February 4, 2025
Financial Assets

71% wealth owners retain assets in one country

A recent Owner.One survey of 13,500 individuals with net worth ranging from $3 million to $99 million highlights that cand Ultra-High-Net-Worth individuals, especially their heirs, encounter difficulties with asset diversification and regulatory compliance. The survey reveals that 47% of family wealth consists of financial assets. Despite diverse asset types, a concerning trend in geographic diversification

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Gold Investing

Gold ticks up, traders eye US retail sales data

Gold bullion bars are seen for sale at Manfra, Tordella and Brookes, Inc. January 9, 2003 in New York City. Mario Tama | Getty Images Gold prices inched up on Thursday after a 1% decline in the previous session following inflation data that dampened hopes for a larger September U.S. rate cut, while the focus

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Operating Assets

ANU changes investment policy to exclude certain arms manufacturers following months of pro-Palestinian protests on campus

In short: The ANU has announced it will no longer invest in certain weapons companies in the long-term, following months of pressure from pro-Palestinian student groups. The university said its council had decided that its “long term investment pool [would] not invest in controversial weapons manufacturers and civilian small arms manufacturers”. What’s next? Pro-Palestinian students

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Fixed Assets

F-22s Land in Middle East, Countering Iran and its Proxies

Air Force F-22 Raptors are now in the Middle East “to address threats posed by Iran and Iranian-backed groups” against Israel, U.S. Central Command announced Aug. 8. The Pentagon added U.S. forces in the region after Iran vowed to avenge the Jan. 30 killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh by a bomb smuggled into

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Gold Investing

Who is Imane Khelif? When is her Olympics gold medal fight? | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is on the verge of winning a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics Games amid a gender dispute that has become one of the competition’s biggest stories. Khelif, who will play for her chance to win gold on Friday, has been caught up in a gender debate after a 2023

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Intangible Assets

Meta Copyright Tool Is Exploited in Middle East by Extortionists

In May 2023, Esaa Ahmed-Adnan, an Iraqi social media influencer who’s amassed more than 500,000 followers on Instagram with his videos about environmental issues, received a curious message from the platform. A sponsored post for a local restaurant he’d made had been taken down after being flagged for a copyright violation. Ahmed-Adnan, who knew to

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