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Note feeder funds are investment vehicles established as part of an existing fund structure.They repackage an economic exposure to a private capital fund into a debt instrument and by doing so offer a means of accessing the underlying fund other than by way of acquiring an equity interest. This debt instrument is then capable of being rated by a rating agency.The rise of the rated note feeder fundOriginating in the US, rated note feeder funds were largely designed for US insurers searching for capital solutions that offered better capital treatment of their equity investments. Disincentivised from making direct equity investments into private…

LeftEast was a cosponsor of an online conference on non-capitalist mixed economies from June 23–26 2021.  Co-sponsors of the conference included the Karl Polanyi Center, Eszmélet Journal, Social Theory College in Budapest, Polanyi Institute, Geopolitical Economy Research Group, Institute of Political History Social Theory Research Group, The Study Group on Global Labour History and Social Conflicts – IHC Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Left East, Institutul pentru Solidaritate Socială, Working Group for Public Policy, Helyzet, Fordulat, CriticAtac, Transform Europe, and the International Karl Polanyi Society. A selection of the talks has been published by the Eszmélet Foundation in a special issue…

Searching for ‘hbar stock’ often leads investors to Hedera (HBAR), an enterprise-grade public network. While technically a utility token rather than equity, HBAR powers the unique Hashgraph consens…When investors search for hbar stock, they are typically looking for information on Hedera (HBAR), the native cryptocurrency of the Hedera network. Although it is often categorized alongside traditional equities in search queries, HBAR is a digital utility token. It serves as the fuel for the Hedera network, used to pay for transaction fees and secure the network through a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Unlike traditional blockchain, Hedera utilizes “Hashgraph” technology to achieve high-speed,…

Rather than replace benchmarks, the report positioned them as a diagnostic input within a six-part framework spanning total return outcomes, risk and capital allocation, portfolio construction and diversification, investment selection, decision quality and process, and resilience across market regimes.   Source link

LONDON, July 9 : Some hedge fund managers have in recent weeks posted their worst trading results in almost a year, as many got caught in crowded trades amid highly volatile markets, according to Goldman Sachs.Goldman said in a note dated Wednesday that systematic managers — sometimes called quant funds — that use algorithms to trade market trends, have given back a quarter of their year-to-date returns. Returns for this group of traders are now up 10.8 per cent for the year, down from a return of 14.4 per cent on June 22. Losses came from bets against some of the…

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…