Money Matters
Why the fuss? Because Blackwell Ultra is NVIDIA’s first AI-GPU family expected to tap TSMC’s 3-nanometre class process—a shrink from today’s 4N node—and early back-channel reports say the company has…
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has issued a draft guidance note that would lift the bar for funds marketed as “sustainable” under the UCITS regime. The consultation, open until…
When BlackRock rolled out the iShares Active Artificial Intelligence ETF (ticker BAI) back in February 2024, the offering looked like a boutique sidecar. Assets totaled just $38 million after the…
Ever since Dimensional Fund Advisors pulled off its high-profile 2021 conversion, fund lawyers have looked for ways to mass-migrate entire mutual-fund line-ups into exchange-traded wrappers. Until now, those plans were…
When target-date funds (TDFs) debuted in the late 1990s, portfolio designers assumed most retirees would tap accounts for 25 years, give or take. Fast-forward to 2025: new actuarial tables estimate…
First it was torrential rain, then scorching heat. Now swollen-shoot disease is back in full force. Preliminary field surveys compiled this month by two major European grinders suggest that West…
The June quarter ended with the S&P 500 clocking a healthy 8 percent total return, yet a handful of Morningstar Gold-rated funds quietly did even better. Their success was no…
Bitcoin plunged 3–6%, with the price falling below ₹115,200, pushing its market cap down 3.8% in a single session. Reversals and ETF outflows—nearly $1 billion from Bitcoin ETFs alone—added downward pressure.
This summer’s UK car finance scandal—centered on undisclosed discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs)—has exposed deep-rooted consumer harm and regulatory inaction. On August 1, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling largely…
At its July 29–30 FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve chose to maintain the federal funds rate at 4.25%–4.50%, marking the fifth consecutive meeting without a change. Fed Chair Jerome Powell…