Inspirent, based in Hamilton, North Lanarkshire, was incorporated in 1987 as Monklands Business Enterprise Trust, before several rebrandings over its 39-year lifespan. It has supported more than 20,000 SMEs in that time, but has now revealed it will be closing its doors. The not-for-profit broke the news that it was winding down just days after
solar power NEW SIZE ©Shutterstock NextEnergy Solar Fund (LSE:NESF) reported a significant decline in its unaudited net asset value for the quarter ended 31 March 2026, reflecting a combination of weaker market conditions and revised assumptions across its renewable energy portfolio. NAV per share fell to 76.1p from 84.9p at the end of the previous
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The budget hearing for the Department of Homeland Security started off Tuesday with a tense exchange between Sen. Chris Murphy, the top Democrat on the panel, and Secretary Markwayne Mullin, after Murphy accused the department of “breaking the law at scale and wasting billions of taxpayer dollars.” Murphy homed in on a proposal from Mullin
Parag Parikh Mutual Fund has introduced a new ₹250 “Choti SIP” facility across select schemes, lowering the entry barrier for first-time investors and potentially widening participation in India’s fast-growing mutual fund industry. While the amount may appear modest, the move is attracting attention because of what it signals about investor behaviour, financial inclusion, and the
A legal and political firestorm is growing over the $1.776bn “anti-weaponization” fund Donald Trump’s justice department has launched to pay alleged victims of “lawfare”, but that ex-DoJ officials and legal experts call “corrupt” and a “slush fund” for Maga allies that benefits the president. Congressional critics from both parties and legal scholars have attacked the
President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8bn (about R29.28bn) fund to compensate victims of alleged government “weaponisation” has been put on hold after the White House faced fierce opposition from Republicans in Congress, three sources familiar with the plan said on Monday. The rare rebuke of Trump demonstrated some Republicans’ increased willingness to flex their political power
The UK’s fund-hosting market is becoming increasingly concentrated, with the 10 largest principal firms accounting for 62% of fund-sector appointed representatives (ARs), according to a new report from intelligence platform Hackford. The UK Fund Host Report 2026 analysed FCA data covering 42 principal firms and 940 active appointed representative firms operating across investment management, hedge
HSBC Mutual Fund on Tuesday (June 2) announced the launch of the RedHex Hybrid Long-Short Fund, a strategy under the Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) category, with the new fund offer (NFO) open from June 2 to June 16. The fund will invest across multiple asset classes, including fixed-income securities, equity arbitrage opportunities, and units of