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Voya Investment Management this week announced the launch of its new multi manager series of collective investment trusts (CITs) designed for defined contribution retirement plans, bringing together well-known managers within a single CIT structure. In a press release, Voya IM, the asset management business of Voya Financial, Inc., said V-ALT Multi-Manager Alternative Fixed Income and V-ALT Multi-Manager Alternative Equity will help reduce manager concentration risk and return dispersion while at the same time combining scale, investment expertise and differentiated strategies that are largely unavailable in traditional public-only portfolios. “The Voya Alt CITs were designed to balance the potential for enhanced investment…

The Committee on datasets for State Finance Commissions report will be released at an event organised by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj in New Delhi on Monday, according to a statement. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, will present the report in the presence of Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Manish Gupta, Associate Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), alongside senior officials and representatives from research institutions and policy organisations. Following the release, the Chief Economic Advisor will deliver a keynote address on the importance of data-driven policymaking and evidence-based fiscal…

BHP Group’s Canadian unit has recently signed rail transportation agreements with Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, securing dual access to move potash, metallurgical coal, and copper concentrates from the Jansen Potash Mine and other operations to West Coast export terminals. This expansion of logistics capacity complements BHP’s increasing emphasis on copper and potash, reinforcing its role as a key supplier of materials tied to electrification and agricultural demand. We’ll now examine how BHP’s new dual rail agreements for Jansen potash may influence the company’s broader investment narrative. The future of work is here. Discover the 33 top…

Key Insights: The HKMA launched an expert group to accelerate the adoption of tokenized bonds in Hong Kong. HKMA wants clearer rules and stronger systems for wider bond tokenization. Hong Kong is building on earlier digital bonds worth billions of Hong Kong dollars. Hong Kong has formed a new expert group to advance tokenized bonds, bringing global banks and digital asset firms into its fixed-income strategy. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said the group will study rules, market standards, and infrastructure needed for wider issuance. Members include JPMorgan Securities, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS, Ant Digital, HashKey Group, and several…

President Trump told the world on June 5 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might be worth a cool $1 trillion combined. The market briefly believed him, then thought better of it. Shares of Fannie Mae (FNMA) jumped as much as 10% in early trading on the over-the-counter market. Freddie Mac (FMCC) wasn’t far behind, climbing nearly 9.7%. By midday, though, most of those gains had evaporated as analysts started doing what analysts do: running the actual numbers. The gap between rhetoric and reality Wall Street’s consensus estimate for the combined fair value of these two mortgage finance behemoths sits…

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The Intermediary  ·  https://theintermediary.co.uk/2026/06/paragon-bank-cuts-btl-mortgage-rates-by-0-20/ Paragon Bank has cut rates by 0.20% across its buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage range.  2-year and 5-year fixed rates now start from 3.55% for properties with energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings of A-C.  Rates are available up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV) for purchase and remortgage. Landlords can choose from several fee options, including nil, 3%, 4%, 5% or a flat £3,995 fee. For homes with lower energy efficiency, rates are 0.05% higher. 5-year fixed rates at 75% LTV start from 4.75% on Paragon’s green mortgage products for single self-contained properties.  News Briefings Rates have also been reduced…

Sponsored by Aon Risk Solutions. Independently conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Published May 2026. The 2026 Intangible versus Tangible Risks Comparison Report is based on insights from 2,487 risk, cyber and finance professionals across regions, industries and organization sizes worldwide. The research confirms that information assets – data, IP, models and digital infrastructure – now slightly exceed the value of traditional physical assets on corporate balance sheets, and that the financial impact of a major information asset loss is, on average, higher than that of a comparable physical asset loss. “Data is the foundation, and AI sits below that, feeding…

The Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is a SEBI-regulated electronic fundraising platform that enables Not-for-Profit Organisations (NPOs) and For-Profit Social Enterprises (FPEs) to register and raise capital through India’s recognised stock exchanges — the NSE and BSE. Launched following the Union Budget 2019–20, the SSE bridges the financing gap between impact investors and social enterprises working on India’s most pressing development challenges.Introduction: Why India Created a Social Stock ExchangeIndia is on a mission to become a USD 5 trillion economy — yet millions of its citizens remain underserved. While corporate CSR funds and government grants have long been the primary lifeline…

Posted on: June 6, 2026, 01:49h.  Last updated on: June 6, 2026, 01:49h. The gaming stock is joining the widely followed small-cap gauge The stock more than doubled over the past year It’s actually a mid-cap stock as its market value is $6.08 billion Shares of Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) rallied in after-hours trading Friday, gaining more than 5% on news the gaming stock will be included in a widely followed index of small-cap equities. The Rush Street Interactive corporate logo. The stock is joining the S&P SmallCap 600 Index on June 22. (Image: Rush Street Interactive) After the…