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Market volatility often forces investors to reassess their mutual fund choices, especially when deciding between categories that offer diversified exposure across market capitalisations. Two such categories—multicap and flexicap funds—have gained significant attention in recent years. While both invest across large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks, they differ in how fund managers allocate money across these segments.As markets remain volatile and investors look for the right mix of growth and stability, experts explain which of these two categories are positioned better in uncertain markets.Also Read | International funds top return charts, but overseas investment limits persist. Should you continue SIPs or explore…

Jamaican economist Dr Nadine McCloud, a member of Bank of Jamaica’s Monetary Policy Committee and a leading figure in Caribbean economic research, is among eight University of the West Indies (UWI) academics promoted to the rank of professor.  “Their appointments reflect excellence in scholarly work and sustained, practical contributions to fields spanning veterinary public health, econometrics, development economics, international relations, applied mathematics, clinical psychology, music, and psychiatry,” the university said in a statement on Monday.Professorship is the highest academic ranks at the university. Six of the eight newly appointed professors are women. McCloud, who is now Professor of Applied Econometrics at the…

MoneyGram has launched its own stablecoin as it builds its blockchain payments infrastructure.  The native U.S. dollar coin, MGUSD, is designed less for crypto natives than for people who need to move money but don’t have access to traditional financial services, MoneyGram said in a news release Tuesday (June 2). “The stablecoin market has largely focused on the asset itself. MoneyGram is taking a fundamentally different approach,” added Anthony Soohoo, the company’s CEO. “Starting with our distribution platform, we’re using stablecoin as a foundation to build future applications on our global network. MGUSD is the stablecoin we built for our…

(HedgeCo.Net) The alternative investment industry has spent years trying to solve one of its most important growth challenges: how to bring private equity, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, and other institutional-grade strategies to wealthy individual investors without recreating the operational complexity that made those products difficult to scale in the first place. Tokenization may be the missing infrastructure layer. A major structural shift is underway as asset managers, banks, fund administrators, transfer agents, custodians, and wealth platforms explore blockchain-based tokenization as a way to modernize the distribution of alternative investments. The opportunity is enormous. J.P. Morgan and Bain & Company…

There’s a lot happening in crypto right now, and one date keeps coming up: March 1. Some investors are wondering if that could mark the beginning of the next altcoin rally.The reason? Major regulatory movement in Washington.March 1 Could Be a Turning PointThe White House has set a March 1 deadline to resolve the stablecoin rewards dispute that has been holding up the broader crypto market structure bill, often called the Clarity Act.This bill aims to create clearer rules for crypto in the United States. And clarity is something the market has lacked for years.According to prediction markets, there is…

Summary The unemployment rate sits at 4.3% and job gains have exceeded expectations, yet many Americans report struggling to land new positions. One factor is AI tools that enable candidates to submit hundreds of applications quickly, intensifying competition. In addition, federal workforce cuts have added more candidates to an already crowded labor market. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. On paper, the job market looks pretty darn good. The 4.3% unemployment rate is below both the 10-year average of 4.6% and the 50-year average of 6.1%. For the second month in a row, the official government tally of…

The tech stack feels stable, but four shifts are putting infrastructure under strain The tech stack is being redesigned in place. Infrastructure is concentrating and diversifying at the same time. Discovery is shifting from human search to agent mediation. Trust models are under regulatory and technological pressure. Interfaces are consolidating around mobile even as spatial and quantum layers advance in parallel. These shifts are embedding new dependencies across the tech stack. Systems continue to function but become more complex to coordinate and more difficult to change. This is why the stack can feel stable even as constraints are building beneath…

A new international study examining the use of digital technology, data and artificial intelligence in women’s football has found that while clubs are ambitious and increasingly embracing innovation, many remain constrained by limited resources, fragmented systems and underdeveloped fan data infrastructure. The snapSHOT 2026 report from Ready Sport Global draws on interviews conducted over four months with 27 professional and semi-professional women’s football clubs and two leagues across 16 countries, including Ireland. The research provides one of the most detailed examinations to date of the digital maturity of the women’s game. The report concludes that women’s football is entering a…

The stock market continues pushing toward record highs, with software stocks, gold, real estate, and major indexes all performing strongly. Yet one analyst argues that crypto may still offer some of the biggest upside opportunities in the market today.In a recent video, the analyst explained that the real opportunity lies in projects that already have clear utility and growing adoption. As AI agents, tokenization, and decentralized finance expand, several crypto assets could see much stronger growth than traditional stocks.Here are the five coins projected in the analysis.Bitcoin: AI Could Become the Next CatalystThe analyst noted that many investors think Bitcoin’s…

Tuesday, 2 June 2026 11:23 By ARN News Staff File Photo Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre has announced a rent freeze for all residential, commercial and industrial tenants until further notice. In a post on social media platform X, the authority said any tenants with new contracts for previously rented unit will receive the same fee as the preceding contract. It said renewals “will be processed at a 0 per cent increase for the duration of the measure”. Your rent stays the same.A temporary measure is in effect across Abu Dhabi. All residential, commercial, and industrial tenancy contract renewals will…