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Edelweiss Aggressive Hybrid Fund has established itself as one of the consistent performers in the aggressive hybrid fund category. Since becoming eligible for bl.portfolio’s Star Track ratings, the scheme has maintained either a four-star or five-star rating across the last three editions. Currently, it holds a four-star rating under our framework. Over the past seven years, it has delivered a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.4 per cent, comfortably ahead of the category average of 12.5 per cent.A distinguishing feature of the fund is its factor-driven investment framework. Key portfolio characteristics include maintaining equity exposure largely in the 70-75…

Anton OrlichThe California Public Employees’ Retirement System announced Thursday that it will promote Anton Orlich to oversee the pension funds alternative investments in the role of deputy CIO for private markets, after serving as the pension fund’s director of private equity since 2022. Orlich succeeds Daniel Booth, who stepped down from his role in October 2025. Orlich will oversee all of CalPERS alternative investment programs, including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure and other programs. Additionally, to lead the fund’s transition to a total portfolio approach, CalPERS has tapped Derek Walker, head of research and total fund management at…

20/11/2024 – Permalink Related topics: Democracy / Highways, transport and environmental maintenancePothole repairs being carried out near AdcoteLatest figures show that the average cost to Shropshire Council of repairing a pothole has fallen by 66% in the past four years, and is now below the national average – as well as a big fall in the number of defects on A and B roads.The figures are revealed in a report to Shropshire Council’s Cabinet today (20 November 2024) that highlights the value of Shropshire Council’s new hybrid ‘mixed economy’ model of highways maintenance. This model sees some work being carried…

Altcoin SIREN was trading at $0.1442, down 70.87%% from a day earlier. On-chain analyst EmberCN said an address suspected of being part of a manipulation scheme sold 118 million tokens and secured 18 million Tether (USDT). Because SIREN is not listed on domestic won-denominated exchanges, potential losses for South Korean investors are expected to be limited. Forecast Trend Report by PeriodSee more mid- to long-term trend analysisPhoto: CoinMarketCap Altcoin SIREN tumbled sharply in intraday trading. As of 5:35 p.m. in Seoul on June 13, the token was trading at $0.1442, down 70.87% from a day earlier, according to CoinMarketCap. On-chain…

Remixpoint continues expanding its cryptocurrency treasury strategy, with $XRP emerging as one of its most significant holdings alongside Bitcoin, Solana, and Dogecoin. The company expects its digital asset management business to remain a major revenue contributor through fiscal 2027, reflecting growing confidence in crypto-related operations. $XRP is gaining a larger role within Remixpoint’s portfolio, highlighting the firm’s broader commitment to digital assets as long-term treasury instruments. Remixpoint continues to strengthen its position in the digital asset sector as the Japanese company increases its exposure to cryptocurrencies and integrates them more deeply into its business model. While the firm first attracted…

by BRIAN ORUTASaturday June 13, 2026 Somalia is accelerating its push to strengthen economic growth and regional competitiveness through expanded infrastructure development and public investment, with new projects in Hirshabelle State marking a key milestone in the country’s reconstruction agenda. In Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle State, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Hirshabelle President Ali Abdullahi Hussein, widely known as Ali Guudlaawe, inaugurated several major projects aimed at boosting connectivity, improving governance and supporting job creation. The developments include Villa Hirshabelle, new headquarters for the Ministries of Education and Finance, and three strategic roads—Horseed Road, Hanti-wadaag Road and Jowhar-Bile Road—designed…

Update: Scottish Mortgage (SMT) shares rallied 5% after bullish SpaceX investors shook off a warning from fund manager Tom Slater of the potential for volatility in Elon Musk’s company heading for a record $1.77trn (£1.3trn) flotation this afternoon.   Shares in the £15.9bn Baillie Gifford flagship advanced 68.5p to £14.94 before slipping to close at £14.77, up 3.6%, after SpaceX cheered markets with confirmation it had raised $75bn from its initial public offer. The IPO was more than three times oversubscribed with $250bn of applications to buy the shares. UK investors bought £271m of SpaceX shares with 61% receiving their…

Professor Robin Mason joined the University of Birmingham in March 2016, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International). Robin moved to Birmingham after seven years at the University of Exeter, where he was first Professor of Economics, then appointed Dean of the University’s Business School in 2011, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean in 2015. He had previously been the Eric Roll Professor of Economics and Head of Economics at the University of Southampton. His first degree is in Natural Sciences; after a stint working in finance, he returned to Cambridge to do his PhD in Economics. He was a Prize Research Fellow at Nuffield…

A new apartment block can be built on a “shabby” car park in Beeston after councillors gave the reluctant go-ahead.Developer Willmark Ltd submitted plans to Broxtowe Borough Council in February to build a set of eight one-bed apartments off Portland Street in the town centre.The patch of paved land falls behind 1A to 1D Willoughby Street and is currently used for informal parking, sandwiched between an office block and the Beeston Oasis Christian Centre.Now, the “scruffy” site will be used to build a new flat block, after proposals were approved by the borough council’s planning committee on Wednesday (June 10)…

Open this photo in gallery:A sign advertises a Bitcoin ATM at a gas station near Pasadena, in July, 2025.Mario Tama/Getty ImagesJohn Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods.Bitcoin has lost its raison d’être.Originally created in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis to hack central bank policy, it exploited the flaws of the easy-money era. But now that period is ending, its lifeblood is draining and it will return to whence it came.At the time of the crisis,…