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According to Square Mile's quarterly Market Intelligence report, the WS Havelock Global Select fund accounted for 15.8% of views on its Academy of Funds depository. Havelock also took the top spot as the most viewed fund group, with a 10.4% share of the total number of views. Schroders came in second in this category at 9.7%, rising from a 4th place in the first quarter, followed by T. Rowe Price, which accounted for 8.5% of views, up 7.9% from the previous quarter. Liontrust was once again the most researched asset manager offering risk targeted strategies, with 21% of searches, foll...

Sharks off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have been found with cocaine in their systems, as revealed by a study published in the Science of The Total Environment. Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation discovered cocaine in the muscle and liver tissues of 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks. This contamination is largely due to inadequate sewage treatment facilities and clandestine refining operations.

ICMR), in collaboration with the National Health Authority (NHA) and WHO India, has released 32 new Standard Treatment Workflows (STWs) for treating common and serious diseases under five specialties namely Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, Neuro Surgery, and Orthopaedics on 25 July, Thursday.These 32 new standards are an addition to the already existing 125 STWs previously released across 23 specialties in 2019 and 2022 by the ICMR.The ICMR introduces evidence-based STWs to enhance medical care consistency in India. These guidelines, created by national experts, promote optimal treatment practices, rational drug use, and efficient healthcare services. Each concise one-page document outlines key actions for physicians, ensuring uniform healthcare standards in India's public healthcare system.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5, have been stranded in space longer than planned due to technical problems. Initially, their mission was to last just 10 days, but complications with the spacecraft's propulsion system, including helium leaks and thruster failures, have extended their stay at the International Space Station (ISS).

From tech to tractors, companies are dialing back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Instead, a DEI alternative endorsed by Elon Musk could alter the fate of your next job application. It’s known as MEI, short for merit, excellence and intelligence.

Nirmala Sitharaman, marks a significant step towards realising the vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. The Union Budget focuses on fiscal consolidation with a target of a 4.9% fiscal deficit of GDP. Key allocations include substantial funding for infrastructure, rural development, employment, and skilling initiatives. Significant policy changes include the abolition of the Angel Tax for startups, and promoting investment and innovation. The budget emphasises technology, with increased funding for research and development, also prioritising digital infrastructure, and women's development with a strong support to MSMEs and entrepreneurship.

BEIJING – U.S.-listed Chinese electric car companies are spending more on research as a ratio to sales than Tesla, according to CNBC analysis of the four automakers' first-quarter earnings.

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government proposed a cut in import duty on gold and silver in the budget. Analysts said the move aimed at curbing illegal imports of gold would benefit domestic jewellers, especially the large organised ones.

«The recovery noticed from today's low will be evident only post the monthly expiry on Thursday. At the same time, the ongoing Q1 results, which till date is muted, will decide the near-term trend,» said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services

Workers are souring on the state of the job market.

Political Science at the University of Rochester. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das, he discusses major gaps — and some points of unity — in US politics: Q. What is the core of your research?

1-ClickTrade has unveiled a new fintech application designed to transform ETF investing by streamlining the trading process. The platform allows financial advisors and self-directed investors to execute ETF trades in seconds through a single click, using their existing trading accounts and platforms.

AQR Adaptive Equity Market Neutral UCITS fund went live in June this year and had $259m in assets under management as of 21 July. The fund will make use of AQR's sustainable investment process to hold long positions in firms with an attractive ESG profile and take shorts on those with a «poor» ESG profile. AQR will adapt its in-house proprietary research process,  employing a wide range of datasets and methods, including machine learning and other optimisation techniques. AQR Capital Management unveils multi-strategy UCITS fund «We are pleased to continue to expand our UCITS fun...

In a research note, analyst David McCann argued AJ Bell offers an «attractive» long-term investment case, as the platform operates in an industry with sustained future growth predicated on continuing penetration in DC pensions, coupled with an ever ageing, more affluent UK population. He also said the company is «well placed» to grow its market share thanks to lower prices relative to competitors, such as the much larger Hargreaves Lansdown. In addition, its specialisation in a single industry and sole focus on the platform were also cited as reasons to invest: «AJ Bell is a pure-play...

The idea that you can’t go wrong investing in brick and mortar is robustly dismissed by new research that shows just how risky these assets can be.

Mint explains the budget’s many nuances and its potential long-term impact. The biggest concern was whether the central government’s policy choices could change after the electoral outcome. Over the years, it had worked hard to improve spending efficiency by cutting back on revenue expenditure and focusing on capex which had a greater multiplier effect.

Chinese scientists studying the soil samples of the moon brought by Chang'e-5 mission found water molecules in lunar soil, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The research — carried out jointly by researchers from the Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and the Institute of Physics of CAS and other domestic research institutions — was published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Astronomy on July 16, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday was unique among all the budgets presented by her in that it offered a long-term roadmap for a developed India, an aim set by the government called Viksit Bharat. At the start of the Parliament’s Budget session, a day before the budget was presented, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the budget will further the goal of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047.