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Leitch, who had over five decades of experience in financial services, served as FNZ Group chair from 2013 to 2024. His previous roles included chair of Bupa, chairman of Intrinsic Financial Services, and chair and CEO of Zurich Financial Services UK, Ireland, South Africa and Asia Pacific. He also served Lloyds Banking Group deputy chair, chair of Scottish Widows, deputy chair of the Commonwealth Education Fund, and chair of the Association of British Insurers.  «Sandy was not only a visionary leader but also a kind and generous soul who touched the lives of many,» said FNZ group ...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has about 25 million government employees, five million government school teachers, over two million police personnel and 25,000 judges at the district, high court and Supreme Court levels. Add to these India’s armed forces of a million-plus and 1.4 million in the railways.

Canada (IRCC) has extended a temporary public policy that exempts certain low-risk foreign nationals within Canada from needing an additional immigration medical examination (IME). The policy, which has been in place for two years, will now continue until October 5, 2029. This extension is designed to speed up application processing and enhance services for eligible applicants. The exemption applies to foreign nationals who have either a new or pending application for permanent or temporary residence or a permanent resident visa made from within Canada. To qualify, applicants must have completed an IME within the past five years, even if it has expired. They should have posed no public health or safety risk or have reported to public health authorities as required for monitoring. This policy has already benefited more than 286,000 individuals, enabling faster processing and reducing bureaucratic delays. By extending it, IRCC aims to continue improving operational efficiency while monitoring public health outcomes in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada. This also allows more time to assess the long-term effectiveness of the streamlined process.

Nifty earnings expected to grow marginally by 2% YoY in 2QFY25 (lowest in 17 quarters), domestic brokerage firm Motilal Oswal (MOFSL) has cut its FY25E Nifty EPS by 4% to Rs 1,072 while picking HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel among 20 stocks as its top ideas. “We have reduced our FY25E and FY26E Nifty EPS estimates by 4%/3.6% to Rs 1,072 and Rs 1,269, respectively. Metals and O&G have driven 80% of the 4% cut in FY25E Nifty earnings. We estimate the Nifty EPS to grow 7%/18% in FY25/FY26,” said the domestic brokerage firm.

While Americans continue to struggle under high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in the next five years

An international yoga business founder whose chain of yoga studios promoted themselves as “Yoga to the People” has pleaded guilty to a tax charge in a New York federal court

While Americans continue to struggle under high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in the next five years alone

ISRO's space missions for more than five decades, India's largest engineering firm Larsen and Toubro has now set its eyes on the international market, particularly the next International Space Station. L&T was earlier in talks with Jeff Bezo's Blue Origin for supplying orbital launch capabilities and space habitat solutions but the negotiations ran into some difficulties. «Some remnants of that discussion continue till today but now with NASA. So, we are also hopeful that when the US requires its next space station, Indian firms will have a role to play in the supply chain,» Vikas Khita, Vice President, L&T Precision Engineering and Systems, told PTI.

Former Toys«R»Us CEO Gerald Storch joins ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast’ to weigh in on the dockworkers’ tentative 90-day agreement.

Just when experts thought the U.S. economy was ready for a lullaby, it wakes up like a fire alarm at 3 a.m.

Dantewada: The bodies of three more Naxalites were recovered on Saturday morning in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, where a fierce encounter with security personnel took place a day ago, police said. With this, the number of Naxalites killed in the gun battle with the security personnel on Friday has risen to 31, they said, adding that a search operation is still underway in the area. «Bodies of three more Naxalites were recovered this morning from the dense forest where the encounter took place on Friday,» Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI. «With this, the toll of Naxalites in the encounter rose to 31. The identity of the Naxalites is yet to be ascertained, but prima facie it appears that they belonged to PLGA (People's Liberation Guerilla Army) company No. 6, Platoon 16 of Maoists and east Bastar division of Maoists,» he said. On Friday, the gunfight broke out between security forces and Naxalites around 1 am in a forest between Nendur and Thulthuli villages on Dantewada and Narayanpur inter-district border, where a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) was out on an anti-Naxal operation. The intermittent firing lasted for a long time and the security forces continued search operations in the area.

Aswath Damodaran, Professor, Stern School of Business, NYU, says AI is set to be a key frontier for emerging companies. If this sector grows significantly, it raises the question of whether the top five companies will remain US-based. It would be encouraging to see at least one Indian company among these leaders. Damodaran thinks Europe may struggle to produce a major player. Indian firms have a unique opportunity now, especially since China has restricted its major tech players like Tencent, JD, and Alibaba, limiting their potential to invest in AI. This creates a chance for India to capitalize on the situation, but it will require significant effort. If a prominent Indian tech company appears among the top ten global firms by market capitalization in the next decade, it would be an exciting development.

After strong consumer interest in its gold bars, Costco is polishing plans to offer another precious metal: platinum bars.

October 5. In this single-phase election, the state’s 90 legislative assembly seats will be contested by 1,031 candidates. These elections follow the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, where the BJP retained five of the ten seats, while Congress secured the other five. The political landscape in Haryana is heated, with a fierce competition between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress. The BJP, currently facing significant anti-incumbency sentiment, is working to hold onto power, while Congress aims to reclaim control of the state after years of being in the opposition. The elections come at a crucial time, months after the collapse of the BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) coalition government, which had been formed after the 2019 Assembly elections. With political tensions high, Haryana’s voters are expected to play a key role in determining the state’s future.

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Dowey is set to the exit in the next few months after five years at the UK asset manager. Liontrust Global Innovation team: Trading the AI gold rush beyond the Magnificent Seven He has co-led the innovation investment team with manager Storm Uru, with the pair also co-running the firm's Global Dividend, Global Innovation and Global Technology funds. The team was established in 2022 and oversees the aforementioned portfolios. Uru will continue to run the portfolios, along with managers Clare Pleydell-Bouverie and James O'Connor. Dowey joined Liontrust as part of the acquisitio...

electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc's largest economy Germany rejected them, exposing a rift over its biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade. The proposed duties on Chinese-built EVs of up to 45% would cost carmakers billions of extra dollars to bring cars into the bloc and are set to be imposed from next month for five years. The Commission, which oversees the bloc's trade policy, has said they would counter what it sees as unfair Chinese subsidies after a year-long anti-subsidy investigation, but it also said on Friday it would continue talks with Beijing.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When it comes to investing in the Indian stock market, most investors gravitate toward the big names—Reliance Industries, Tata group, Adani. These companies dominate the headlines, and investors often wonder what sets them apart.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said that the laddu adulteration issue is just a tip of the iceberg and there are many more decisions taken during the previous regime that have to be investigated. Addressing a rally here on Thursday, he said he was not blaming the YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy personally for the laddu adulteration, but the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board, which was constituted during the previous regime. A day before the Supreme Court is expected to hear the case on the allegation of using animal fat in making Tirupati laddu, Kalyan said he wanted to communicate to the judiciary that Jagan was facing several charges including corruption allegations and it has to consider before giving a decision (in laddu adulteration case). «Laddu prasadam adulteration is a tip of the iceberg. We don't know how many crores of rupees they collected during the tenure of (the last) five years. That has to be investigated,» the Deputy CM said.

Paradox Museum, an Athens-based interactive entertainment company, plans to invest €5 to 10 million in opening experiential centres in four to five locations across India over the next four to five years, according to a top company executive. Satish Yadav, managing director of Paradox Museum India, said each location will require an investment of €1 to 2 million. The museum offers an immersive experience through optical illusions, featuring 55 paradox-themed exhibits and 15 immersive rooms.