Ukraine seeks U.S. investment for defence technology fund – FT

The former chief executive of Connells has won claims for age discrimination and unfair dismissal after an employment tribunal ruled he was treated unlawfully when he left the company after 33 years. David Livesey, who joined Connells in 1990 and became chief executive in 2008, resigned in December 2023 after saying his relationship with senior…

India cannot rely on bank balance sheets alone to finance the scale and diversity of investment required to become a developed economy by 2047, said Rohit Jain, deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), underscoring the need for deeper corporate bond, foreign exchange and derivatives markets.   “India has traditionally relied on a…

Vanguard Group’s planned purchase of Altruist promises to disrupt the RIA custody market, giving RIAs access to an innovative alternative. Processing Content That was various industry consultants’ response Wednesday to Vanguard’s plans to buy the custody and fintech firm Altruist in a deal reported by the Wall Street Journal to be worth more than $4…

Would-be sellers backed off, too, with new listings falling to their lowest level since the start of 2026.  U.S. pending home sales fell 2.2% week over week during the four weeks ending July 12, the first decline in a month.  Some house hunters backed off due to stubbornly high housing costs. The weekly average mortgage…

Goldman Sachs aims to ensure that new artificial intelligence tools don’t lead to a loss of knowledge within the institution, Chris Churchman, head of the company’s digital platform for institutional clients, Marquee, said, CNBC reported Monday (Aug. 24). Speaking during an episode of Goldman Sachs’ podcast, Exchanges, Churchman said an overreliance on AI could lead…

It’s not looking particularly good for the CLARITY act. It is Wednesday morning. Congress goes on vacation on Thursday. I don’t have any inside information, but it just seems like there isn’t enough momentum to get anything done before school’s out for summer. Processing Content But even if the act ever does get voted on,…