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Brokerage firms want the SEC to speed up its review of Finra proposals that would allow them to permanently conduct remote supervision of their registered representatives.

Bitcoin’s next “halving,” an event that reduces the asset’s inflation rate roughly once every four years, is now only 9 months away. 

The rising stock market is a boon to wealth management businesses, and Wells Fargo & Co. reported a 9% increase in total client assets at the end of June, to almost $2 trillion, when compared to the same period a year earlier.

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JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo said on Friday they set aside more money for expected losses from commercial real estate loans, in the latest sign that stress is building up in the sector. Lenders' exposure to commercial real estate has come under growing scrutiny this year, as the sector globally — particularly office buildings — has been pressured by high interest rates and workers continuing to stay at home. Wells Fargo reported higher losses in CRE due to its office loan portfolio.

Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it has tied up with NXP Semiconductors, a leading player in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications. As per the MoU, the automaker and NXP will jointly explore the electric and connected vehicle landscape, covering a wide range of vehicles including utility vehicles, light commercial vehicles, farm equipment, and tractors, Mahindra & Mahindra said in a statement.

Fran Drescher has captured the nation with her passionate address from Los Angeles. In her address, Drescher branded streaming giants such as Netflix, Disney, and Paramount as «disgusting,» accusing them of lavishing hundreds of millions on their CEOs. Her speech, which quickly went viral, epitomizes the broader labor disputes unfolding worldwide.

artificial intelligence (AI), crypto and metaverse are the buzz words.Nithin Kamath said a simple two-factor authentication reduces the odds of being a victim of cyber fraud significantly. Under the two-factor authentication, the first factor in a login is a password, but it has the risk of being easily compromised. The second is an additional factor to secure your account, which has biometric authorization, TOTP (time-based expiring codes) etc.

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Mashinsky is charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and commodities fraud, accused of defrauding customers and misleading them about Celsius’ business.In addition, Mashinsky and the company he founded are facing lawsuits from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.An indictment unsealed on Thursday says: "Mashinsky portrayed Celsius as a modern-day bank, where customers could safely deposit crypto assets and earn interest. “In truth, however, Mashinsky operated Celsius as a risky investment fund, taking in customer money under false and misleading pretenses and turning customers into unwitting investors in a business far riskier and far less profitable than what Mashinsky had represented.”Mashinsky pleaded not guilty and has been released on a $40 million bond.Celsius filed for bankruptcy and suspended customer withdrawals last July, citing a $1.19 billion deficit on its balance sheet.

However, Ripple's victory in the case brought by the SEC was only partial, with US district judge Analisa Torres also ruling that institutional sale of XRP did violate federal securities law.Nevertheless, the news sent XRP's price soaring 75% late on Thursday, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse telling Reuters that the ruling is a “a huge win for Ripple but more importantly for the industry overall in the US”.Crypto exchange Coinbase quickly said it will add XRP back to its platform and saw its own share price jump by over 20%.The SEC filed suit against Ripple, Garlinghouse and co-founder Christian Larsen in 2020, alleging that they "raised over $1.3 billion through an unregistered, ongoing digital asset securities offering".The judge has ruled that "programmatic" sales - through exchanges and algorithms - were not offers of securities under the law because it could not be said with certainty that buyers had “a reasonable expectation of profits to be derived from the entrepreneurial or managerial efforts of others".

Allen & Overy managing partner Gareth Price resigned from the firm in a shock move ahead of its multibillion-dollar merger with US firm Shearman & Sterling. The law firm said on 13 July that Price had resigned “for personal reasons” after more than three years leading the firm.

DUBAI (Reuters) — Standard Chartered said on Friday it has reached an agreement to sell its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa to Nigeria's Access Bank, putting into motion a plan announced last year to divest those businesses.

 Retail Insights empowers clients to accelerate digital revenues through innovation and observability and is now equipped with VTEX's cutting-edge composable and complete digital commerce platform. This collaboration enables both companies to offer an enhanced omnichannel experience, driving business growth and profitability.Vishnuu Gullipalli, CEO at Retail Insights, said, "We are excited to welcome VTEX to the Retail Insights fold of partners.

Dalmia Nisus Finance Investment Managers LLP has invested over Rs 25 crore in a premium plotted development project of realty developer Treasure Group through its Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund – I (RECOF-I). The project, Treasure Hills, is being developed in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and the investment has been made through the Rs 500 crore fund that primarily invests into structured credit and mezzanine investments across the residential space in India. “This marks our foray into tier II cities and non-megapolis locations, which are witnessing unprecedented demand and offer huge upside and returns to our investment portfolio,” said Amit Goenka, MD & CEO Nisus Finance.

A U.S. District Judge has set the bail for the former CEO of Celsius Alex Mashinsky at $40 million. 

startup funding this week. Early-stage deals dominated, in volume terms, with a significant chunk of them in vertical technology categories or niche-focussed ventures. Startups managed to raise only $55 million across 16 funding rounds during the week of July 8 to 14, a decline of 89% over the same period last year, when they raised $516 million across 65 rounds, according to data provided by market research firm Tracxn.

Maharashtra has accorded the final approval to the much-awaited redevelopment of Asia's biggest slum, Dharavi, spread over 600 acres of prime land in the heart of the country's commercial capital, Mumbai. In November 2022, Adani Properties, the real estate development company owned by Gautam Adani-led Adani Group, had emerged as the highest bidder to bag the rights to redevelop the slum.

Citigroup shares rose in premarket trading on Friday after the bank reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations.

Retirement services provider Ascensus announced Thursday that Nick Good will become president of the company effective Sept. 5.

Narendra Modi, India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu has met leaders from the area of critical and emerging technologies in Silicon Valley as part of iCET initiative. The Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies or iCET has emerged as a key pillar of the India-US relationship following the maiden state visit of Prime Minister Modi to the US from June 21 to 23. The initiative was launched early this year by the two national security advisors — Jake Sullivan from the US and Ajit Doval from India — but it has been propelled to a new height by Prime Minister Modi and President Joe Biden.