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HSBC UK has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up to 11bps for first-time buyers, home-movers, remortgage customers and buy-to-let landlords. The changes, which take effect from today (Wednesday 10 June 2026), include a number of reductions across the lender’s residential and buy-to-let product ranges. For first-time buyers, the two-year fixed rate at 60% LTV with no fee has been reduced by 7bps to 4.78%, with £250 cashback rising to £600 for energy efficient homes. The two-year 85% LTV no-fee product has been cut by 9bps to 4.93%, with £350 cashback increasing to £700 for energy efficient…

More than 100 leaders from Malaysia’s philanthropic, corporate, social impact and development sectors gathered at the Malaysia Philanthropy Conference 2026 to explore ways to strengthen collaboration and enhance the role of strategic giving in supporting national development goals. Held at Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur under the theme “Catalysing Collaborative Impact: Transforming Giving for National Development”, the conference brought together philanthropic foundations, corporate foundations, impact investors, Islamic social finance institutions, policymakers, researchers and civil society organisations. Organised by KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific together with MySDG Foundation and OSK Foundation in collaboration with the Malaysian Philanthropy Network, the conference focused…

YES Bank said it has taken additional security measures after detecting an unusual spike in transaction declines on certain Multi-Currency Prepaid Forex Cards issued in partnership with BookMyForex.In a regulatory filing to the National Stock Exchange of India and BSE under SEBI’s Listing Regulations, the bank said its fraud monitoring systems flagged a rise in declined transactions linked to specific Bank Identification Numbers (BINs). According to the bank, the unauthorised transactions were attempted at 15 merchants based in a Latin American country during the early hours of February 24, between 3:30 am and 8:30 am IST. The country in question…

Savvy Wealth, an AI-native registered investment advisor nearing $7 billion in client assets, plans to offer proprietary alternative investment strategy options on its platform in the third quarter of this year, Chief Investment Officer Anshul Sharma said on the sidelines of Wealth Management EDGE in Boca Raton, Fla.Sharma, who has already built out a proprietary traditional investment allocation for Savvy, is working with his team on an “institutional quality” alternative offering that will likely be focused on private markets.“We’re still working through the design element there in terms of what we can do and what’s possible,” Sharma said. “We want a…

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India’s high-net-worth investors aren’t just asking about stocks anymore. At the ET Alpha Wealth Summit, a clear message emerged from the country’s top wealth managers: the appetite for diversification, across asset classes and geographies, is deepening, and the industry is rapidly building the infrastructure to match it.The panel discussion was on ‘Global or Local? The New Allocation Reality’. Lakshmi Iyer, Group President, Investments, MD & CEO, Bajaj Alternate Investment Management Limited, Rahul Jain, President & Head, Nuvama Wealth, Devina Mehra, Founder & CMD, First Global and Sid Swaminathan, MD & CEO, JioBlackRock Asset Management Company, took part in the discussion…

Aldermore has expanded its buy-to-let range with the launch of two new 2-year fixed limited edition products, giving brokers and their landlord clients more choice across both single residential investment properties and multi-property residential portfolios. The new rates are available immediately to new customers. For individuals and companies with single residential investment properties, Aldermore has introduced a 2-year fixed limited edition product at 75% LTV with a zero fee, priced at 6.14%. For those with multi-property residential investment portfolios, a similar 2-year fixed limited edition option is also available at 75% LTV with a zero fee, this time…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…

Manavinder Singh built his journey through aviation, his deep connection with the Himalayas and a belief that luxury should be about quality of life, not just property ownership. That vision led to Auramah Valley, now recognized as one of the largest luxury real estate developments in Himachal Pradesh and an exclusive invite-only elite community that reflects a more thoughtful and experience-driven approach to modern hill living in India.In India’s premium housing market, the difference between a developer who builds homes and one who builds communities is wider than it appears. Manavinder Singh has spent much of his entrepreneurial journey building…

According to rates from the Zillow lender marketplace, fixed and adjustable rates are moving lower compared to yesterday. The current 30-year fixed rate fell by 1 basis point to 6.35%, the 15-year fixed rate fell by 7 basis points to 5.78%, and the 5/1 ARM fell by 6 basis points to 6.30%. Read more: Weekly survey of mortgage lenders with the lowest rates: Leaders price in the low 6% range Today’s mortgage rates Here are the current mortgage rates today, Saturday, June 13, 2026, according to the latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 6.35% 20-year fixed: 6.10% 15-year fixed: 5.78% 5/1…