July 26, 2026
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Fundsmith Equity Fund: H1 2026 Purchases

Fundsmith is focused on delivering superior investment performance at a reasonable cost. It was established to be different from its peers so as to achieve a different result in line with Sir John Templeton’s axiom that “If you want to have a better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently from the crowd.”

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Deposit Insurance Fund climbs to $53 billion in 2025

The Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) balance, as at the end of December 2025, was $53.3 billion — an increase of 12.2 per cent compared with December 2024. JAMAICA’S Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF), the pool of money used to protect depositors if an insured financial institution fails, grew 12.2 per cent to $53.3 billion at the

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B Capital closes Ascent Fund III at $500 million

Howard Morgan, Chair and General Partner at B Capital. B Capital, an investment firm, today announced the final close of B Capital Ascent Fund III, L.P. (”Ascent Fund III” or the “Fund”) at its hard cap of $500 million in aggregate capital commitments. The Fund was oversubscribed and nearly doubled the size of its predecessor,

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Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund to make N4.40 per unit quarterly distribution 

Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) has disclosed a N4.40 per unit quarterly distribution for the second quarter (Q2) ended June 30. The qualification date for this N4.40 per unit quarterly distribution is July 17. The Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund is the first listed infrastructure debt fund in Nigeria registered with and regulated by the Securities

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As layoffs continue to ravage the games industry, a union across North America establishes a fund to help those impacted by it

The United Videogame Workers union (UVW-CWA) has launched a new fund to help laid off workers across the US and Canada. The Game Worker Hardship Fund, as it’s called, is available to anyone who’s been laid off from January 2024 to the present day. Laid-off industry workers do not need to be members of the

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Inside GIFT City’s first physical gold fund: How investors can redeem actual gold bars

Can an investment fund allow investors to walk away with physical gold bars? In GIFT City, that idea has moved from concept to structure.  A new gold fund set up within the IFSC ecosystem is built around Bullion Depository Receipts (BDRs), which represent actual gold stored in regulated vaults. Unlike a traditional gold ETF that

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TCW Strategic Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 6, 2026– The TCW Group, a leading global investment firm, announced today that the TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: TSI) has declared a monthly distribution of $0.0283 per share payable on July 31, 2026, to shareholders of record on July 16, 2026. Distributions are based on the Fund’s accumulated net investment

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B Capital Closes Oversubscribed Ascent Fund III at $500 Million Hard Cap

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 6, 2026– B Capital, a global multi-stage investment firm, today announced the final close of B Capital Ascent Fund III, L.P. (“Ascent Fund III” or the “Fund”) at its hard cap of $500 million in aggregate capital commitments. The Fund was oversubscribed and nearly doubled the size of its predecessor, B Capital

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UNIBEN Unveils N100bn Development Fund for Upgrade

The University of Benin on Saturday launched a N100bn Trust Development Fund to provide quality infrastructure, strengthen teaching and learning, and expand research capacity. Speaking as the special guest of honour at the launch, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the initiative aligns perfectly with the Federal Ministry of Education’s Nigerian Education Sector

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Axis Mutual Fund bets on equal-weight strategy with new Nifty 50 fund

Axis Mutual Fund has launched the Axis Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund, an index fund that allocates the same weight to each of the 50 stocks in the Nifty 50 index instead of weighting them by market capitalisation. The new fund offer (NFO) opened on July 3 and will close on July 17. The minimum

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