September 27, 2026

Investments

Investments

CPP Investments and Brookfield just launched a $50B Maple Fund. What is it?

The Canada Pension Plan Investments Board (CPPIB) and Brookfield on Tuesday launched a $50 billion “Maple Fund” that they say will funnel capital towards critical infrastructure and strategic industries across Canada. The announcement from the CPPIB, which manages the investments in the Canada Pension Plan, and investment management firm Brookfield was one of the main

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Bramshill Investments Expands Its Emerging Markets Debt Team

NAPLES, Fla., Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bramshill Investments, an award-winning alternative asset management firm is expanding its capabilities in Emerging Markets Debt. Today the Firm announced that Chris Milonopoulos and Sergio Valderrama have joined the firm as Portfolio Managers and Managing Directors. Both will be based in New York City. “I am excited to

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Should you be more hands-on with your pension investments?

Two-thirds of a typical pension pot comes from investment growth, not you or your employer’s contributions. That statistic comes from pension firm Standard Life, which estimates that a £100,000 defined contribution pension would be made up of £65,000 from investment growth, £18,000 from your contributions, £13,000 from employer contributions and £4,000 from tax relief. We

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CPP Investments and Brookfield launch $50 billion Maple Fund to pursue large-scale investments across Canada – Company Announcement

TORONTO , Sept. 15, 2026 /CNW/ — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (“Brookfield“) today announced the launch of the Maple Fund, a joint cooperation framework to generate and execute up to C$50 billion in equity of large-scale investments in critical infrastructure and strategic industries across Canada.

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People Are Letting AI Agents Manage Their Stock Portfolios Now

Need help managing your investments? Try Alex, Sarah and Elena, some of Wall Street’s hottest new analysts. There’s just one catch: they’re Claude AI agents. In a recent Wall Street Journal story, multiple people shared their tales of how AI agents are transforming the way their investments are performing in the stock market. One of

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Starlight Investments closes £680m UK BTR fund

Real estate investment and management firm Starlight Investments has closed its Starlight UK Build-To-Rent (BTR) Fund II, with total capital commitments of £680m. The fund, which also raised capital through ancillary investment vehicles, will be used to support the acquisition and delivery of more than 6,000 BTR homes across the UK. Fund II is partially

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GFF 2026: Fintech industry should step up investments to counter risks from emerging tech, says FATF vice-president

Mumbai: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) vice-president Vivek Aggarwal on Thursday asked the fintech industry to step up their investments to counter emerging threats from AI, scam compounds and other technologies and said these challenges are a major risk to India’s growth story. Aggarwal said emerging technologies are a major challenge, along with virtual digital

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Justin Onuekwusi appointed CEO, investments of St. James’s Place

St. James’s Place’s Justin Onuekwusi has been appointed CEO, investments, at the firm. Onuekwusi, who joined SJP in 2023 as its CIO, has been covering the role since January, while Tom Beale was on compassionate leave. Now that Beale has decided to move on, Onuekwusi has adopted the role on a permanent basis. In his

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To sustain global influence, Gulf economies recalibrate foreign investments as war drains revenues

Economies across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, have all felt the fallout from the US–Israeli war on Iran, which has had a profound effect on investment across the region. Foreign investment into the region has fallen sharply, by as much as 67 percent since the

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10 Best Inflation-Proof Investments for 2026

8. Investment properties Owning an actual investment property isn’t for everyone. Even if you hire a property manager, owning real estate is a more hands-on type of investment than buying REITs or other stocks. However, rental properties can be an excellent way to build wealth over time and can protect against inflation. Historically, both home

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