How Manulife is managing costs Just as they emphasize value in their investment products, Bankay and Wernic explain that their firm is seeking to bring costs down wherever possible. Bankay explains that Manulife’s ETF team has rolled out a suite of ‘Smart ETFs’ which use systematic investment techniques driven by a quantitative model. More of […]
While semiliquid private credit funds continue to dominate headlines after experiencing heightened redemption requests over the past several quarters, industry insiders predict the trend will eventually spread to the private equity sector. However, they don’t view it as a bad thing, noting instead that individual investors will come to better understand how semiliquid funds work […]
Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll: Growing workloads, newly created positions and turnover are driving demand through year-end. OKLAHOMA CITY, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Employers are heading into the second half of 2026 with plans to hire, but many are still struggling to find the workers they need. A new Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey found […]
While provinces like Ontario and British Columbia have seen the median price for detached homes fall $200,000 or $300,000 from COVID-19-era peaks, New Brunswick and it’s top-value Moncton market have continued to grow. According to the Greater Moncton Residential Real Estate Board, the median price for detached homes sold in June was $394,200, down 4.8 […]
Just days after the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation became fully applicable on July 1, the European Parliament called on the European Commission to identify gaps in the current crypto rulebook and assess whether further regulation is needed. For brokers and institutional firms, it signals that areas currently outside MiCA are likely to receive greater regulatory […]
The Los Angeles office market has shown measurable signs of recovery in recent months, but Downtown L.A. just suffered another high-profile setback. In a further extension of the larger flight-to-quality trend, accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is set to relocate from Downtown L.A. to Century City when its current lease expires in 2028, according to the […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to influence a part of commerce that has traditionally belonged to consumers: choosing how to pay. For years, Pay Later providers competed for attention at checkout through marketing, merchant placement and promotional financing. New PYMNTS Intelligence research with Splitit suggests that if AI shopping assistants become responsible for recommending financing […]
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Euro zone government bond yields climbed to their highest levels in nearly a month on Wednesday as a sharp jump in oil prices heightened inflation concerns and prompted investors to increase bets on further interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank, according to Reuters. Germany’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose 5 basis points […]
The wheat complex found late session strength on Tuesday. Chicago SRW contracts were 3 ¼ to 7 ¼ cents in the green on the day. KC HRW futures were 1 ¼ to 4 ¾ cents higher at the close. MPLS spring wheat was up 1 ¼ to 4 ½ cents in most contracts, as nearby […]