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The rapid expansion of the mutual fund universe has made fund selection increasingly complex. As of May 2026, AMFI data shows 335 open-ended debt-oriented schemes and 569 open-ended equity-oriented schemes, each with its own risk-return profile and investment mandate. Debt funds vary across duration and credit quality while equity funds differ by market capitalization, investment style, portfolio construction and sectors. Add to this the growing universe of Gold ETFs and Silver ETFs, and selecting the right funds can quickly become a daunting exercise. A multi asset FoF invests in carefully selected equity, debt, gold and silver mutual funds, which in…

Yaya Fanusie, Global Head of Policy at Aleo Network Foundation, explains how the network enables private stablecoin payments, why bank-level privacy is the right analogy and why the regulatory tide is finally shifting. Posted July 9, 2026 at 9:15 am EST. In this episode of Unchained Premium, Aleo Network Foundation policy chief Yaya Fanusie joined Laura to talk about a new paper he co-authored on stablecoin privacy alongside former Coinbase Head of Compliance Valerie Lila Jaber and Zcash cryptographer Matt Green and the infrastructure Aleo has built to make it possible. The conversation covers how Aleo’s programmable ZK architecture enables…

In Summary Flood losses are rising rapidly as economic activity continues to concentrate in high-risk areas. Floods are Europe’s most frequent and costliest natural hazard, with total economic losses climbing steadily, to EUR226bn in the first quarter of this century. While flood frequency in Europe has remained broadly stable at 46 per year since 2000, their cost has risen sharply. Losses from floods climbed 17.8% from EUR63.1bn between 2000-2009 to EUR 74.3bn from 2010–2019. From 2020-2025 alone, the cost reached EUR88.6bn, a 40% increase from the first decade of the century. Insurance covers only a fraction of the damage: The…

On any given night in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, it is common to see police officers on patrol stopping mostly pedestrians and two-wheeler riders to check their credentials. Since 2021, they have been able to point a mobile phone at the face of any of these people and within seconds pull up a number of potential matches in the state crime database. Since 2025, some of these officers have had access to a 360-degree view of a person’s life, including their bank accounts, their families and relationships, their social media history, their travel records, their Aadhaar…

Join our AI WorkshopGroww, the country’s largest stockbroker by active users, has started offering regular mutual funds under its Groww Prime platform. Launched early this year to select customers, the product has been rolled out to its two-crore strong customer base.The Bengaluru-based wealth-tech platform has only offered direct mutual funds on its platform until now.Direct mutual funds require customers to research and select funds themselves. Meanwhile, regular mutual funds pay commissions to distributors, such as wealth management firms, portfolio management services (PMS), and stockbroking platforms, which recommend funds to their customers while earning commissions.This move marks a significant shift for…

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The Mayfair HQ offices of mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS), which collapsed into administration earlier this year, have been put on the market for £11.5m+. Nick Edwards and Graham Bushby of RSM, administrators of Mayfair (HS), have appointed Watling Real Estate as sole agents to sell the Grade II listed 46 Hertford Street. The Georgian townhouse features original period details throughout and provides approximately 5,053 sq ft over lower ground, ground and four upper floors. There is also a lapsed 2015 planning permission to convert the upper parts into four one-bedroom apartments. Jamie Lamond, a director in the London…

After years of rapid growth, Australia’s housing market is beginning to cool. Auction clearance rates have softened, prices in Sydney and Melbourne are easing, and economists expect further modest declines over coming months. And whenever housing slows, the same question quickly follows: will the broader economy slow with it? The answer is probably yes – but not by much. What does a slowdown mean for the economy? Housing touches almost every part of Australia’s economy. Building homes supports construction, manufacturing and professional services. Buying and selling homes generates spending on furniture, appliances, renovations and removals. Rising house prices can also…

Key Points Topps will ship Friday’s Chrome Update Basketball Mega Box pre-order with the factory seal fully removed This follows months of frustration from collectors after sold-out drops and sky-high eBay listings Removing the seal is meant to discourage resellers from buying the boxes just to flip them Card manufacturers have tried plenty of tricks to keep products in the hands of actual collectors: purchase limits, verified accounts, raffles, questionnaires, retinal scanning. Topps is trying something stranger this week. For Friday’s Chrome Update Basketball Mega Box pre-order, boxes will ship with the factory seal already broken. The cards inside are…

Hedge funds gained in June, posting their third consecutive monthly advance, driven by record equity levels, rising investor optimism, falling energy prices and hedge fund exposure to the record IPO of Space X. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index® (FWC) advanced +0.4 percent in June led by Equity Hedge and Event Driven. The 2Q 2026 return of +6.55 percent is the best quarter for hedge funds since 4Q 2020, and the 1H 2026 return of +7.6 percent is the best first six months to start a year since 2021. “Hedge funds advanced for the month as equity markets eclipsed new…