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Cowry Treasurers Limited, a subsidiary of Cowry Asset Management Limited, has announced that its Cowry Equity Fund ranked among Nigeria’s 10 best-performing equity mutual funds in the first half of 2026, posting a 51.27 per cent year-to-date return as of June. The performance placed the fund sixth nationally, reflecting strong gains in the country’s equities market during the period. According to the company, the ranking underscores the effectiveness of its investment strategy and portfolio management approach amid improving investor confidence in the Nigerian capital market. Launched in August 2022, the Cowry Equity Fund is designed to provide investors with long-term…

His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, and the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Canadian Minister of International Trade, signs the agreement. Image Courtesy: UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade The CEPA is set to enhance the already significant bilateral trade, which reached approximately US$4.2 billion in 2025 – reflecting growth of 21% compared to the previous year Press Release HE Al Zeyoudi: “The swift conclusion of our CEPA negotiations with Canada was driven by the mutual desire of both nations to elevate bilateral relations. This agreement will not only…

Ovie Faruq was a good credit trader. He liked being a credit trader, even. But eventually the boredom of using only half of your brain got to him, and he quit for the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). That was in 2022.Click here to join the bubble by eFinancialCareers, our new anonymous community. ✍️It’s now 2026, and the NFT world has collapsed, for lack of better term. From a peak market size of $1.6bn in 2022, research from CoinLedger last year suggested it’s barely a third of that now. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini was planning to…

Margin Requirements and Leverage Ratios Margin Requirement Leverage Ratio 2% 50:1 1% 100:1 .5% 200:1 The equivalent leverage ratio as a result of the margin requirement. As we can see from the table above, the lower the margin requirement, the greater amount of leverage can be used on each trade. However, a broker may require higher margin requirements, depending on the particular currency being traded. For example, the exchange rate for the British pound versus Japanese yen can be quite volatile, meaning it can fluctuate wildly leading to large swings in the rate. Some brokers or regulators may require higher…

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) has launched a new private markets platform aimed at wealthy clients, expanding access to alternative investments. Goldman Sachs Alternatives has agreed to acquire AEGIS Hedging Solutions, a provider of risk management and hedging services. For investors watching how Goldman Sachs Group positions itself beyond traditional investment banking, these two moves sit squarely in its asset and wealth management efforts. A broader private markets platform for high net worth clients aligns with the wider industry push to…

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Tron blockchain remains one of the busiest crypto networks in the world, but its future is becoming harder to read. TRON still processes millions of transactions per day and holds roughly $90 billion in stablecoins, mostly USDT▲$0.9991. Yet users looking for decentralized trading, memecoins, consumer apps, and institutional products are increasingly choosing Solana, Ethereum, Base, BNB▲$572.56 Chain, and newer networks instead. This is not yet a collapse story. But the Tron blockchain is gaining payment activity while losing market share in many of the sectors shaping crypto’s next phase. Here’s why this is happening and whether Tron can regain its…

Key PointsThe S&P 500 has achieved higher-than-typical returns in recent years.Tracking the index today may yield lower future returns, but the overall gains can still be significant.A $50,000 investment can turn into $1 million, but how quickly it does will depend heavily on the growth rate.The old adage that you need money to make money is true, as the benefits of compounding are greater when an investment balance is large. Consider that the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has averaged an annual return of 10% for decades. That means an investment might, on average, double after just over seven years. But…

Stablecoin supply has roughly doubled since January 2024, while entity-adjusted transaction volume has grown fourfold to fivefold, according to Coinbase Institutional, opening a wide gap between the amount of dollar liquidity held onchain and the volume of activity that liquidity supports.Market capitalization records the stock of stablecoins in circulation, which captures available liquidity, reserve demand, and issuer scale. Transaction throughput, on the other hand, records how intensively those tokens move through exchanges, payment systems, treasury accounts, and settlement workflows.A system holding $500 billion that moves infrequently offers greater capacity than one holding $250 billion, but the smaller system can support…

Key PointsThe insider purchased 10,013 shares for ~$1.0 million on July 24, 2026.This transaction expanded the insider’s direct equity holdings by 3% to a total of ~324,000 shares.The acquisition was conducted directly by the insider, with no indirect holdings reported in the filing.This purchase was completed as the stock recorded a one-year return of -5% as of July 23.Robert A. McCabe, Jr., the Chief Banking Officer of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(NYSE:PNFP), executed a direct purchase of 10,013 shares on July 24, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing.Transaction summaryMetricValueTransaction value~$1.0 millionShares purchased (directly held)10,013Post-transaction shares (directly held)~324,000Post-transaction value~$32.4 millionTransaction…