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PETALING JAYA: Maybank Islamic Bhd has launched its Maybank Islamic Nadi Mastercard Credit Card-i, its new syariah- compliant credit card that offers Malaysians a simple and inclusive financial solution, designed to support everyday financial needs.In a statement, Maybank Islamic said the launch comes as more Malaysians seek practical and affordable financial solutions that are easy to understand and aligned with their needs and values.“Nadi Mastercard Credit Card-i reflects this shift by making access to credit more straightforward, predictable and accessible.“Drawing on the bank’s position as Malaysia’s largest credit card issuer, the Maybank Islamic Nadi Mastercard Credit Card-i features non-compounding charges,…

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Leading independent publishing company PRESCRIPTION SONGS is pleased to announce the signing of platinum-selling artist and songwriter Quinn XCII (pronounced Ninety-Two). Quinn XCII was brought into the company by Prescription Songs A&Rs Christian Conant and Brooke Webster. Quinn XCII, born Mikael Temrowski, is an artist who has carved out a distinctive lane with his infectious blend of pop, alternative, and genre-bending storytelling–delivered with heart, humor, and unmistakable charm. To date, Quinn XCII has amassed over four billion global streams, earned multiple Platinum singles including “Straightjacket,” “Kings of Summer,” and “Love…

NEW YORK, July 07, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 38 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Provident Funding Mortgage Trust 2026-3 (PFMT 2026-3). Provident Funding Mortgage Trust 2026-3 (PFMT 2026-3) is an RMBS transaction comprising 749 agency-eligible, conforming mortgage loans with an aggregate stated principal balance of approximately $335.1 million as of the July 1, 2026 cut-off date. The underlying collateral consists of fully amortizing, mostly 30-year fixed-rate mortgages originated under the general QM designation. The pool is characterized by a weighted average (WA) original loan-to-value (LTV) of 71.4%, a WA original combined LTV (CLTV) of 71.6% and a…

The CFTC sued a North Carolina commodity pool operator and an executive who had solicited investments for the fund, alleging they defrauded investors out of more than $14 million through false claims about profitable trading.Trevor Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC violated federal commodities laws by operating an unregistered investment pool from March 2022 through February 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in a complaint in the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina announced Tuesday.Vernon allegedly told at least 60 investors that his fund consistently outperformed major stock indexes when his trading of … Source…

IGM Financial recorded $343.3 billion in assets under management and advisement as of June 30, a record high and up 20.9% from the same time last year, the firm reported Tuesday. Total net inflows were $609 million, up from net inflows of $330 million in June 2025. Investment fund net sales came in at $356 million while managed asset net sales reached $528 million. IG Wealth Management had $176.6 billion in assets under advisement and recorded $206 million in investment fund net sales. Meanwhile, Mackenzie Investments had $268.8 billion in assets under management and recorded $150 million in investment fund…

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:…

Housing Secretary Steve Reed has taken a swipe at buy-to-let landlords by insisting that public money should be redirected from subsidising private rents to funding new homes.He told Lloyds Banking Group’s Social Housing Forum that decades of right-to-buy without replacing sold council homes had increased reliance on the PRS, leading to higher housing benefit spending.“Taxpayers pay tens of billions in benefits to subsidise private landlords to rent out homes that taxpayers also paid to build,” said Reed. “Today, over four in ten homes sold under right-to-buy are rented out privately. That’s the same home now rented out to tenants at…

(Kitco News) – Not only has gold surpassed U.S. Treasuries to become the world’s top central bank reserve asset, but the recent global energy crisis provoked by the war in Iran has proven the precious metal’s worth as an important source of liquidity, and according to one market executive, the yellow metal’s evolution is just beginning.In an interview with Kitco News, Kurt Hemecker, CEO of Gold Token SA, the tokenization arm of MKS PAMP, said digital gold has the potential to transform bullion from a largely static reserve asset into a far more liquid financial instrument that can be traded…

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Warren County has increased value in both the Real and Personal Property Tax Rolls. Each year Warren County Tax Assessor Ben Luckett is required by state law to present the tax rolls to the Board of Supervisors on the first Monday in July. Luckett did that at the regular BOS meeting held Monday, July 6. The Tax Assessors office has completed the Real and Personal Property Tax Rolls and found the 2026 values. The total assessed value of the 2026 Real Property Tax Roll was $423,149, 672. This an increase over the 2025 value of $367,041,158. The difference…

Despite the steep correction and increased volatility, gold remains one of the best-performing assets over the last 12 months.It feels like gold has tanked this year, but the yellow metal was only down about 7 percent through the first six months of 2026. The sharp price rally to kick off the year exacerbated the scope of the ensuing correction. Gold is down about 28 percent from its record highs.100 Gram Gold Bar (Brand our Choice)Price & BuyGold started the year with a bang, hitting 12 all-time highs and pushing above $5,000 an ounce in January. After a brief spike at…