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Mergers and acquisitions of registered investment advisors continued at a strong, if not spectacular pace, in 2023, with RIA buyers and sellers contending with a turbulent stock market at the start of the year and the increased cost of deal-making as a result of rising interest rates, according to an annual survey by Advisor Growth Strategies, an M&A advisory and management consulting firm.

Air India has seen a cultural transformation after its takeover by the Tata Group, triggered by infusion of new employees and training, managing director Campbell Wilson said. The takeover of the airline has seen Air India hire new employees and part with some of the older staff. The average age of employees has come down to 34 years from 54 after its privatisation, Wilson said at the Skift India Summit 2024 on Wednesday. «There had been no recruitment in non-flying staff for the last 15 years (before the acquisition in 2022). We have been able to recruit a whole bunch of people not only for necessity but also for their competency and bring down the average age of employees,» he said.

Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its deep concern on keeping an accused in custody without trial on the pretext of filing successive charge sheets by probe agencies. A division bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna made these remarks, lamenting the Enforcement Directorate's practice of filing supplementary charge sheets in money laundering cases to defeat the accused's right of getting default bail. Justice Khanna verbally remarked that «this is just not done». The bench added that the probe agency ought to ensure commencement of the trial once it files a charge sheet. «How you conduct an investigation is your prerogative. But you cannot say that you will keep filing successive charge sheets and keep the accused in jail without trial,» justice Khanna verbally remarked on the plea of an accused booked by ED in a case of illicit mining. The bench noted that Prem Prakash, the accused, has been behind bars for the past 18 months.

By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren

(Reuters) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a scion of the famed Kennedy family, initially sought the Democratic Party's nomination for president but dropped that effort in October and re-entered the race for the White House as an independent.

Australia has received its most senior Chinese leadership visit in nearly seven years with stability a key theme of the discussions between the countries’ foreign ministers

Top News of the Day: On 20 March, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with both Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterated India's stance of 'dialogue, diplomacy' on the Russia-Ukraine war. The Modi-government also cleared its stance on the pleas against the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, in its affidavit.

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Sleeping Dogs' revolves around former homicide detective Roy Freeman, portrayed by Russell Crowe. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he wants to keep himself busy and active, so the detective reopens a case to investigate whether he put the right person behind bars. He is contacted by Emily Dietz from Project Clean Hands, a group that attempts to free wrongly convicted people. The group takes up the case of Isaac Samuel, a death row inmate Freeman arrested and got him convicted for the murder of college professor Joseph Wieder.

Contraceptives will be available without a prescription in New York under an order signed by state health officials

A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims — and that the tech giant hasn’t done enough to prevent them

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press the federal tax collector will expand its pursuit of high-wealth tax dodgers with new initiatives in the coming months

The College Football Playoff and ESPN have announced a deal that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season

Laffer Associates founder and Chairman Art Laffer reacts to potentially replacing Jerome Powell as Fed Chair and discusses whether the Fed will cut interest rates in 2024 on 'Making Money.' #foxbusiness #makingmoney

Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will be under scrutiny on their return to action as the Indian Premier League begins on Friday, with the T20 World Cup hot on its heels. The 17th edition of the world's richest cricket league is expected to end close to the June 1 start of the World Cup in the West Indies and United States. Organisers have released only the first two weeks of the IPL schedule so far because it clashes with India's six-week-long general election.

Mint recently spoke with a Bengaluru-based family about its decision to seek the guidance of a registered investment adviser (RIA) and how their financial plan is now helping them achieve their goals. Neeraj Gupta, 37 and his wife Etti Gupta, 35, both IT professionals, managed their family finances on their own until 2019. In 2017, he met with a road accident.

Startup Mahakumbh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened the spirit of entrepreneurship to the realm of politics. Emphasizing the essence of innovation and resilience, he underscored the disparity between traditional political ventures and the dynamic nature of startups. «Many people try to 'launch' startups, especially in politics, sometimes multiple times… The difference between you and them is that you're experimental. You try new ideas after the failure of one launch,» PM Modi said without taking any name. The dig was apparently made on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi's recent endeavors, including the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, are perceived as strategic moves to rebrand himself and assert his leadership within the Congress party, particularly in the lead-up to the forthcoming General elections. Notably, Gandhi is poised to contest again from his current constituency, Wayanad.

Narendra Modi on March 20 said India is the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, with the youth leading the way. “India's startup ecosystem flourishing at an unprecedented rate, driven by the youth.

LONDON (Reuters) — Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to financial advisors to demand reviews on how they provide retirement income advice, following an assessment of good practice in the industry in line with its Consumer Duty rules.

raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, after inflation seemed at last to have become entrenched. Interest on balances held at the bank, previously set at minus 0.1%, will now be plus 0.1%. The central bank, under its relatively new governor, Ueda Kazuo (pictured), also scrapped its policy of yield-curve control, which capped long-term bond yields at 1%.

Hong Kong’s lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law that grants the government more power to quash dissent in the southern Chinese city