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View More NewsAsset manager Neuberger has launched its first tokenized fixed-income fund through Securitize, offering an actively managed high-yield strategy across four blockchains, Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI).The Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC) will invest primarily in high-yield bonds, with additional exposure to collateralized loan obligations and leveraged loans, according to an announcement Tuesday.The launch comes as investors are demanding higher yields amid heated competition for corporate and government funding. “The previous market regime rewarded investors for assuming that capital would remain cheap and plentiful,” Saxo chief investment strategist Charu Chanana said in a Tuesday client…
In brief Austria’s FMA fined Bitpanda 70,000 euros (~$82,000) in what stands as the first publicly disclosed enforcement penalty under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The breaches were procedural and disclosure-related—failing to submit a white paper to the regulator 20 working days before publishing it, running a marketing communication before publishing the underlying white paper, and omitting a required disclaimer and contact details—rather than fraud or investor-loss allegations; the ruling is legally final. The case lands as MiCA’s transition period for crypto firms winds down across the bloc, with Brussels also expected to revisit the framework in 2027…
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Of all countries reeling from the United States’ return to realpolitik, none has more history with that American strategy—and none is more vulnerable to it—than Canada. US president Donald Trump’s disparaging social-media posts depicting Canada as the 51st state, his references to former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau as the “governor” of that state, and his haphazard imposition of crushing tariffs on a hitherto free-trading Canada-US partnership, doesn’t differ appreciably from his treatment of other allies. But as the United States’ closest neighbours, Canadians are especially sensitive to it. When White House advisor Stephen Miller declared in January 2026 that…
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Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. In this week’s newsletter, I wanted to share a recent feature story I wrote…
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