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The watchdog has opened a consultation on pay rules for firms regulated only by the FCA. Credit: T. Schneider/ Shutterstock.com. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK has proposed a set of reforms for the asset management sector, aiming to lower compliance costs and improve supervision.  Most of the estimated £128m ($171.3m) in annual savings will be driven primarily by simplified Fund Reporting for Asset Management Entities…

The Conference Board said Thursday (Aug. 20) that the Leading Economic Index’s (LEI) six-month growth rate turned positive for the first time in more than four years. The LEI’s six-month growth rate for January to July was positive, with an increase of 0.2%, while that for the previous six-month period was negative, with a decline…

Politics And The Markets 08/18/26

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General recently reported that it found many inconsistencies in records for due-and-payable partial claims in a recent audit. Processing Content The most common discrepancy found in 74 instances within a statistical sample of 81 loans from 2021-2024 was that the mortgage servicing files involved were…

BERLIN, Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MINISFORUM, a Global Edge Computing Solution Brand & System Integrator, today unveiled two new local AI computing solutions powered by the AMD Ryzen™ AI MAX+ PRO 495 processor: the AI Mini Workstation MS-S1 MAX-P495 and the AI Agent NAS N5 MAX-P495. The new solutions mark MINISFORUM’s continued commitment to democratizing…

Personal Finance Published: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 18:51 [IST] State Bank of India (SBI) is set to revise the cash withdrawal charges for customers holding certain Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) accounts from October 1, 2026. The updated rule will affect customers who make more than the permitted number of cash withdrawals through the branch…