The Rising Popularity of Active ETFs in Canada
More and more Canadian investors are opting for exchange-traded funds over generally higher-cost traditional mutual funds when looking for actively managed strategies. Morningstar’s recently published 2025 Canadian Active ETF Landscape found that active ETFs in Canada hit a significant milestone in March 2025 when they reached C$178 billion in assets. While that’s only about one […]
The Unexpected Stock That Leading Fund Managers Are Offloading
Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. Today, we’re talking about one popular stock that top fund managers have been selling this year. Who are these top managers? They’re active managers running funds that land in one of Morningstar’s US large-cap categories. Their funds earn Morningstar Medalist Ratings of Bronze or higher, and their portfolios […]
Aqua Metals Obtains Revolutionary Lithium Battery Recycling Patent, Reduces Costs by $1,100 per Ton
Aqua Metals Secures Game-Changing Lithium Battery Recycling Patent, Cuts Costs by $1,100/Ton Aqua Metals Bolsters Intellectual Property and Expansion Strategy Through New Patent As the demand for sustainable energy solutions rises, Aqua Metals, Inc. is positioning itself as a frontrunner in the lithium battery recycling sector. Recently, the company celebrated a significant milestone with the […]
VERSES® Digital Brain Beats Google’s Top AI At “Gameworld
VERSES AI Inc. announced a breakthrough in artificial intelligence with its new digital brain architecture, AXIOM, which outperformed Google DeepMind’s DreamerV3 in the Gameworld 10K benchmark. AXIOM demonstrated 60% better gameplay, 7.6 times more sample efficiency, and was 400 times smaller than DreamerV3. Developed under the leadership of neuroscientist Karl Friston, AXIOM employs biologically inspired […]
Ghana’s Gold Production Projected to Increase by 6.25% in 2025
Ghana’s gold production could increase by around 6.25% to approximately 5.1 million ounces in 2025, up from last year’s record output of 4.8 million ounces, the Chamber of Mines in Africa’s top gold-producing nation said on Friday. High output has been driven by strong production from artisanal mining and the introduction of new large-scale operations, […]
Hedge Funds Accelerate Stock Purchases at Fastest Rate Since November 2024, According to Goldman Sachs
Hedge funds buy stocks at quickest pace since Nov 2024, Goldman Sachs says By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Hedge funds bought global equities last week at the quickest pace since November 2024, Goldman Sachs said in a note, just as stock markets ended the month with their most positive May performance in decades. The S&P […]
Harmonizing Finance and Procurement – Phase 5: Maintaining Alignment Success through Shared KPIs
Aligning Finance and Procurement – Phase 5: Sustaining alignment success with shared KPIs Following on from Phase 4 — Leveraging technology to bridge the Finance-Procurement gap — of our In-Depth Guide to aligning finance and procurement, Phase 5 looks at how to measure and sustain that success. Achieving true alignment between finance and procurement goes […]
New Legislation Seeks to Shield Texas Oil and Gas Industry from Legal Action
New Law Aims To Protect Texas Oil And Gas Industry From Lawsuits (The Center Square) – Both of Texas’ U.S. senators and one congressman, all from Houston, have filed a bill to protect the oil and natural gas industry. Texas Republicans U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn filed the Protect LNG Act in the […]