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BlackRock Canada announces July 2026 monthly cash distributions for iShares ETFs.BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited announced the July 2026 cash distributions for various iShares ETFs listed on the TSX and Cboe Canada. Unitholders of record on July 28, 2026, will receive payments on July 31, 2026, with distribution amounts… Source link

Read: 2 min Social enterprises are becoming an increasingly important part of Canada’s economy. In Winnipeg, Diversity Food Services provides meaningful employment and career development for marginalized individuals while also serving as the main food provider for the University of Winnipeg. Halifax has Hope Blooms, an organization that engages at-risk youth in urban organic farming. It creates salad dressings and herbal teas and uses the proceeds to fund post-secondary scholarships for their youth participants. ⁠And Vancouverites can eat at Coastal Eden Café, which provides jobs and an inclusive space for those facing barriers to the workforce. All of these are…

Key takeaways Buy-to-let lending is expected to recover gradually through 2026 and 2027 Mortgage rates are easing but remain the single biggest risk factor for landlords Rental demand continues to underpin investor activity across most of the UK Regional markets in the North and Midlands are offering the strongest yields Regulatory costs remain a significant challenge, particularly for smaller operators Buy-to-let lending in the UK is entering a period of gradual recovery after two years shaped by elevated borrowing costs, regulatory change and subdued investor activity. For professional landlords and portfolio investors, understanding the direction of the market and the…

There are alarm bells ringing that mortgage rates are going back to 7%.I’m seeing articles, I’m hearing from housing doomers.Everyone seems to think mortgage rates are going much, much higher.But then you look at a prediction market website, and the odds of a rate even above 6.9% this year is super low.It seems like a headscratcher, but then you remember rates have already climbed a ton and could be at the top of their range. So Close, Yet So Far Away From 7% Mortgage RatesI brought this up earlier this month. That despite all that’s going on, mortgage rates might…

This article was written byFollowLeo Nelissen is a macro-focused equity strategist and long-term investor with more than a decade of experience on Seeking Alpha, where he has built a following of over 50,000 readers. His work combines big-picture macro analysis, geopolitical insight, and bottom-up research to identify high-quality businesses and long-term investment opportunities. He is the founder of Main Street Alpha, a Seeking Alpha Investing Group focused on macro strategy, real portfolios, dividend investing, and disciplined capital allocation for long-term investors.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of UNP, ODFL either through stock ownership, options, or…

Founded in 1881, Thomas Cook (India) is one of the country’s largest omnichannel travel services companies, with businesses spanning foreign exchange, leisure travel, corporate travel, MICE, visa services and hospitality. The Thomas Cook India Group operates across 28 countries and includes brands such as SOTC Travel, Sterling Holiday Resorts, SITA, Desert Adventures and Asian Trails, among others. The company is promoted by Fairfax Financial Holdings through Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) Limited and continues to expand its portfolio of travel and financial services alongside India’s growing appetite for international travel. Source link

An appraiser and friend in California shared this Instagram Reel of a North Carolina agent making the rounds. She has decided to supersede North Carolina law by denying licensed appraisers access to inspect a property for a bank because they also hold an agent license, even though it is allowed by law. She feels it is a conflict of interest and decided it was her responsibility to force the lender to send another appraiser.“One thing you’ll never see me do is allow an appraiser who is also an actively competing real estate agent to appraise one of my listings if…

Artisan Partners, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its “Artisan Small Cap Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund reported strong absolute returns and modestly outperformed the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which gained 25.7%. Global equities rebounded as resilient US growth, moderating inflation, strong earnings and continued AI investment outweighed delayed rate cuts, rising bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty. Investor Class: ARTSX, Advisor Class: APDSX, and Institutional Class: APHSX returned 26.02%, 26.05%, and 26.11%, respectively, in the second quarter, compared to a 25.71% return for the index. Market leadership favored loss-making,…

OnePay launched personal loans up to $50,000 through a new partnership with Upgrade, the fintech lender announced on July 20, 2026. Customers can apply for loans ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 directly in the OnePay app, with annual percentage rates from 7.74% to 35.99% depending on eligibility. The fully integrated product allows OnePay users to check rates in minutes, receive and accept offers, and manage repayment without leaving the app. Customers who bank through OnePay may receive funds as soon as the same day, according to the company’s newsroom announcement. The partnership reflects a broader trend in fintech of embedding…

The lender has brought back its high income multiple proposition, which was last available in early June. The product is a two year discounted mortgage for house purchases at up to 80% LTV, priced at 5.59% with a £999 arrangement fee. Under the proposition, eligible borrowers who can demonstrate greater borrowing capacity may be able to borrow up to 6.5 times their income. Elsewhere in the range, the society has reduced selected rates for expat residential borrowers. A two year discounted mortgage at 90% LTV has been cut by 21 basis points to 5.69%, while the previous £1,499…