(RTTNews) - DKSH Holding AG (DKSH.SW, DKSHF), a Swiss-based market expansion services provider, announced Friday the signing of an agreement to acquire AIC Ingredients Sdn Bhd to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia.
(RTTNews) - DKSH Holding AG (DKSH.SW, DKSHF), a Swiss-based market expansion services provider, announced Friday the signing of an agreement to acquire AIC Ingredients Sdn Bhd to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia.
The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. (Image credit: Alex Wong)
The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. (Image credit: Alex Wong)
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) ranks among the best rebound stocks to buy right now. On March 11, Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) outlined its plan at the Wolfe FinTech Forum, emphasizing robust growth and developing partnerships in the face of a competitive fintech landscape. Financially, Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) recorded 39% GMV growth over the previous […]
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) ranks among the best rebound stocks to buy right now. On March 11, Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) outlined its plan at the Wolfe FinTech Forum, emphasizing robust growth and developing partnerships in the face of a competitive fintech landscape. Financially, Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) recorded 39% GMV growth over the previous […]
Maximusnd/iStock via Getty Images Covered call exchange-traded funds have exploded in popularity. Assets in options-overlay strategies surpassed $100 billion in 2025, as investors chased headline yields of ten, twelve, even fifteen percent. 1 The appeal is intuitive: sell call options against a stock portfolio, collect premium, and distribute it as income. In a sideways or gently rising market, th...
Maximusnd/iStock via Getty Images Covered call exchange-traded funds have exploded in popularity. Assets in options-overlay strategies surpassed $100 billion in 2025, as investors chased headline yields of ten, twelve, even fifteen percent. 1 The appeal is intuitive: sell call options against a stock portfolio, collect premium, and distribute it as income. In a sideways or gently rising market, the math works. In any other environment, serious cracks begin to appear. The structural problem is straightforward. When a fund writes call options against one hundred percent of its holdings, it caps every dollar of upside. In a sustained rally, the portfolio is called away and must be repurchased at higher prices. Over time, net asset value erodes. Several well-known covered call funds have experienced significant NAV erosion since inception, even as they continued to pay monthly distributions. 2 Investors collecting income with one hand have been returning principal with the other. The Hidden Cost of Full-Portfolio Coverage Yield and value preservation are often at odds in covered call strategies. Writing options across an entire portfolio generates the maximum premium income in any given month. It also guarantees that the fund participates in zero upside beyond the strike price. This dynamic compounds over years and market cycles. Each rally the fund misses is capital it never recovers. The result is a pattern familiar to anyone who has studied these products: distributions remain stable or slowly decline, while the underlying share price trends lower. The total return often trails a simple index fund, despite the higher yield. For retirees and income-focused investors, this is a dangerous illusion of safety. Illustrative comparison of portfolio options coverage and its long-term NAV impact. Typical covered call ETFs write options on 100% of holdings, while ICAP covers only 30–40%. Data obtained from Bloomberg. ICAP’s Differentiated Approach: Partial Coverage, Dividend G...
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Middle East crisis live: Trump pausing strikes on Iran energy sites; Houthis say ‘no reason’ to halt Red Sea shipping A long-running measure of consumer confidence has confirmed that UK households are losing faith in the ability of the economy and their own finances to grow since the Middle East conflict began. Amid forecasts of a jump in ...
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Middle East crisis live: Trump pausing strikes on Iran energy sites; Houthis say ‘no reason’ to halt Red Sea shipping A long-running measure of consumer confidence has confirmed that UK households are losing faith in the ability of the economy and their own finances to grow since the Middle East conflict began. Amid forecasts of a jump in inflation as Brent crude prices remained above $100 a barrel, GfK said its confidence index was down two points to -21 in March – the weakest level since Donald Trump announced sweeping import tariffs in April last year. At the time, the index sank to -23. “A ripple of fear is spreading as is evident from the six-point fall in perceptions of the general economic situation over the next 12 months.” Continue reading...