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Hyundai calls for caution in autonomous-vehicle

Bloomberg A Hyundai Motor Co. executive called for caution in the development of autonomous cars after an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle struck and killed a woman in Arizona. “We don’t know other carmakers’ standards on autonomous cars, but ours are not lax,” Yoon Sung-hoon, head of Hyundai’s mid-large vehicle project, said at the sidelines of a Seoul event. Hyundai ...

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War for Asia talent pushes banks to boost plans to retain women

Bloomberg There’s still plenty of long hours, hard work and heavy travel. But global investment banks in Asia that want to retain and promote women have been offering more incentives for them to return to work and stay in senior jobs—and bumping up the numbers of women in their management ranks as a result. Women account for 13 percent of ...

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EU offers UK ‘equivalence’ for financial services

Bloomberg The European Union will consider offering the UK “improved equivalence” for financial services after Brexit, according to the latest draft of the bloc’s negotiating position, a system Britain has rejected as “wholly inadequate.” It’s not clear what “improved” would mean. What is clear is that the EU is rejecting the UK’s bid for its banks to have access to ...

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