Net-lease investment volume jumps in Q2 on steady investor demand

After spiking to a near-record high in May, financial advisors’ confidence in the overall economy and the equity markets fell last month, as advisors reported their most pessimistic view to date of the economy’s long-term prospects. Overall, advisors’ feelings about the health of the economy fell 12% to an index reading of 106, while their…

Handelsbanken has appointed Jon Richards as managing director of intermediary business as part of its strategy to continue its focus on the intermediary market. He has 40 years of experience in financial services, including various senior leadership roles. Richards has worked for Handelsbanken for around 18 years in roles including head of finance and…

Last week, the US Senate held a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, which unsurprisingly failed to pass, as Republicans hold 53 seats while 60 votes were needed, and Democrats weren’t exactly supportive of the bill or the crypto sector as a whole. Hence, the market initially dipped, but it didn’t last long since this…

Republicans argue that bills are needed to increase transparency and accountability.

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