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Blackstone launched two closed-end funds Wednesday in partnership with Wellington Management and Vanguard, opening its private equity, credit, infrastructure, and real estate portfolios to individual investors. WVB Blackstone All Privates Fund offers exposure across Blackstone’s perpetual strategies in those four asset classes. WVB All Markets Fund combines the same private holdings with Vanguard fixed income and index products plus Wellington-managed public equities. Bank of America clients will be the first to access the products, which target qualified purchasers and accredited investors. Wellington will act as fiduciary and allocate assets through its multiasset portfolio division. The All Privates Fund carries a…

Kathmandu. Discussions on consumer rights are always at the peak in the Nepali market. As the festivals approach, consumers are always in trouble due to unnatural price hikes, sale of substandard goods, and the weak state of monitoring in the market.Although the Constitution of Nepal has established consumer rights as a fundamental right, its implementation in practice is very weak. Focusing on this context, here is an edited excerpt of the interview conducted with the Chairman of Consumer Awareness Campaign Nepal, Krishna Prasad Bhandari ‘Marseli’, in Ratopati’s ‘The Economic Edit’ (detailed video can be watched and listened to):What is the…

Every generation gets a chance to upgrade its infrastructure. In the 1990s, it was the internet. Policymakers worried that it would disrupt existing industries and create new risks. But instead of cramming the technology into outdated regulatory boxes, lawmakers established rules that let innovation flourish while protecting consumers. The result was one of the greatest periods of economic growth in American history. Today, we face a similar opportunity with blockchain networks. Stablecoins are making payments faster and cheaper. Tokenization is modernizing capital markets. Both depend on blockchain infrastructure.  These technologies will advance with or without Congress. It’s up to the…

Private markets have transformed from a niche corner of institutional finance into a core portfolio allocation. Global private capital assets under management ballooned to nearly $13.8 trillion by the end of 2024 from $3 trillion in 2010. Yet alongside this growth sits a persistent challenge: Private markets are illiquid, opaque, and difficult to diversify efficiently.In an April 2026 white paper, “Beyond the Blind Pool: How Private Asset-Backed Structures Reshape Risk and Return,” a team of researchers examined a potential solution: collateralized fund obligations, or CFOs. They analyzed whether these structured vehicles can genuinely deliver on their promise.The paper is organized…

Inflation cooling down in the United States in June could have been the primary driver influencing this latest uptick in the price of Bitcoin. However, market participants are once again concerned that higher oil prices could derail hopes that the Federal Reserve will delay a rate hike until the end of the year. The price of crude climbed to its highest level since June 11 today to $86 as geopolitical tensions persist. The United States resumed its bombings on Iran after failing to strike a satisfactory deal with the nation-state. As a result, the odds that the Fed will leave…

Quick Summary Adani Energy Solutions, Himadri Speciality Chemical, and Bharat Heavy Electricals have emerged as key breakout stocks after crossing important long-term resistance levels. Backed by improving business fundamentals, expanding operations, and rising institutional participation, these stocks are attracting attention from investors looking for potential swing trading opportunities. Identifying breakout stocks before they witness a sustained rally can improve the risk-reward equation for investors. This week, Adani Energy Solutions, Himadri Speciality Chemical, and Bharat Heavy Electricals have emerged with strong long-term technical breakouts backed by improving business fundamentals, making them worthy candidates for investors to keep on their watchlist. Breakout…

Artisan Partners is a global investment management firm that provides a broad range of high value-added investment strategies in growing asset classes to sophisticated clients around the world. Since 1994, the firm has been committed to attracting experienced, disciplined investment professionals to manage client assets. Artisan Partners’ autonomous investment teams oversee a diverse range of investment strategies across multiple asset classes. Strategies are offered through various investment vehicles to accommodate a broad range of client mandates. This site is intended for use with US institutional investors which includes corporate and public retirement plans, foundations, endowments, trusts and their consultants. Note:…

Key Takeaways Franklin Templeton estimates agentic commerce could reach $3-5 trillion by 2030, creating significant demand for automated machine-to-machine payments. Blockchains could outperform credit card networks for AI micropayments by offering programmable transactions, verifiable identities, and near-instant settlement. AI agents may increase demand for native tokens, such as SOL, by paying network fees with them. Sandy Kaul, the asset manager’s head of Digital Assets and Innovation, argued that investors buying shares in chipmakers, data centers, and other AI-aligned companies may be overlooking how autonomous agents will conduct transactions. Unlike generative AI tools that respond to human prompts, agentic systems can…

Tue, 21st Jul 2026 Article tags ForecastingGlobalCountry Analysis In today’s operating environment, organisations are surrounded by signals, often hidden amidst the noise. Inflation data, interest-rate decisions, GDP forecasts, election outcomes, trade policy shifts, commodity prices, sanctions, labour-market indicators and geopolitical risk scores all offer clues about what may happen next. But these clues rarely arrive neatly packaged. They are scattered across datasets, reports, dashboards and news feeds. They often point in different directions and they do not automatically explain what they mean for a specific business, market or decision. This is one of the central challenges of macroeconomic intelligence: connecting…

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