Japan’s FX reserve account logs $31 billion surplus in FY2025

Cryptocurrencies have become an appealing opportunity for investors with medium-to-high risk tolerance. They are largely speculative, but emerging markets and new use cases are helping to realize their full utility. The crypto market is no stranger to intense volatility, making it a risky investment that can work for or against your portfolio. One way you…

BGY Wealth Management, the Québec-based team operating under iA Private Wealth, built its practice on a staffing model that runs against the industry norm.   Rather than measuring success by sales volume or referral targets, the 38-person firm assigns multiple professionals to every qualifying household, usually pairing a portfolio manager with an accountant or tax-planning specialist.   “Every portfolio…

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GB Bank has completed a £33 million bridging finance facility secured against a mixed-use London property portfolio, delivering the funding within seven days to meet an exchange deadline. Working with broker SHC Capital, the lender provided an initial facility against an unencumbered portfolio of income-producing assets. The borrower, an established property investor with more than…

The U.S. homeownership rate remains at a plateau, holding at 65.0% in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest data from the the Housing Vacancy Survey. The homeownership rate was unchanged from a year ago, and not statistically different than the rate in the first quarter of 2026 (65.3%), the U.S. Census…

&Partners, a St. Louis-based hybrid broker/dealer launched by David Kowach, the former president and CEO of Wells Fargo Advisors, has recruited another team from Kowach’s former firm. This time, &Partners has added 32 North Wealth, a Meridian, Miss.-based practice with $1.8 billion in pre-hire assets under management. The team is led by founders Wade Sims,…