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4 weeks ago | citywire.com | James King |Tania Mitra |David Stevenson

BlackRock has launched a suite of customizable public-private model portfolios for its unified managed account (UMA) platform. The models utilize GeoWealth’s UMA technology and are supported by iCapital’s tech, as well. ‘This launch represents a significant step forward, helping advisors allocate across both public and private markets all in one unified, professionally managed portfolio,’ said Jaime Magyera, co-head of BlackRock’s US wealth advisory business in a release.

1 month ago | citywire.com | Eva Thomas |William Johnson |James King |Tania Mitra

President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans on creating a much-rumored strategic cryptocurrency reserve on Sunday, sending slumping prices surging before a chunk of the gains were sold off Monday. Trump somewhat surprisingly announced on his Truth Social platform that the long-awaited reserve would not just hold bitcoin, but ethereum, XRP, cardano and solana, as well.

Nov 9, 2024 | upday.com | James King

Donald Trump, the newly elected Republican president, has chosen Susie Wiles, his campaign lead, as his White House chief of staff. It marked his first major appointment since his victory on Tuesday over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. "Ice maiden" Wiles is the first women to be appointed White House chief of staff – but who is she, and what will she bring to Trump's administration as she oversees day-to-day operations?

Oct 31, 2024 | upday.com | James King

Crews are searching for bodies in stranded cars and buildings as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 155 lives. Spain’s worst natural disaster this century left a trail of destruction and fears that more horrors will be uncovered from the layers of mud that walls of water left in their wake late on Tuesday and early Wednesday. An unknown number of people remain missing.

Oct 18, 2024 | upday.com | James King

Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said on Friday it is entering a new phase in its fight against invading Israeli troops. It comes as the region continued to reckon with Israel’s claim that top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a battle with Israeli forces in Gaza the previous day. Hamas has still not responded to the Israeli announcement, but its ally Iran released a statement commemorating the Palestinian militant leader through its mission to the United Nations.