PennyMac under scrutiny as shares fall 33% after earnings

A national shareholder rights law firm has launched an investigation PennyMac Financial Services Inc. about possible violations of federal securities laws. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLPwhich represents investors and consumers in securities litigation, said the investigation follows PennyMac’s Jan. 29 release of fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, which showed revenue of $538 million and […]

SEBI will open a special window for transfer of physical securities from February 5

Capital market regulator SEBI has introduced a special period of one year to enable investors to complete their ongoing transfer and dematerialization of physical securities from February 5. This will help investors regularize and complete the transfer and dematerialization of securities and would make it easier for such investors to gain lawful access to their […]

Bitcoin consolidates around $90,000 as cautious investors await a Fed meeting

Bitcoin has consolidated around the $90,000 level as cautious investors await the upcoming Fed meeting as a potential catalyst for the next move. The cryptocurrency was trading at the $89,705 level.In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin and Ethereum are down 0.19% and 0.62% respectively. Among the major altcoins, Solana, Tron, Dogecoin and Cardano fell almost […]

Research shows distrust towards real estate investors in the housing market

Trump also signed an executive order Tuesday restricting federal financing and approval pathways used by institutional investors to acquire single-family homes, following a Jan. 7 statement that he planned to halt such purchases. At the same time, Clever Offers research found that 32% of recent home sellers consider real estate investors to be unreliable. While […]

Traders remained under the impression that more restrictions would hit Indian options

The Indian derivatives crisis was successful in curbing the options exuberance that burned millions of retail investors, but traders were left in the dark as to whether new restrictions are coming that will further change the market.Investors and strategists are watching whether the Securities and Exchange Board of India will halt weekly contracts on the […]

Bain Capital’s plan to acquire a majority stake in Manappuram Finance is facing regulatory hurdles, sources say

Global private investment firm Bain Capital’s proposal to acquire a majority stake in Kerala-based gold loan financier Manappuram Finance has hit a regulatory hurdle, sources say. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not approve of one investor having a majority stake in two lenders and Bain Capital acquired a 90 per cent majority stake […]