Best Commission-Free Stock Trading Platforms of 2025
If you’re just easing into investing, many top brokerages offer free stock-trading platforms that can get you started with zero-commission trading and no
Stock Brokers
Tax
If we gift our child a share in a property, will it present tax issues for them? – The Irish Times
My daughter has, with her husband, owned her own home for some years. If we, her parents, buy a rental property that is
Insurance
Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR): Understanding Insurance Reserves
What Is Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR)? Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) are reserves used by insurers to manage claims involving events that
Tax
‘Stealth tax’ could see workers on £35,000 a year paying £926 more
The Chancellor has indicated that the freeze on income tax thresholds will be lifted in 2028, but the UK’s worsening financial situation may
Fund
Government’s major events investment fund welcomed by tourism, hospitality sectors
“And you’ve got to signal that. So I’ve asked for a total rethink on major events.” He told Herald NOW’s Ryan Bridge that
Investments
India’s investments outpace GDP growth at 6.9% over FY21–25
New Delhi: India’s real investments grew at an average of 6.9% annually between fiscals 2021 and 2025, outpacing the country’s gross domestic product
Wealth Management
Top designer Alice McCall breaks down in tears over gut-wrenching health update just weeks after shock closure
Australian fashion designer Alice McCall has made a gut-wrenching admission about her excruciating health battle, revealing she may have cancer – just weeks
Fund
Norway’s wealth fund blacklists Caterpillar, five Israeli banks
Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund, the largest in the world, announced Monday that it has divested from US construction equipment giant Caterpillar and
Property
What to know about the delisting of property developer China Evergrande’s shares in Hong Kong
Evergrande’s role in China’s property crisis After years of warnings that led to global rating agencies cutting the Chinese government’s credit rating in
Stock Brokers
Why Hong Kong’s small stockbrokers are a dying breed despite a hot market
Close to 200 stockbrokers have closed their doors in Hong Kong since 2020, and industry players expect more to throw in the towel