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Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has proposed the establishment of a specialised Commercial Dispute Resolution Tribunal to fast-track the resolution of business disputes. He said faster justice delivery is critical to attracting long-term investment and deepening Nigeria’s capital market. The minister proposed this while delivering his inaugural lecture as a Fellow of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN) during the association’s Second Biennial Conference in Abuja, yesterday. Speaking on the theme: “The Nigerian Capital Market as a Catalyst for Equitable and Inclusive Growth,” he said delays in resolving commercial disputes are one of…

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Published Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 07:00 AMMEME mania swept through Wall Street in 2021. Retail investors gathered on social media and coordinated trading strategies to short squeeze high-profile hedge funds.Their success was more than financial; it was hailed as a David versus Goliath battle, a victory for the underdogs that toppled the almighty.That was just a skirmish. The conflict between retail and professional investors today has extended well beyond “degen” traders active on Reddit and a few hard-charging hedge funds. Source link

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On June 30, 2026, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, BlackRock, BNY, DBS, OCBC, Standard Chartered, Google, Shopify, and more than 140 other companies have signed on to Open USD, a new US dollar-backed stablecoin initiative operated by Open Standard. The project is designed for powering global money movement and expected to go live later in 2026 and is designed to address several barriers businesses face when using stablecoins at scale: high minting and redemption costs, limited influence over issuer roadmaps, and the fact that most reserve economics accrue to the issuer rather than ecosystem participants. The initiative is led by Zach…

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A historic pivot toward computing power in China’s equity markets has created a stark divide, with top artificial intelligence-focused mutual funds outperforming traditional portfolios in returns by more than 200 percentage points during the first half of the year. The tech-heavy STAR 50 Index surged 64% as AI euphoria reshaped market hierarchies. The electronics sector eclipsed banks to become the largest in the Chinese mainland market by total capitalization.  You’ve accessed an article available only to subscribers VIEW OPTIONS Source link

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By Craig Manning July 2026 In 2025, private equity deals in the United States totaled a whopping $1.2 trillion in value, according to the financial data platform PitchBook. It was the second biggest year on record for private equity, trailing behind only the post-pandemic boom of 2021. The rise in private equity activity nationwide, combined with Traverse City’s growth as a business hub and entrepreneurial ecosystem, means one thing: Private equity firms are eyeing the northern Michigan market like never before – and acquiring businesses here in virtually every industry sector. Is this new type of attention good news or…

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Alternative investments – including private equity, private credit and hedge funds – sit outside the traditional listed universe. Their appeal lies in their ability to behave differently across market cycles, offering return streams that are less correlated with equities and bonds. This diversification can help smooth portfolio performance over time, while also providing access to sectors, strategies and opportunities not available in public markets. Yet for many investors, accessing these opportunities has historically been difficult. Minimum investment thresholds are often high, requiring substantial capital to build a diversified allocation across managers and strategies. At the same time, many alternative investments…

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