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Investing in newly-listed companies can give investors early access to businesses with the potential for strong long-term growth. However, capturing these opportunities is not easy for retail investors. Identifying fundamentally-sound companies, securing allotment in often oversubscribed IPOs and staying invested through the inevitable volatility can be challenging.The Edelweiss Recently Listed IPO Fund (ERLIF) seeks to address these challenges by investing in a curated portfolio of recently-listed companies through disciplined stock selection and long-term portfolio construction. Launched as the close-ended Edelweiss Maiden Opportunities Fund – Series 1 in 2018, the scheme was converted into an open-ended fund and renamed in June…

France: French savers’ commitments to social investments grow by 15% French savers had €34bn invested in social impact finance products as of the end of 2025, a 15% increase year on year, according to the Social Impact Finance Barometer published today by FAIR, a membership body for the social finance sector, and La Croix newspaper. Figures include investments by French savers in non-listed social economy organisations, what the French often refer to as ‘solidarity-based finance’. Over half of it is invested through social employee saving schemes, called ‘90/10 solidarity funds’ that allocate between 5 and 10% of their assets to…

Australian wheat prices softened in June, tracking favorable weather conditions across most cropping regions and bearishness from a weaker currency, but levels remain too expensive compared with the Black Sea and Canada, where large, upcoming harvests have added further bearishness to regional buying ideas. Rains continue to reshape new crop expectations despite El Nino forecast Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, assessed Australian Premium White wheat at $273/metric ton June 30, down $9/mt since the start of the month June 2, while Australian Standard White fell $6/mt to $268/mt during the same period. Prices softened throughout much of June as…

By Nora Whitfield, ad hoc news B2B & Pro Desk. Reviewed July 04, 2026, 7:29 PM ET. Details in the imprint.The Wuyue Plaza retail complexes from Seazen feel busy even on a weekday morning, with escalators humming and the smell of fresh scallion pancakes drifting up from the food court. Staff at a tenant fashion store roll out new stock under bright LED lighting while a digital billboard loops promos for upcoming community events.Nationwide mall network productWuyue Plaza is Seazen’s branded shopping center product line, a portfolio of large-scale malls positioned as one-stop community hubs across mainland China. Each Plaza…

Coller Capital anchored a $250 million continuation vehicle for Behrman Capital’s portfolio company, while Nuveen closed a $546 million preferred equity investment in a Western U.S wind and transmission project developed by Pattern Energy. Elsewhere, asset manager Alterra raised nearly $140 million across three strategies, private equity activity spanned sectors including healthcare, aerospace, and insurance brokerage, while credit and hybrid deals backed energy infrastructure and restaurant financing, and real estate deals touched multifamily, office, and hospitality assets. Read on for all 22 deals and funds. Source link

The specialist buy-to-let (BTL) and bridging lender said the enhanced offer now applies across purchase and remortgage business within its single unit, multi-unit and specialist ranges. Quantum Mortgages has expanded its cashback proposition to include purchase applications, following the launch of its remortgage cashback range last month. The specialist buy-to-let (BTL) and bridging lender said the enhanced offer now applies across purchase and remortgage business within its single unit, multi-unit and specialist ranges. Under the proposition, borrowers will receive cashback worth 1% of the net loan amount within two weeks of completion. Payments start at a minimum of £1,000 and…

Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) moved back into focus after leading a rally in Australian gold stocks, as rebounding gold prices, a softer US dollar and expectations of easier global interest rates lifted sector sentiment. See our latest analysis for Evolution Mining. That rally comes after a mixed few months for Evolution Mining, with a 1-day share price return of 8.83% and a 7-day share price return of 4.82% contrasting with a modest 90-day share price decline of 1.54%. The 1-year total shareholder return of 68.42% and very large 3-year total shareholder return suggest longer term momentum remains strong. If this move…

LAHORE: In a major initiative of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to facilitate deserving families and restore dilapidated houses, an important meeting on the expansion of the “Apni Chhat Apna Ghar” programme was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Bilal Yasin. President of the Bank of Punjab, Zafar Masud, Secretary Housing Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, and Director General PHATA, Sikandar Zeeshan, briefed the meeting on the framework of the expanded programme. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Bilal Yasin said that under the programme, interest-free, affordable loans would be provided through a transparent mechanism. Eligible applicants…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government to explain what he described as the omission of public expenditure equivalent to two per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from recent budgets, following a reported observation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the IMF’s disclosure, coming amid the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), raised serious concerns about transparency and accountability in public finance management.…

Business TRADING on the Nigerian stock market closed bullish on Friday, ending the week with N3.156 trillion gain for investors. This was driven by renewed investor interest in banking, telecommunications as well as oil and gas stocks. The market capitalisation closed at N147,102 trillion from an opening of N143.946 trillion, representing a 2.19 per cent gain. Similarly, the All-Share Index gained by 2.19 per cent or 4,918.37 points from 224,321.97 to 229,240.34. While the market’s Year-to-Date (YTD) return improved to 47.31 per cent, the market breadth closed positive, recording 39 gainers and 14 losers. Airtel Africa, The Initiates, Omatek Ventures,…