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CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The specialist buy-to-let lender has cut rates by up to 25bps across short-term let products and by up to 10bps across its limited edition buy-to-let range. Limited edition rates for single dwelling properties now start from 2.85%, while rates for HMO and MUFB properties with up to six bedrooms or units start from 2.95%. Rates for short-term let properties, including holiday lets and serviced accommodation apartments, now start from 3.46%. The products are available to individual and limited company landlords, with a choice of fee options.…

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SoFi Technologies’ (SOFI) $1.5 billion share offering is controversial but will generate significant capital for the company. SoFi Technologies’ Q3 2025 net income more than doubled year-over-year to $139.392 million. Don’t assume that SOFI stock will get to $50 in 2026, but it’s not a bad idea to hold a few shares. A recent study identified one single habit that doubled Americans’ retirement savings and moved retirement from dream, to reality. Read more here. Anthony Noto, the CEO of fintech firm SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI), envisions scaling SoFi into a trillion-dollar company. From introducing technology-enabled personal finance “smart cards” to facilitating…

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For many of those growing up in the early 2000s, collecting and trading Pokemon cards in schools, slipped in between notebooks, was a big part of childhood. What was once a childhood hobby has now turned into a million-dollar business, with Pokemon cards being auctioned for lakhs, sometimes crores, in international markets. That kind of money has now attracted criminals, with several countries, from the US to Hong Kong, seeing a series of smash-and-grab robberies.Now, those who haven’t followed Pokemon must be wondering what the craze is all about. Pokemon, short for pocket monsters, first became popular in Japan in…

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Published Sat, Apr 25, 2026 · 01:37 PM[NEW YORK] Hedge fund veteran Ricky Sandler is shuttering Eminence Capital and returning investor cash after a 27-year run, telling clients it has not performed well enough in recent years to keep operating.In a letter to investors, Sandler said that poor returns, the high cost of retaining talent and spending needed to build out necessary infrastructure made it untenable to continue on.“Over the last few years, it has become increasingly difficult to apply our rigorous bottom-up investment process to rapidly shifting market conditions and an evolving market structure,” Sandler wrote. “We believe that…

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Darlington Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.50% across its buy-to-let (BTL), residential and specialist mortgage ranges.  The changes are aimed at supporting brokers working with landlords, first-time buyers (FTBs) and clients with more complex income.  The 5-year fixed-rate standard BTL product at 80% loan-to-value (LTV) is now 5.49%, down from 5.99% – a reduction of 0.50%.  Residential products have also seen reductions, including the 2-year fixed-rate at 80% LTV, now at 5.29%, down by 0.25%. Specialist residential rates have been reduced by up to 0.30% for borrowers with complex income, including those on visas or with non-standard…

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Quarterly Earnings Trend Shows Clear Uptrend The latest quarter saw a notable rise in the proportion of companies delivering positive results, climbing to 63.0% from 46.0% in December 2025, 44.0% in September 2025, and 42.0% in June 2025. This steady improvement over four consecutive quarters underscores a strengthening earnings momentum across sectors and market capitalisations. Mid cap companies have been the standout performers, with 78.0% reporting positive results, followed by small caps at 63.0%. Large caps, while still showing resilience, lagged behind with 53.0% positive results, reflecting a more cautious recovery among the market’s heavyweight constituents. Sectoral and Market Cap…

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Hiring activity this week spanned private equity firms, alternative asset managers, and wealth managers, with firms adding headcount in investor relations and venture capital as well as broadening their investment capabilities. In private equity, EQT tapped USS veteran Teia Merring for a client-facing role, while Partners Capital made a hire focused on venture capital. At ICG, internal promotions centered on the European investment team. Read on for all 39 moves. Investors Credit Variant Investments, an SEC-registered private credit investment manager with $2.6 billion in assets under management, welcomed Qing Fan to the firm as senior vice president of capital markets,…

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NEW DELHI: Institutional activity, in Indian equities is expected to be driven mainly by global news flows in coming days, with developments in US-Iran negotiations remaining a key monitorable due to their potential impact on geopolitical stability and global energy markets, experts said on Saturday.Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continues to offload Indian equities. It remained net sellers during last week as it sold Rs 171.4 billion based on provisional exchange data.“On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) provided strong support to the market, emerging as net buyers during last week with investments totalling Rs 97.8 billion based on provisional…

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