Across five of the six provinces studied, small-scale individual investors, those owning five properties or fewer, held the largest share of assessed value among rental properties. Their share ranged from 35.9% in Nova Scotia to 57.1% in Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia was the exception, where institutional investors, primarily real estate investment trusts, pension funds, […]
Jensen Huang says his software engineers love how AI is changing their role. “These agentic systems are new skills, and now we have a lot of software engineers building agents,” the Nvidia CEO said in an interview published by the company on Wednesday. “If you ask me, every one of my software engineers prefers to […]
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Minutes Welcome / introductions The Chair welcomed the Group and those present as part of the observers’ programme. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion DE&I remains a priority for the Bank of England and the Group, ensuring that the initiatives which are in place receive continued support. The Group discussed differences in flexible working policies between individual […]
There are just a couple of expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. They are for EUR/USD at the 1.1400 and 1.1460 levels. The expiries don’t tie to any technical significance, so their impact should be relatively muted for the most part. The ones at the 1.1400 level though […]
How are advisors and investors looking at opportunities within model portfolios these days? Well, recent research seems to suggest that model portfolios in the U.S. are certainly picking up steam. Key Takeaways: Model portfolios are picking up a significant amount of assets in early 2026, with Morningstar finding that third-party model portfolios are seeing assets […]
Typical Home-Flipping Returns Rise to 25.4 Percent in Q1 2026; Flipping Activity Increases Quarter-Over-Quarter IRVINE, Calif. – June 18, 2026 — ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, today released its Q1 2026 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 64,348 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped in the […]
Figures Don’t Always Tell the Whole Story Good news from investment consultancy bfinance – the ‘turbulent twenties’ are bringing a new wave of price reductions in active asset management. The headline figures include a 13% drop in global emerging market equity management fees since 2022, a 12% reduction in European high-yield credit management fees over […]
A further 71% say they would not consider turning to them at all. When ranked for credibility, professional financial advisors led every category at 60%, ahead of family members at 49%, bank staff at 37%, and friends at 32%. “When it comes to protecting their financial future, Canadians are making it clear that they still value […]
What is the Current Home Flipping Rate in the U.S.? In the first quarter of 2026, home flipping activity remained below prior-year levels while investor profit margins improved modestly. Total flips: 64,348 single-family homes and condos flipped Quarter-over-Quarter trend: Down from 69,711 flipped homes in Q4 2025 Year-over-Year trend: Down from 70,579 flipped homes in […]