INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND AUTHORITY

Five universities were asked to join a White House call regarding President Trump's higher-education compact, with the University of Virginia declining to sign. The compact asks colleges to align with Trump's political priorities for favorable resea...

The Department of Homeland Security has introduced a new $1,000 fee for individuals paroled into the United States. This fee, effective October 16, applies to those already in the country when their parole is approved. Certain humanitarian and publi...

The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) has welcomed SEBI's decision to extend the deadline for Angel Funds to disclose allocation methodologies to January 31, 2026. This extension provides crucial time for alignment with revised...

Brown University President Christina Paxson has declined to sign a Trump administration memo that outlines new policies for universities seeking preferential federal funding. Brown is the second Ivy League school, after MIT, to reject the proposal s...

A prominent Ukrainian crypto investor, Konstantin Galish, was discovered deceased in his luxury car. His death occurred shortly after a significant cryptocurrency market downturn. Authorities are investigating the circumstances, with initial reports...

HDFC Mutual Fund has temporarily restricted subscription in HDFC Silver ETF Fund of Fund post the cut-off time on October 14 until further notice. The fund house informed about this restriction through a notice cum addendum.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has temporarily suspended fresh investments in its Silver ETF FoF from October 15 due to inflated domestic silver prices and supply shortages, joining four other fund houses.

Dallin H. Oaks has been named the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will lead the church with Henry B. Eyring and D. Todd Christofferson as his counselors. President Oaks recently spoke about protecting families fr...

In a bid to enhance investor experience, the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority is set to evaluate a proposal that would streamline the transfer process for small investors holding outdated shares. The initiative intends to allow swift...

Sebi has directed mutual fund trustees to ensure investor fees and expenses are fair. Trustees are the primary defense for system integrity, including valuations and risk management. They must question, escalate, and intervene to protect investors. ...

Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey urged mutual fund trustees to implement robust early warning systems to detect irregularities and ensure timely interventions. He emphasized their fiduciary duty to actively safeguard investor interests, not just pas...

The procedures intended to make it tough for fraud to be perpetuated are quite onerous for the common investor; especially when the rationale for the process requirements are not too clear, and the protections are not benevolent to the common man.

The Trump administration has begun laying off over 4,000 federal workers amid the government shutdown, with job cuts impacting agencies like Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security. This move follows threats to reduce the federal ...

Crypto firms are racing to launch stock-pegged tokens, sparking concerns among financial giants and regulators. While proponents tout 24/7 trading and instant settlement, critics warn of investor risks and market fragmentation. Many tokens lack trad...

Austria's data protection authority has determined that Microsoft "illegally" tracked students using its education software and must grant them access to their data, a privacy campaign group said Friday. In a statement on Friday, Noyb announced that...

An AI-generated Sholay-themed video on Sebi’s investor tools—SCORES, MITRA, and ODR—has gone viral after Kotak AMC’s Nilesh Shah shared it. The creative entry from Sebi’s Arth Yatra Contest 2025 uses Bollywood humour to promote financial literacy.

The Supreme Court has advocated for earlier sex education, suggesting it should be integrated into the curriculum from a younger age, not just Class IX. Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe emphasized the need for young adolescents to be informed a...

OpenAI and Anthropic may use investor money to deal with costly lawsuits, according to the Financial Times. They, along with some other tech firms, face legal action over alleged misuse of copyrighted content to train AI. OpenAI reportedly has up to...

The finance minister underlined the importance of the "3 A's" - Awareness, Accessibility and Action - as the guiding principles of the campaign, and said these three pillars would help bridge the gap between citizens and financial institutions, prom...