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An SEC split along party lines approved rules Wednesday to increase the transparency and oversight of private funds, a move that could make it more expensive for investment advisors who manage such funds.

Buried deep within a regulation that increases scrutiny of private-fund advisors is a rule that applies to all investment advisors and requires that advisors document their annual compliance review.

Shares of companies that supply equipment and components to the space sector rallied up to 15% on Wednesday ahead of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s landing on the moon. These companies added almost Rs 13,000 crore in market value on Wednesday. After trading hours on Wednesday in Mumbai, India made history becoming the first country to land on the South Pole of the lunar surface. Shares of Centum Electronics, which provides systems to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), rallied 14% on Wednesday. Godrej Industries surged 7% as its arm Godrej Aerospace supplies components to ISRO.

visa application requirements are grappling with the compliance requirements that could get triggered under the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. Significant data fiduciaries will also have to assess implications not just from a compliance standpoint, but the cash flow impact in tax laws as well under the law that came to effect earlier this month, experts said. The travel and hospitality sector has traditionally had access to a lot of customer data which could all come under scrutiny now. «Companies need to take explicit user consent before user data is used under the new law, and the travel and hospitality sector will see a lot of digital transformation. Because of some of the physical touch points and points of sale, companies are grappling with sensitising their front desks on the matter.

Chandrayaan-3, near the south pole of the moon. The success of India’s third lunar mission makes it only the fourth country to achieve the milestone after the US, Russia and China. As lander Vikram, touched down at the proposed landing site 70 metres near the south pole at 6.04 pm, it marked the culmination of the work of decades by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), evoking awe and winning plaudits from an array of global and local admirers. “India is on the Moon,” said chairman S Somanath to the sound of resounding cheers that erupted at the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at Isro’s Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru. Terming the moment as “unforgettable,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who viewed the landing live from Johannesburg, said, “When we see such a history being made before our eyes, life becomes blessed. Such historical events become the eternal consciousness of a nation’s life.” Noting that India will soon launch the Aditya L1 mission, the prime minister said, “Even the Sun is not far away.” Speaking to the reporters after the monumental achievement, the ISRO chief attributed the success of Chandrayaan-3 to project director P Veeramuthuvel and mission directors M Srikanth and Kalpana K, and M Sankaran, director of the UR Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru. As soon as the landing was confirmed, MOX erupted in cheers, handshakes, and smiles.

Shares of TVS Supply Chain Solutions were listed at ₹206.30 on Wednesday, a premium of 4.7% to its offer price of ₹197. The stock ended at ₹ 200.95, 2% higher than the offer price. The ₹880-crore initial public offering of TVS Supply Chain Solutions was subscribed 2.78 times earlier this month.

A federal judge has ordered Mississippi’s largest electric utility to turn over information on customers in and around the capital city who might be using water without paying for it

A French company that has been blamed for contaminating drinking water in some New Hampshire communities with a group of chemicals known as PFAS says it plans to close its plant there and will work with the state on an ongoing environmental investigation

Record-breaking oil production in New Mexico is likely to provide state government with a new multibillion-dollar surplus during the upcoming budget year

Egyptian authorities say two tankers have collided in a single-lane stretch of the Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic through the global waterway

Employees of Walt Disney World’s governing district are criticizing new board members appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis for a decision to eliminate free passes and discounts to the theme park resort for 400 of its district workers

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The Future Fund has doubled to $1 billion its exposure to domestic corporate debt over the past year, as returns on offer in the at-times risky asset class hit their highest level in 15 years.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has made significant updates to its campaign disclosure manuals, including the introduction of detailed rules for cryptocurrency contributions. These new guidelines were revealed in the FPPC's August 2023 agenda.

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China so that it can undergo negotiations with Beijing to «amend and strengthen» the landmark deal, the State Department said on Wednesday. For over 40 years, the agreement between the two countries has yielded cooperation across a range of scientific and technical fields, a powerful sign that the rivals could set aside their disputes and work together. The deal, signed when Beijing and Washington established diplomatic ties in 1979 and renewed about every five years since, has resulted in cooperation in areas from atmospheric and agricultural science to basic research in physics and chemistry. But concerns about China's growing military prowess and theft of U.S. scientific and commercial achievements have prompted questions about whether the Science and Technology Agreement (STA), set to expire on Aug. 27, should continue. «This short-term six-month extension will keep the agreement in force while we seek authority to undertake negotiations to amend and strengthen the terms of the STA. It does not commit the United States to a longer-term extension,» a State Department spokesperson told Reuters.

Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is re-evaluating a rule on performance bank guarantees for city gas companies that has benefited the likes of Adani Gas, Indian Oil and GAIL. The current rule allows the downstream regulator to reduce the performance bank guarantees (PBG) required of city gas licensees to 40% of the initial amount after they have completed their minimum work programme (MWP). Recently, PNGRB allowed a reduction in the PBG by GAIL Gas Ltd and Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd after the two entities completed their MWP in their respective licensed areas of Bengaluru and Daman. After having allowed some city gas companies to benefit from this rule, the regulator is now having a rethink as several companies, which have completed MWP, have queued up with their requests for PBG reduction, according to people familiar with the matter.