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See all $FT insider activity →Fortuna Mining plans to invest $71 million in Argentina and Peru in 2026 to raise gold output and expand operations. It will spend $41 million at the Lindero gold mine in Argentina, targeting 92,000 to 102,000 oz in 2026. Fortuna also plans $29.9 million at Peru’s Caylloma mine, with 28% expansion progress and 2026 guidance of 29,000 to 33,000 GEO.
The Stockhouse Gold Report highlights updates for New Found Gold (TSXV:NFG), including Queensway Phase 1 environmental steps, a Pine Cove permit amendment to a gravity-carbon-in-leach circuit, throughput expansion to 1,400 tpd, and a Phase 1 production target in H2 2028. It also covers West Red Lake Gold (TSXV:WRLG) drill results, Fortune Minerals (TSX:FT) conditional $50m road funding, and Laurion Mineral Exploration (TSXV:LME) raising about $1m in a private placement.
Euroclear and Franklin Templeton expanded their collaboration, adding Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and real estate strategies to Euroclear FundsPlace. The firms say the integration is meant to standardize distribution, reduce operational friction, and scale private markets offerings for wealth managers and institutional distributors across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
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Conditional grant approval reduces infrastructure capex pressure and supports the path toward a construction decision for the NICO project.
The deal is a distribution/scale expansion for Franklin Templeton’s private markets offerings, potentially supporting longer-term AUM growth and fee capture.
Federal reimbursement support reduces NICO access-road capex risk and supports progress toward a construction/FID decision.
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Fortuna Mining plans to invest $71 million in Argentina and Peru in 2026 to raise gold output and expand operations. It will spend $41 million at the Lindero gold mine in Argentina, targeting 92,000 to 102,000 oz in 2026. Fortuna also plans $29.9 million at Peru’s Caylloma mine, with 28% expansion progress and 2026 guidance of 29,000 to 33,000 GEO.
5 min readThe Stockhouse Gold Report highlights updates for New Found Gold (TSXV:NFG), including Queensway Phase 1 environmental steps, a Pine Cove permit amendment to a gravity-carbon-in-leach circuit, throughput expansion to 1,400 tpd, and a Phase 1 production target in H2 2028. It also covers West Red Lake Gold (TSXV:WRLG) drill results, Fortune Minerals (TSX:FT) conditional $50m road funding, and Laurion Mineral Exploration (TSXV:LME) raising about $1m in a private placement.
7 min readEuroclear and Franklin Templeton expanded their collaboration, adding Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and real estate strategies to Euroclear FundsPlace. The firms say the integration is meant to standardize distribution, reduce operational friction, and scale private markets offerings for wealth managers and institutional distributors across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
3 min readFortune Minerals’ joint venture with the Tłıchǫ Government received conditional approval for up to C$50 million from Canada’s First and Last Mile Fund to reimburse 75% of costs for the 51-km NICO project access road in the Northwest Territories. The road will connect the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper mine to the highway near Whatì, supporting mine construction and operations.
4 min readThe article argues that while many publishers and content businesses (“Vulnerable 50”) are losing traffic and revenue to AI search substitution, an “Insulated 10” group is gaining citation share and digital subscription or other monetization. It cites Reddit traffic up 68.2% in 2025 and Wikipedia as the most-cited LLM source. It also says major paywalled publishers (NYT, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg, Consumer Reports) are growing digital subscription revenue at double-digit rates.
13 min readFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) experienced a significant 117.2% increase in short interest in March, reaching 17,023 shares. This rise translates to a days-to-cover ratio of 0.4 days, indicating a very quick potential for short positions to be covered. The company also declared a monthly dividend of $0.0425 per share, offering an annualized yield of 6.4%, while its stock traded at $7.91 with below-average volume.
2 min readShort interest in Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) significantly decreased by 42.0% in December, falling to 24,022 shares, representing only 0.1% of its shares short sold and a short-interest ratio of 0.6 days. The trust also declared a monthly dividend of $0.0425 per share, yielding approximately 6.3% annually. Institutional activity showed some new positions and increased stakes, such as PNC Financial Services Group Inc. which grew its holdings by 61.6%.
3 min readTORONTO, Nov. 25, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- FT Portfolios Canada Co. today announced the estimated annual capital gains distributions for its ETFs listed below for the 2025 tax year.
2 min readTORONTO, Nov. 21, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- FT Portfolios Canada Co. ( "First Trust Canada" ) is pleased to announce cash distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds ( "First Trust ETFs" ) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Cboe Canada for the month ending November 30, 2025.
3 min readTORONTO, Oct. 24, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- FT Portfolios Canada Co. ( "First Trust Canada" ) is pleased to announce cash distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds ( "First Trust ETFs" ) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Cboe Canada for the month ending October 31, 2025.
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