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Associated Press
2 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Nasdaq Launches Exclusive Access to Nasdaq Private Market's Tape D® API to Deliver Advanced Visibility into Private Markets
NEW YORK, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq® (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that the company has partnered with Nasdaq Private Market (NPM), a leading provider of secondary liquidity solutions to private companies, employees, and investors, to provide greater price transparency and valuation visibility into private, pre-IPO companies, including unicorns and other startups through NPM's Tape D® private company dataset. As the exclusive distributor of the Tape D API, Nasdaq is enhancing essential transparency and access to an increasingly complex private company landscape. Now available to Nasdaq clients through API integration via Nasdaq Data Link, Tape D addresses critical transparency challenges by helping investors evaluate private holdings with greater confidence, enabling banks to structure private transactions more effectively, supporting wealth advisors and shareholders in managing liquidity needs, and equipping private companies with valuable insights for capital raises and tender offers. This comprehensive data product delivers real-time private market pricing by seamlessly integrating primary round data, secondary market transactions, and accounting data including mutual fund marks and 409A valuations. 'Nasdaq was founded on the principle of leveraging technology to make markets more efficient, and we are committed to driving the same transformation in private markets that we've achieved in public markets,' said Oliver Albers, Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer, Capital Access Platforms at Nasdaq. 'The collaboration with Nasdaq Private Market builds upon this foundation, reflecting Nasdaq's continued commitment to creating an ecosystem where transparency, accessibility, and improved outcomes naturally extend across the entire investment lifecycle,' noted Albers. 'The private market is now a critical arena for valuation, investment, and planning, and requires accurate, real-time data. With over 1,200 unicorns and billions in equity held by private shareholders, the need for a reliable valuation benchmark is greater than ever. Tape D brings essential clarity to private markets, and we are excited to partner with Nasdaq to broaden access to market participants,' said Marc Perkins, CFA, Senior Vice President of Product at Nasdaq Private Market. In addition to the Tape D API from Nasdaq, NPM offers individual subscriptions directly via NPM's website. The launch of this data partnership with Nasdaq Private Market marks the latest step in Nasdaq's commitment to enhancing transparency, access, and portfolio management capabilities across the public-to-private investment spectrum. This includes offerings such as Nasdaq Fund Secondaries, which bring greater efficiency, transparency, and scalability to secondary transactions. Nasdaq also delivers solutions designed to equip asset owners and asset allocators with essential research and portfolio management tools that span both public and private markets. These enhancements address specific market challenges, helping managers clearly articulate their value propositions to gather assets while giving allocators the visibility they need for confident decision making. For more information about accessing the Nasdaq Private Market Tape D Data API, please visit: About Nasdaq Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global technology company serving corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators as they navigate and interact with the global capital markets and the broader financial system. We aspire to deliver world-leading platforms that improve the liquidity, transparency, and integrity of the global economy. Our diverse offering of data, analytics, software, exchange capabilities, and client-centric services enables clients to optimize and execute their business vision with confidence. To learn more about the company, technology solutions, and career opportunities, visit us on LinkedIn, on X @Nasdaq, or at Nasdaq® is a registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. The information contained above is provided for informational and educational purposes only, and nothing contained herein should be construed as investment advice, either on behalf of a particular security or an overall investment strategy. Neither Nasdaq, Inc. nor any of its affiliates makes any recommendation to buy or sell any security or any representation about the financial condition of any company. Statements regarding Nasdaq-listed companies or Nasdaq proprietary indexes are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should undertake their own due diligence and carefully evaluate companies before investing. ADVICE FROM A SECURITIES PROFESSIONAL IS STRONGLY ADVISED. © 2025. Nasdaq, Inc. All Rights Reserved. About Nasdaq Private Market Nasdaq Private Market provides liquidity, wealth and data solutions for private companies, employees, and investors throughout each stage of the pre-IPO lifecycle. Since inception over a decade ago, NPM has executed nearly $60 billion in transactional volume for 200,000+ individual eligible employee shareholders and investors across 775+ company-sponsored liquidity programs. Founded within Nasdaq, Inc. in 2013, today NPM is an independent company with strategic investments from Nasdaq, Allen & Company, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citi, DRW Venture Capital, Goldman Sachs, HiJoJo Partners, Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Wells Fargo. Learn more at Visit LinkedIn and X for the latest company news. Disclosures and Disclaimers NPM is not: (a) a registered exchange under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (b) a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; or (c) a financial or tax planner and does not offer legal or financial advice to any user of the NPM website or its services. Securities-related services are offered through NPM Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and alternative trading system, and member FINRA/SIPC. Transactions in securities conducted through NPM Securities, LLC are not listed or traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, nor are the securities subject to the same listing or qualification standards applicable to securities listed or traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Please read these other important disclosures and disclaimers about NPM found here: Contact: Max Leitenberger Corporate Communications, Nasdaq [email protected] Amanda Gold Chief of Staff and Chief People Officer, Nasdaq Private Market [email protected]
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nasdaq Launches Exclusive Access to Nasdaq Private Market's Tape D® API to Deliver Advanced Visibility into Private Markets
Real-Time Private Company Dataset Offers Critical Pricing and Valuation Insights for Private Companies, Investors, and Advisors NEW YORK, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq® (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that the company has partnered with Nasdaq Private Market (NPM), a leading provider of secondary liquidity solutions to private companies, employees, and investors, to provide greater price transparency and valuation visibility into private, pre-IPO companies, including unicorns and other startups through NPM's Tape D® private company dataset. As the exclusive distributor of the Tape D API, Nasdaq is enhancing essential transparency and access to an increasingly complex private company landscape. Now available to Nasdaq clients through API integration via Nasdaq Data Link, Tape D addresses critical transparency challenges by helping investors evaluate private holdings with greater confidence, enabling banks to structure private transactions more effectively, supporting wealth advisors and shareholders in managing liquidity needs, and equipping private companies with valuable insights for capital raises and tender offers. This comprehensive data product delivers real-time private market pricing by seamlessly integrating primary round data, secondary market transactions, and accounting data including mutual fund marks and 409A valuations. "Nasdaq was founded on the principle of leveraging technology to make markets more efficient, and we are committed to driving the same transformation in private markets that we've achieved in public markets," said Oliver Albers, Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer, Capital Access Platforms at Nasdaq. "The collaboration with Nasdaq Private Market builds upon this foundation, reflecting Nasdaq's continued commitment to creating an ecosystem where transparency, accessibility, and improved outcomes naturally extend across the entire investment lifecycle,' noted Albers. "The private market is now a critical arena for valuation, investment, and planning, and requires accurate, real-time data. With over 1,200 unicorns and billions in equity held by private shareholders, the need for a reliable valuation benchmark is greater than ever. Tape D brings essential clarity to private markets, and we are excited to partner with Nasdaq to broaden access to market participants," said Marc Perkins, CFA, Senior Vice President of Product at Nasdaq Private Market. In addition to the Tape D API from Nasdaq, NPM offers individual subscriptions directly via NPM's website. The launch of this data partnership with Nasdaq Private Market marks the latest step in Nasdaq's commitment to enhancing transparency, access, and portfolio management capabilities across the public-to-private investment spectrum. This includes offerings such as Nasdaq Fund Secondaries, which bring greater efficiency, transparency, and scalability to secondary transactions. Nasdaq also delivers solutions designed to equip asset owners and asset allocators with essential research and portfolio management tools that span both public and private markets. These enhancements address specific market challenges, helping managers clearly articulate their value propositions to gather assets while giving allocators the visibility they need for confident decision making. For more information about accessing the Nasdaq Private Market Tape D Data API, please visit: About Nasdaq Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global technology company serving corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators as they navigate and interact with the global capital markets and the broader financial system. We aspire to deliver world-leading platforms that improve the liquidity, transparency, and integrity of the global economy. Our diverse offering of data, analytics, software, exchange capabilities, and client-centric services enables clients to optimize and execute their business vision with confidence. To learn more about the company, technology solutions, and career opportunities, visit us on LinkedIn, on X @Nasdaq, or at Nasdaq® is a registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. The information contained above is provided for informational and educational purposes only, and nothing contained herein should be construed as investment advice, either on behalf of a particular security or an overall investment strategy. Neither Nasdaq, Inc. nor any of its affiliates makes any recommendation to buy or sell any security or any representation about the financial condition of any company. Statements regarding Nasdaq-listed companies or Nasdaq proprietary indexes are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should undertake their own due diligence and carefully evaluate companies before investing. ADVICE FROM A SECURITIES PROFESSIONAL IS STRONGLY ADVISED. © 2025. Nasdaq, Inc. All Rights Reserved. About Nasdaq Private MarketNasdaq Private Market provides liquidity, wealth and data solutions for private companies, employees, and investors throughout each stage of the pre-IPO lifecycle. Since inception over a decade ago, NPM has executed nearly $60 billion in transactional volume for 200,000+ individual eligible employee shareholders and investors across 775+ company-sponsored liquidity programs. Founded within Nasdaq, Inc. in 2013, today NPM is an independent company with strategic investments from Nasdaq, Allen & Company, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citi, DRW Venture Capital, Goldman Sachs, HiJoJo Partners, Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Wells Fargo. Learn more at Visit LinkedIn and X for the latest company news. Disclosures and Disclaimers NPM is not: (a) a registered exchange under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (b) a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; or (c) a financial or tax planner and does not offer legal or financial advice to any user of the NPM website or its services. Securities-related services are offered through NPM Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and alternative trading system, and member FINRA/SIPC. Transactions in securities conducted through NPM Securities, LLC are not listed or traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, nor are the securities subject to the same listing or qualification standards applicable to securities listed or traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Please read these other important disclosures and disclaimers about NPM found here: Contact: Max LeitenbergerCorporate Communications, Nasdaq Amanda GoldChief of Staff and Chief People Officer, Nasdaq Private in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
India Inc profit growth slows down in fourth quarter amid uncertain economic environment
The corporate sector, a key driver of economic growth, witnessed a subdued performance in the quarter ended March 2025, with both profit and sales growth slowing down. The weak macroeconomic conditions and shifting geopolitical landscape, marked by trade uncertainties, have cast a shadow over the industrial horizon. An analysis of fourth-quarter results of 1,787 companies listed on stock exchanges, conducted by Bank of Baroda, showed that the profit after tax (PAT) of these companies grew by 9.2 per cent in Q4 FY25, compared to 12.6 per cent in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. In absolute terms, their net profit stood at Rs 3.43 lakh crore, as against Rs 3.13 lakh crore attained in the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Sales of these companies rose by 5.7 per cent to Rs 28.81 lakh crore in Q4 FY25, down from a growth of 9.2 per cent to Rs 27.25 lakh crore in the fourth quarter FY24. During the reporting quarter, net profit margin (NPM) increased to 11.9 per cent, compared to 11.5 per cent in the March 2024 quarter. The slowdown in profit and sales growth reflects the challenges faced by the corporate sector in navigating the uncertain economic environment. The weak macroeconomic conditions have impacted demand, leading to a slowdown in sales growth. At the same time, companies have struggled to maintain profitability amidst rising costs and trade uncertainties. The RBI had revised downwards the real gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2025-26 at 6.5 per cent from 6.7 per cent projected in the February 2025 policy. 'This downward revision essentially reflects the impact of global trade and policy uncertainties,' RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said while unveiling the monetary policy last month. 'Growth in both sales and net profit was lower in Q4 FY25 relative to last year. Growth in net profit is still impressive at 9.2 per cent. Net profit margin has shown sequential improvement, which is a positive sign,' said Bank of Baroda's Chief Economist Madan Sabnavis. Excluding services sector companies, the analysis showed that the net profit of 1,079 manufacturing companies increased by 13.7 per in Q4 FY25, compared to a degrowth of 2 per cent in the year-ago quarter. During the March 2025 quarter, these companies posted net profit of Rs 1.66 lakh crore, higher than Rs 1.46 lakh crore recorded in Q4 FY24. Their sales grew by 3.9 per cent in the March 2025 quarter, slower than the 4.7 per cent growth posted in Q4 FY24. 'During the quarter, consumer sentiment remained largely stable, supported by improving rural demand and mixed trends across mass and affluent urban segments. Margins for most players were under pressure due to input cost pressures,' Marico Ltd Managing Director (MD) and CEO, Saugata Gupta, said during the Q4FY25 earnings call. The company reported an 8 per cent increase in PAT at Rs 343 crore in Q4 FY25, from Rs 318 crore in Q4 FY24. In the earnings call after announcing the Q4 FY25 results, Hindustan Unilever CEO and MD, Rohit Jawa said FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) market witnessed subdued demand trends in the financial year 2024-25. Rural demand continued to improve gradually while urban demand moderated over the year. Amid a challenging global business environment, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) reported a 6.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 22,611 crore for the quarter ended March 2025 as against Rs 21,243 crore in the same period of last year. Significant demand-supply imbalances in downstream chemicals markets have led to multi-year low margins. 'FY2025 has been a challenging year for the global business environment, with weak macro-economic conditions and a shifting geo-political landscape,' said RIL Chairman and MD Mukesh D. Ambani while announcing the quarterly results recently. Domestic companies expect improvement in quarterly performance in FY26, driven by higher consumption due to lower food inflation and a healthy monsoon. 'US tariff policy remains a downside risk to industrial outlook. As of now, the pause on US reciprocal tariff hike provides temporary relief, but the 10% universal tariff hike by US remains in force since April,' said Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist Crisil. The anticipated tariff hikes after June, coupled with slower global growth are likely to hit export demand. The anticipated India-US trade deal remains a monitorable. Investment prospects too face heightened uncertainty due to high tariffs, their continued escalation/de-escalation and lack of clarity on where they will eventually settle, Joshi said.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
How Critical XRP Ledger Software Got Compromised With Crypto-Stealing 'Backdoor' In 'Potentially Catastrophic Supply Chain Attack'
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. XRP holders have been targeted in 'a potentially catastrophic' exploit. Efforts to identify the bad actor are underway. The XRP Ledger Foundation has responded to the situation, but some projects may have already been affected. XRP, the cryptocurrency associated with blockchain payments firm Ripple, has increasingly been in the limelight in recent months amid an impressive run of form and regulatory wins. Over the past 24 hours, the project has again grabbed headlines, but not for the reasons users would like. XRP holders have been targeted in 'a potentially catastrophic' exploit. Aikido Security, a security platform for developers, on Tuesday reported that the official software development kit of the XRP Ledger, the blockchain underpinning the cryptocurrency, had been compromised in an exploit that likely put millions of user assets at risk. Don't Miss: — no wallets, just price speculation and free paper trading to practice different strategies. Grow your IRA or 401(k) with Crypto – . 'This package is used by hundreds of thousands of applications and websites making it a potentially catastrophic supply chain attack on the cryptocurrency ecosystem,' Aikido Malware researcher Charlie Erikson wrote. Specifically, a bad actor released malicious versions of the software disguised as updates on the Node Package Manager registry, a website used to manage JavaScript software packages, to compromise projects leveraging the package to build and run applications on the XRPL with crypto-stealing malware. Aikido said that its systems started flagging the exploit at 20:53 UTC on Monday when a user with the moniker 'mukulljangid' started releasing new versions of the SDK on NPM. But the firm could not match these releases to corresponding versions on the official GitHub, raising red flags. On further investigation, Aikido said it found that the new version releases contained malicious code that created a backdoor for attackers to steal user private keys, which they could use to gain unauthorized access to wallets. Trending: New to crypto? on Coinbase. According to Aikido, the attacker appeared to improve the sophistication of the exploit with each version release: 'Going from manually inserting the backdoor into the built JavaScript code, into putting it into the TypeScript code and then compiling it down into the built version.' Explaining how the bad actor accessed the XRPL SDK NPM in the first place, Aikido said that a developer's access token must have been stolen, though it is currently unclear how. The firm also said it had 'a hunch' on who the bad actors might be but was trying to confirm. The XRP Ledger Foundation has since deprecated the malicious version releases on NPM and released two new versions of the SDK to override the compromised packages. The team has also promised a full post-mortem. Aikido urged projects using the SDK to inspect their network logs to ensure they were not been compromised. 'If you believe that you may have been impacted, it's important to assume that any seed or private key that was processed by the code has been compromised. Those keys should no longer be used, and any assets associated with them should be moved to another wallet/key immediately,' Erikson wrote. Decentralized applications on the XRP Ledger hold over $80 million in user assets. Read Next: A must-have for all crypto enthusiasts: . Maximize saving for your retirement and cut down taxes: . Image: Shutterstock Send To MSN: 0 This article How Critical XRP Ledger Software Got Compromised With Crypto-Stealing 'Backdoor' In 'Potentially Catastrophic Supply Chain Attack' originally appeared on
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
How Critical XRP Ledger Software Got Compromised With Crypto-Stealing 'Backdoor' In 'Potentially Catastrophic Supply Chain Attack'
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. XRP holders have been targeted in 'a potentially catastrophic' exploit. Efforts to identify the bad actor are underway. The XRP Ledger Foundation has responded to the situation, but some projects may have already been affected. XRP, the cryptocurrency associated with blockchain payments firm Ripple, has increasingly been in the limelight in recent months amid an impressive run of form and regulatory wins. Over the past 24 hours, the project has again grabbed headlines, but not for the reasons users would like. XRP holders have been targeted in 'a potentially catastrophic' exploit. Aikido Security, a security platform for developers, on Tuesday reported that the official software development kit of the XRP Ledger, the blockchain underpinning the cryptocurrency, had been compromised in an exploit that likely put millions of user assets at risk. Don't Miss: — no wallets, just price speculation and free paper trading to practice different strategies. Grow your IRA or 401(k) with Crypto – . 'This package is used by hundreds of thousands of applications and websites making it a potentially catastrophic supply chain attack on the cryptocurrency ecosystem,' Aikido Malware researcher Charlie Erikson wrote. Specifically, a bad actor released malicious versions of the software disguised as updates on the Node Package Manager registry, a website used to manage JavaScript software packages, to compromise projects leveraging the package to build and run applications on the XRPL with crypto-stealing malware. Aikido said that its systems started flagging the exploit at 20:53 UTC on Monday when a user with the moniker 'mukulljangid' started releasing new versions of the SDK on NPM. But the firm could not match these releases to corresponding versions on the official GitHub, raising red flags. On further investigation, Aikido said it found that the new version releases contained malicious code that created a backdoor for attackers to steal user private keys, which they could use to gain unauthorized access to wallets. Trending: New to crypto? on Coinbase. According to Aikido, the attacker appeared to improve the sophistication of the exploit with each version release: 'Going from manually inserting the backdoor into the built JavaScript code, into putting it into the TypeScript code and then compiling it down into the built version.' Explaining how the bad actor accessed the XRPL SDK NPM in the first place, Aikido said that a developer's access token must have been stolen, though it is currently unclear how. The firm also said it had 'a hunch' on who the bad actors might be but was trying to confirm. The XRP Ledger Foundation has since deprecated the malicious version releases on NPM and released two new versions of the SDK to override the compromised packages. The team has also promised a full post-mortem. Aikido urged projects using the SDK to inspect their network logs to ensure they were not been compromised. 'If you believe that you may have been impacted, it's important to assume that any seed or private key that was processed by the code has been compromised. Those keys should no longer be used, and any assets associated with them should be moved to another wallet/key immediately,' Erikson wrote. Decentralized applications on the XRP Ledger hold over $80 million in user assets. Read Next: A must-have for all crypto enthusiasts: . Maximize saving for your retirement and cut down taxes: . Image: Shutterstock Send To MSN: 0 This article How Critical XRP Ledger Software Got Compromised With Crypto-Stealing 'Backdoor' In 'Potentially Catastrophic Supply Chain Attack' originally appeared on
