Visa has announced plans to formally enter the Syrian market, following an agreement with the country’s central bank to build a modern digital payments ecosystem. 🔑 Key Developments 🏛️ Geopolitical & Economic Context 📌 What This Means for the Region Visa’s entry signals: As digital payments expand across emerging markets, Syria may soon undergo one...
A closer look at how the new investment program may shape the future of wealth-building in the U.S. As part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the U.S. Treasury is preparing to launch “Trump Accounts”—a new nationwide investment account for all children born 2025–2028. While details are still emerging, financial planners say...
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Stafford Capital Partners has consolidated assets from three of its SIT timberland funds into a new $1.2 billion perpetual vehicle — the Stafford International Timberland Continuation Fund — reflecting strong institutional appetite for timber as a strategic, yield-generating asset class. 📌 Key Highlights 📌 Strategic ContextContinuation funds are increasingly used to retain high-performing assets while...
The Bank of England is rolling out a system-wide stress test to assess how the $16 trillion global private equity and private credit markets would respond to a major financial shock — marking the most extensive review of private markets ever undertaken by the BoE. 📌 Key Points 📌 Who’s Participating?Apollo, Bain Capital, Blackstone, Carlyle,...
UK investors continued dumping equities for a record sixth straight month, withdrawing £3B ($4B) from equity funds in November, according to Calastone. Total outflows over six months now reach £10.4B ($13.87B) — the worst consistent selling trend ever recorded. Fears that the government would cut tax advantages for investments drove much of the selling pressure...