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Financial close for 600 MWh Belgian battery
ESS News
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June 18, 2025
Belgian utility Luminus has closed financing for the 150 MW/600 MWh BESS it is installing in the Wallonian region of Navagne. Described as the largest BESS currently under construction in Wallonia, the project, near a hydroelectric station in...
Financial resilience: Why emergency funds are more crucial than ever
Mint
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June 18, 2025
The idea of financial resilience has moved from theory to necessity in recent years. In today’s world, where life goals and obligations meet with evolving risks, the ability to withstand uncertainty without derailing long-term financial plans has...
Finance professionals expect less emphasis on ESG and DEI
Personnel Today
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June 18, 2025
More than half of senior professionals in UK financial services believe their employer will place less emphasis on DEI and sustainability in the future, according to new research. CRIF, a provider of consumer and credit information, found that 56%...
Financial Dynamics of Insecurity in Mozambique and Nigeria
Royal United Services Institute
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June 17, 2025
Violent Insurgency During the ongoing insurgency in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado, the activities of Islamist insurgents aligned with the Islamic State have left indelible financial footprints. For example, local researchers found...
Personal wealth grows by 4.6% across the globe
The National News
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Global personal wealth grew 4.6 per cent in 2024, after a 4.2 per cent increase in 2023. Although global wealth has increased for all wealth groups, the speed of growth was not uniform, with the expansion largely tilted towards Eastern Europe and...
Ondo Finance forms Global Markets Alliance to establish tokenized securities standards
crypto.news
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June 18, 2025
Ondo Finance is bringing together key players in crypto to create a shared framework for tokenized securities, aiming to make real-world assets more accessible and interoperable across platforms. On June 17, Ondo Finance (ONDO) announced the...
VVS Finance Launches Auto Harvest, Bringing DeFi Yield to Crypto.com Prepaid Cardholders
Finbold
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June 18, 2025
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Ripple (XRP) and Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Lead as the Best Altcoins to Invest in This Week, Here’s Why
Cryptopolitan
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June 18, 2025
Ripple (XRP) has quietly reasserted itself as a reliable player, buoyed by renewed legal clarity and steady adoption in cross-border payments. It remains one of the best altcoins to invest in for cautious investors looking for established crypto...
JM Financial stock rebounds 60% from its low. Will the clean-up rally sustain?
Mint
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June 18, 2025
The company has shifted away from risky wholesale lending to fee-based capital markets and retail housing finance. With the clean-up largely done, it's now eyeing a leaner, asset-light model, with a sharper focus on its core capital markets...
Equity Funds in India: A Gateway to Stock Market Wealth Creation
Financial Express
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The Indian mutual fund industry has witnessed remarkable growth in equity funds, with these investment vehicles becoming increasingly popular among retail investors seeking long-term wealth creation through stock market exposure. Equity funds,...
South Africa: Nedbank Private Wealth launches NexLegacy initiatives to tackle the wealth transfer challenge
Zawya
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One of the greatest challenges most high-net-worth families face is not how to create wealth, but how to pass wealth on successfully. Research shows that generational wealth often fades within three generations, not because the money disappears,...
The Wealth Consulting Group Commences Next Phase Of Growth Strategy With Appointment Of Industry Leader Andy Kalbaugh As President
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Former LPL Financial President Joins Forces with Fast-Expanding Hybrid RIA Founder Jimmy Lee to Help Execute on Its Strategic Growth Initiative LAS VEGAS, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wealth Consulting Group (WCG), a...
How Germany’s DAL finances large-scale batteries
ESS News
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June 18, 2025
pv magazine: What role does the financing of battery energy storage systems play for you? Peer Günzel: For about two years, we, at DAL, have been working on financing large-scale battery [energy] storage systems. We approached this topic...
Business News | KredX's TReDS Platform - DTX and SBI Forge Partnership to Boost Digital Supply Chain Financing in India
Latestly
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June 18, 2025
NewsVoir Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 18: KredX, India's leading integrated cash flow and supply chain finance platform, has announced a strategic partnership with the State Bank of India (SBI). This collaboration aims to expand access to...
Most UK Financial Institutions Expect Business Growth Over Next 12 Months – Lloyds Survey
Wealth Briefing
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Lloyds Bank has launched its annual “Financial Institutions Sentiment Survey,” capturing the insights on investment and growth expectations of over 100 UK senior decision-makers at leading institutions, including asset and wealth managers. UK...
Women taking more control of finances but lack trust in advisers
Professional Adviser
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June 18, 2025
Its Untapped Potential of Women's Wealth report found that more than half of women who are in a relationship manage the day-to-day spending (57%) and investments (50%) in their households. It also found that a third (33%) of women worry they would...
Dubai carves a niche with wealth managers
Semafor
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Dubai, the UAE’s largest city, has seen its millionaire population double in the last decade, making it one of the fastest-growing places for wealth attraction in the world, according to London-based residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. As...
This man, once world's richest, much wealthier than Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, owned Rs 1350 crore diamond, still smoked..., name is..
DNA India
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June 18, 2025
One of his most priceless possessions was the 85-carat Jacob Diamond, which is estimated to be worth Rs 1350 crore today. However, despite being the owner of such extraordinary wealth, Mir Osman Ali Khan lived a frugal lifestyle. Mukesh Ambani,...
From Pocket Money to Portfolio: Gen Alpha Is Rewriting the Rules of Financial Literacy – Mastercard Report
Financial IT
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June 18, 2025
Gen Alpha (the digital-first generation born 2010 onwards) isn't waiting to grow up before engaging with money — they're already making their mark on the world of digital finance. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, new research from Mastercard...
Governance, growth and the great wealth transfer: PWM Tea Break
Professional Wealth Management
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June 18, 2025
Fiona Mackay, CEO of Lightbulb Leadership Solutions, speaks with PWM about the perils of succession planning and how wealth managers can better serve female inheritors and entrepreneurs. Discussing the vast potential of wealthy women of an older...