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The DSS will enable firms to model the operations of a central securities depository and trading venue using distributed ledger technology to accommodate digital assets. The Government launched a consultation in July to assess market feedback on the initiative. This followed a Call for Evidence in 2021 to examine the application of distributed ledger technology for financial financial market infrastructures.

Billionaire Charlie Munger, who passed away in November at the age of 99, spent many decades alongside Warren Buffett at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Together, they grew Berkshire from a small textiles firm into a massive and diversified conglomerate with a market capitalization of about US$780 billion at the time of Munger’s passing.

How quickly an EV can charge at a public fast-charging station is nearly as important as how much range it has

Toyota Motor Corp. says its subsidiary Daihatsu will suspend shipments of all its vehicles in and outside Japan in a damaging safety scandal after an investigation found improper testing involving 64 models

Parents of children who posted sky-high blood lead levels after eating potentially tainted apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches are worried about their kids' futures

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that a surveillance system it used incorrectly identified potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers

Iced drinks topped with cold foam and added energy shots and fruit flavors have hooked high-school students, social-media influencers and now, some of the world’s biggest fast-food chains. McDonald’s this month launched CosMc’s, a new takeout-oriented restaurant concept heavy on customizable drinks like Churro Frappés and Pomegranate Hibiscus Slush. Taco Bell in December started testing blended iced coffee with flavors like Mexican Chocolate, along with shakes topped with cold foam and churro crumbles.

Lok Sabha passed the three criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill — on Wednesday. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita will replace the Indian Penal Code-1860, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita will replace the CrPC of 1973 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill will replace the Indian Evidence Act of 1872.

Investing.com -- Futures edge lower on Wednesday, suggesting a slight pullback on Wall Street following a surge in stocks in the prior session that was fueled by expectations for potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in early-2024. Elsewhere, FedEx shares dip premarket after the delivery giant slashes its annual revenue outlook, while Toyota (TYO:7203) (NYSE:TM) temporarily suspends shipments of its Daihatsu brand cars as a scandal over rigged safety tests deepens.

Australia's Home Affairs Department has formalized a fresh approach to student visas, aligning with the government's latest migration strategy. Once the new framework is implemented, student visa applications will be prioritised based on institution. Under the new framework, each CRICOS-registered education provider is assigned an evidence level (1, 2, or 3).

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company has launched for the first time since a crash in 2022

Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million of its electric vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use its Autopilot system pay closer attention to the road — relies on technology that research shows may not work as intended

Daihatsu-developed models currently in production, both in Japan and overseas," said the auto company in a statement following a report by an independent panel. Reportedly, established earlier this year to examine a safety scandal initially revealed in April, the committee has identified additional irregularities. The investigation discovered new issues in 174 aspects across 25 test categories, supplementing the previously uncovered misconduct in April and May related to door components and side-collision tests, as stated by Toyota.

multibagger returns of over 200% in the last 12 months, Indian Rail Finance Corporation (IRFC) shares have emerged from a fresh consolidation breakout and are set for another leg of rally in the short term. The stock has an estimated upside of 13% over the current levels. The over three-decade-old company is a dedicated financing arm of the Indian Railways for mobilising funds from domestic as well as overseas capital markets. On Tuesday, the stock hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 101.50.

Rohit Kapoor, CEO, Food Marketplace, Swiggy, says” India is not one and there are consumers who look for different features, different benefits. The pocket hero for the value conscious consumer was launched in Gurgaon, but now it has been scaled up to other cities as well. There are multiple initiatives. We keep listening to consumers, trying to figure out what they are looking for and also sometimes inserting things which they may not be looking forward to but we are excited about and which we believe will be big in the future.” My eyes almost popped out at some of the interesting findings that you guys had for the year gone by, 207 pizzas in a single day in Jhansi and I am sure the trends have been pretty marvellous! Anything that has really caught your eye? Anything that will continue into 2024? Being a Calcutta boy what caught my eye was that in Durga Puja Gulab Jamuns trumped Rasgulla, that was a little surprising coming from Calcutta and growing up there. I think two-three things are becoming very strong. One is there is a clear fusion of the modern and the traditional. So, in small towns we see hot dogs selling for example whereas samosas are right up there next to each other and so many such examples. So, India is traditional in food. There is a lot of joy in discovering what we have and also experimenting around the edges quite a bit.

“For the year 2023, till date, we have been able to generate 71% returns at the portfolio level, and we like to invest in companies that have a return on capital substantially higher than the cost of capital," says Siddharth Oberoi, Fund Manager — Prudent ACE Equity Fund. In an interview with ETMarkets, Oberoi said: “The philosophy has worked for us over the last 27+ years and we are quite confident that it will continue to outperform in the future as well,” Edited excerpts: Thanks for being part of the segment. Prudent Ace Equity Fund has given stellar returns since its launch. Take us through the performance. The fund will complete its first year in December 2023. We follow the calendar year for performance measurement. For the year 2023, till date, we have been able to generate 71% returns at the portfolio level.

investment norms for banks and non-banking finance companies that invest in Alternative Investment Funds (AIF), potentially disrupting the flow of institutional money into these high-risk, aggressively managed corpuses and helping prevent likely evergreening of doubtful credit. RBI has asked banks and NBFCs not to invest in AIFs that invest in companies they had a loan or investment exposure to in the past 12 months. Under scrutiny These AIFs were under regulatory scrutiny for being allegedly used to extend the life of loans, often unpaid or restructured. RBI, along with Sebi, had been investigating several cases where AIFs are misused to circumvent financial regulations. «Against the backdrop of 'evergreening', the existing structures in the market operated in a regulatory vacuum of not being prohibited and in more instances than not, failed to pass the smell test on account of the spirit of the existing RBI regulations,» said Veena Sivaramakrishnan, a partner at law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Also, the RBI has said that if a bank or financial institution has a lending relationship with a company that an AIF invests in, they must sell their investment in that AIF within the next 30 days.

generative artificial intelligence and how to test and safeguard systems. The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said it was seeking public input by Feb. 2 for conducting key testing crucial to ensuring the safety of AI systems.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) unit Daihatsu will widen a production halt as a scandal over the rigging of safety tests affects more models beyond the six ones identified so far, the Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday.

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