consultation in January 2024 requesting that Investment Companies are removed from the replacement for PRIIPs, called CCI. The effect of which would be much the same as the passing of the Bill - they are aligned in their intentions. In response we hear of yet more consultations, more references to 'we must get this right', the Government thinks this is urgent and so on. HMT were reported to have been overwhelmed by the signatories to the LSE submission, many of whom also submitted responses separately. Many more were supportive, but were unable to sign. And in the meantime, ideas from the financial sector proposing solutions have been submitted time and time again. They have been welcomed by market participants, lawyers, representative bodies, parliamentarians - who else is there? And so it begs a simple question, who is there left to consult and what new information is there to be revealed? It's akin to dog returning to its food bowl 10 minutes after it finished eating desperately hoping it missed something really big and juicy. Today's proceedings in the House of Lords in full: https://lnkd.in/ef7mCmWG

"Who is this illegal immigrant? Movsum Samadov is an Azerbaijani who was imprisoned for 12 years on multiple charges, including but not limited to arms trafficking, illicit use of weaponry, and criminal premeditation." Upon being detained at the border between the United States and Mexico, this man said: “If you were smart enough you would know who I am, but you are really not smart enough to know ow who I am, but soon you are going to know who I am…” Movsum Samadov, also know as Movsum Mardan oglu Samadov. He is the chairman of the Islamic Terrorists group Azerbaijani Islamic party. He was sentenced to 12 years after being convicted of trying to overthrow the government. His charges were •Arms Trafficking and illicit use of weapons • Criminal premeditation and conspiracy terrorism. • Treason and sedition He was convicted October 7th, 2011. He was released January 19th, 2023. #Texas #Illegalinmigration #Carteles🇲🇽 #PresidentialElection🇺🇸 In the midst of an electoral year in the United States, addressing the challenges of #illegal #immigration and #national #security proves to be a formidable task. The staggering figure of 8,000,000 illegal foreign nationals during the last three years adds complexity to this discourse. As political debates intensify, finding common ground on these intricate issues becomes increasingly challenging, making it crucial for policymakers to navigate the delicate balance between #immigration #reform and ensuring the nation's security.

We were encouraged to see the second reading of Baroness Ros Altmann’s Private Members Bill in the House of Lords today, in which she proposes to remove UK Listed Investment Companies from the AIFMD regulations; regulations that were introduced in 2013 specifically for the purpose of taming the ‘wild-west’ end of the fund market in the wake of the 2008/9 Financial Crisis.   Subsequent legislation which covers all AIFs and to which the AIFM Directive applies have, in our view, been inappropriately applied to companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. No other country has done this, and these companies have been categorised as if they are funds, with variable capital and ongoing charges, which impact returns to investors and which are not subject to company and listing rules – as listed investment companies are.   In the House of Lords, Baroness Sharon Bowles also began her speech in support of the Private Members Bill, proposed by Baroness Altmann with the following: “A series of legislative time bombs planted under Listed Investment Companies have culminated over the last two years, to force misleading information to consumers and strangle a thriving sector that is over a third of the FTSE 250.”   Gravis, along with 329 signatories to the LSE response to HM Treasury’s consultation on this matter, urgently request that this misleading situation is resolved. We are required to publish two conflicting costs for investors, which makes no sense, and we urgently require an end to the confusion. Watch the whole speech here: https://lnkd.in/ebtpRvVA  

Roy Morgan Update September 24, 2024 out now! In this week's update, we present the latest data on Primary Voting Intention, Consumer Confidence & AFL Supporter Ladder 2024. Watch full here: https://lnkd.in/ggzWcrmq #FederalVoting #AFL

My interview with Irina Tsukerman at the Washington Outsider Radio Show was published last night, and I wanted to share it with all of you. We discuss my book and the real-life events that inspired the story, which are shocking by most standards. We get into how an investigation into embezzlement quickly turned into a large identity theft investigation involving health insurance brokers and American Income Life, and how that investigation brushed up against organized crime and potential nation-state activity with indications that my family was targeted due to multi-generational history with the US Army Corps of Engineers, and with all frankness, the sloppiness of my father's and the organization's security practices that left them open to vulnerabilities that affected the safety of potentially the entire city of Portland, Oregon. We also discussed the blowback I received for coming forward with such alarming information and how that endangered my safety and well-being both in general and in a particular incident best described as local yokel social engineering that resulted in me being at the wrong end of a madman with a gun. We also discuss the Russian Orthodox Church in Bend, OR, the ties between specific individuals in that church and the Oregon health insurance broker community, and connections that indicate they are profiting from the theft of Social Security numbers and banking information via identity theft and money laundering. We also touch on how the attorney I had appears to have been blackmailed, possibly due to his firm showing up in the Panama Papers, which I didn't realize then but discovered later when I took the investigation into my own hands. It's tough to summarize, and since this was the first time anyone sat me down to discuss this with probing questions, it's quite revealing and likely a story you all haven't heard in this way before. With that in mind, I hope you listen to this and all enjoy it. Be safe out there, my friends. #Fraud #InsiderThreats #IdentityTheft #PPPfraud #insurance #healthinsurance #Oregon #Obamacare #LifeInsurance #Espionage #Corruption #ACA

Have you been keeping up with the latest updates on the Trump case? Dunham Biles recently appeared on WBAP News Talk 820 and the James Parker Show to share his expert opinions and insights on the case and discuss the latest developments. Listen to the discussion and join in by sharing your thoughts on the case and your predictions for the outcome. #TrumpCase #DunhamBiles #WBAPNewsTalk820 #JamesParkerShow #LegalAnalysis #BilesWilson

Don't miss the latest discussion on The Washington Outsider #Report on Coalition Radio with Ilya Shapiro on all things academia: #antisemitism on campus, #DEI, the bureaucratic mission creep, #plagiarism and other concerns related to academic integrity, financial conflicts of interests, foreign funding and foreign students, and of course, free speech. We all know that the performance of the three elite university presidents (two of whom are now gone) at the Congressional hearing in response to the #genocide defense question was a huge mistake - but what should they have said instead? And of course we explore the legal boundaries separating speech from non-speech, and free speech from harassment. A lot of it may seem like common sense, but the social media cognoscenti often make rookie mistakes in conflating concepts of what is actually constitutionally protected and what is wishful thinking! The overarching theme of this conversation is why the problems on campus are much bigger than Claudine Gay or any other individual administration - and what should and can be done about it. We also talk about some interesting and disruptive alternatives to the mere focus on investigations of academic wrongdoing and overreach. A fun and informative conversation for anyone either following these issues closely or on the other hand, looking to catch up and make sense of the endless stream of articles and controversy. #plagiarism #academia #Israel #Hamas #Gaza #terrorism #counterterrorism #extremism #counterextremism #freespeech #lawandorder #societyandculture #Constitution #publicrelations

The Department of Education (ED) and non-federal negotiators wrapped up their negotiations related to program integrity and institutional quality. Check out our recaps of days three and four of the negotiations to stay in the know: Day 3 Recap: https://ow.ly/Svwf50QrR61 Day 4 Recap: https://ow.ly/fkGk50QrR68

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