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DSP Mutual Fund announced the launch of DSP Multi Asset Allocation Fund (DSP MAAF), an open-ended scheme that aims to offer investors long-term returns like what equities may offer but with added resilience against market falls. DSP MAAF aims to benefit investors by diversifying their investments between asset classes like domestic equities, international stocks, debt instruments, gold ETFs, other commodities and ETF & Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives (ETCDs), aiming to reduce overall risk, a press release said. Historical data has repeatedly shown that the best-performing asset class can vary significantly over the years, making it difficult to predict the winner each year. Hence one’s best bet is to invest across asset classes. DSP MAAF will allocate assets based on 3 key but simple factors – long-term expected returns from different asset classes, their realized volatility and the correlation among each asset class. The key idea is that when assets with low correlation among one another are added into a portfolio, even if one asset class faces a downturn, another one might perform well, potentially smoothening out the investor experience. Further, historical returns of a multi asset model portfolio have shown returns similar to those from domestic equities with significantly lesser volatility than equities.

Bitcoin (BTC) price action suggests that the asset remains in a precarious position and a recent report from ARK Invest said that short-term Bitcoin investors had no choice but to capitulate in August as the percentage of Bitcoin supply in profit fell by 14 percentage points. 

(Reuters) — Cathie Wood's Ark Invest and crypto investment firm 21Shares are seeking regulatory approval to set up an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would directly hold ether, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.

Following its inclusion in the S&P 500 index, Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) experienced a notable 4% surge. This momentum has not waned, as the stock has continued to climb, shifting from its previous range around $104 to a robust $108.

In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s The Market Report, analyst Marcel Pechman explores the drivers that point to Bitcoin heading to $22,000, with investor sentiment worsening after Grayscale Investment’s much-hyped legal victory against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 29 and its postponement of multiple spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund applications.

Energy stocks have been on a tear in recent weeks, with the latest boost coming from surging crude oil prices, which recently rose to their highest level of 2023 to around $87 per barrel.

The Ethereum price has risen slightly to $1,629 today, representing a 0.5% increase in the past 24 hours and a 5% loss in the last seven days.

On Wednesday, Bitcoin saw a modest uptick, trading at $25,798, marking a nearly 0.50% increase. The financial landscape is buzzing with anticipation as Davis Polk, a prominent grayscale legal firm, ardently advocates for the SEC's approval of the Bitcoin spot ETF. 

Grayscale has told the Securities and Exchange Commission it has no legal reasoning left to block the conversion of the asset manager’s flagship Bitcoin (BTC) fund to a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF).

The potential of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval to drive prices up is dramatically underestimated by the crypto market, claim analysts from crypto research firm K33 — formerly Arcane Research. 

By Jaiveer Shekhawat

The news sent crypto prices surging on Tuesday, with Bitcoin gaining more than six per cent, pushing the $28,000 mark. Grayscale and other asset managers, including BlackRock, WisdomTree and Fidelity, have pushed for the SEC to approve spot bitcoin ETFs, which would allow people to invest in the crypto without having to own it themselves.

Crypto-backed investment funds saw minor outflows totaling $11.2 million last week, marking the third consecutive week of outflows from the sector.

Mega-cap stocks continue to dominate the market in 2023. The question is, why? After all, many other great companies have arguably much better valuations and fundamentals.

The holiday-shortened trading week will focus more on digesting data from last week than on anticipating new data. The key data to watch this coming week is the ISM Services Index, expected to be released on September 6 at 10 AM. Analysts predict that the services composite will dip slightly to 52.5 from 52.7.

The Short-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (STH-SOPR) for Bitcoin (BTC) has decreased from 1 to 0.9809, indicating less favorable conditions for short-term Bitcoin holders due to recent price declines.

Bitcoin's current trading value is $25,720, which decreased by nearly 1% on Tuesday. The cryptocurrency is facing an uncertain September due to regulatory delays and macroeconomic worries. In the past, Bitcoin has struggled during this month, experiencing six years of lackluster performance.

The Spot Bitcoin ETF delay leads one prominent New York corporate regulatory lawyer, and a Special Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School, to say, “Gary Gensler reminds me a little bit of Putin” in his attitude to crypto.

For some investors seeking to diversify their portfolios, emerging markets are looking increasingly attractive. There are 169 emerging-markets stock ETFs available to fund investors, with total assets of about $296 billion, according to fund researcher Morningstar Direct. Some analysts and financial advisers say there is a lot to like about this sector right now.

Last week, Bitcoin's volatility increased slightly as the crypto ultimately closed the week at $25,900.