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8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Rathbones Group Plc (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Picton Property Income Limited (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with…

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This week’s batch of calls for public engagement includes two surveys about trees and shrubs, as well as an opportunity to give input on art along the Valley Line Southeast LRT.The City of Edmonton is gathering feedback until Aug. 4 for a new 10-year Urban Forest Management Plan, which will guide the management of all trees, shrubs, and vegetation within city limits, including on private and public property.The survey asks how the city can support Edmontonians in growing the tree canopy on private land and stewarding the urban forest. To help reach its goal of growing the urban tree canopy…

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White House furious over 50-year mortgage blowback White House officials show frustration towards Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, who talked President Trump into suggesting a 50-year mortgage plan. Politico reporter Cassandra Dumay joins LiveNOW’s Mike Pache with more insight. Most people who take out mortgages go with a 15 or 30-year term. But over the weekend, President Trump floated the idea of introducing a 50-year mortgage option for homebuyers, and William Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, said the administration was also actively evaluating assumable and portable mortgages.  All the ideas aim to address the same…

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Hello Rainmakers,A rum old selection of deals from around the country this week, and a timely jibe at private equity ownership in professional services from MHA’s charming CEO Rakesh Shaunak, and a funding round which attracted Steven Bartlett, Mark Zuckerberg, Claudia Schiffer, Maria Sharapova and will.i.am.This is free to all who have signed up, however Rainmakers subscribers get two unique pieces a week, and also full access to our back catalogue of investigations, scoops, and insights, including updates from The Secret Investor, interviews with entrepreneurs, and the leaders from VC and PE investors like Endless, Foresight, Mercia, and LDC.A marquee…

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According to the Zillow lender marketplace, the average 30-year fixed rate today, Friday, July 24, 2026, is 6.455%, down 5.9 basis points since yesterday. The 15-year fixed loan is currently at 6.301%, 11.4 basis points higher than yesterday. The 5/1 ARM is 6.223%, 11.3 basis points lower than on Thursday. Read more: Weekly survey of mortgage lenders with the lowest rates: Rates bubble higher Current mortgage rates Here are the current purchase rates, according to the latest Zillow data, for Friday, July 24, 2026: 30-year fixed: 6.455% 20-year fixed: 6.301% 15-year fixed: 5.94% 5/1 ARM: 6.223% 7/1 ARM: 6.213% 30-year VA:…

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While the industry spent the summer arguing about stablecoin reserves and DeFi certification schemes, the most consequential question in European crypto policy slipped in almost unnoticed. On May 20, 2026, the European Commission opened a targeted consultation on the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, and for the first time, Brussels is formally asking whether DLT-based prediction markets belong inside the EU rulebook, and if so, which one.The deadline was originally August 31. It has since been quietly pushed to September 30, 2026, according to the Commission’s consultation page. That extension is more than an administrative footnote. It is…

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