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Where are asset owners getting private capital? Grant Johnsey, Head of Market Solutions, Banking & Markets, Americas at Northern Trust, acknowledged private equity remains a major draw for Canadian pensions, though the way they access it has shifted. For example, Canada’s Maple Eight funds appear to favour co-investments and direct deals over buying into traditional fund structures, a trend Johnsey noted is playing out on the private credit side just as it has in private equity. Source link

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Base will activate its Beryl network upgrade on mainnet on June 25, introducing a native token standard for issuing stablecoins, real world assets, and other onchain tokens. The upgrade is already live on the Base Sepolia testnet. It will also reduce the standard withdrawal delay from Base to Ethereum and improve node performance through Reth V2. Beryl arrives four weeks after Azul, the upgrade that moved Base onto the Base Stack and introduced a multiproof system for securing withdrawals. Its main feature is B20, a token standard that runs through code embedded directly into Base node software instead of a…

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Instant Reaction: Leafs dealing from position of strength in Joseph Woll-Emil Andrae trade with FlyersIt’s a bit of a surprise, but Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka executed his first major trade as general manager. Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit are heading to the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for defenceman Emil Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.Although some may question why the Maple Leafs would trade their nominal starting goaltender, Toronto is dealing from a position of relative strength. Artur Akhtyamov and Dennis Hildeby have both proved they’re ready for a larger…

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This is a debt mutual fund screener for portfolio selection, tracking, and learning. It also includes hybrid funds that invest in bonds. It will satisfy investors seeking to invest in money market funds, banking PSU funds, and similar instruments. The credit quality of the portfolio’s bonds and the bond maturity profile can be tracked.Instead of using average credit rating and average portfolio duration (maturity), which can be misleading, the sheet lists the weights for ratings such as AAA, AA, A, etc. It also divides bonds by maturity: within a year, three years, five years, and above. This helps users better…

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Photo Credit: The Chrysler 200 Factory Tour, an interactive online experience using Google Maps Business View technology, takes consumers inside the new 5-million-square-foot Sterling Heights Assembly Plant for a behind-the-scenes peek at how the 2015 Chrysler 200 is built. The Applied Economics Office releases an annual report of statistics on the U.S. manufacturing industry. There are three primary aspects that this report focuses on: (1) how the U.S. industry compares to other countries, (2) the trends in the domestic industry, and (3) the industry trends compared to those in other countries. Recently, a focus on semiconductor manufacturing and additive manufacturing…

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Local traders at a historic British market are in a race against time to raise £15m to stop it falling into the hands of private equity firms.  Brixton Market dubs itself “London’s most diverse and vibrant market”, with over 100 vendors representing more than 50 countries.   The market began life on Atlantic Road in the 1870s, with covered arcades built in the 1920s and 1930s. In 2018 it was purchased by global investment firm TPG Angelo Gordon and property management company Hondo Enterprises, who put it up for sale last year.  Under their stewardship, traders have repeatedly complained that the…

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The upgraded KCS experience brings trading efficiency, rewards, payment benefits and ecosystem privileges into one unified user journey.PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, today announced the upgraded KCS experience, marking the opening chapter of KuCoin’s ninth anniversary journey and a new step in the evolution of KCS from a platform utility token into a broader value participation layer across the KuCoin ecosystem. (PRNewsfoto/KuCoin) Nine years ago, KCS was introduced to reward and empower KuCoin’s earliest users. Since then, both KuCoin and the broader digital asset industry have…

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Members of Parliament on the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have quizzed representatives from Sizewell C and the government on the project’s progress. Sizewell C chief executive officer Nigel Cann used the session on Tuesday (16 June) as an opportunity to provide updates on several areas of construction, including the roads and railways needed to support the construction of the nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) officials also appeared before the committee, including permanent secretary Jonathan Brearley, second permanent secretary Clive Maxwell and director of new nuclear projects Caroline…

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