August 11, 2026

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Tax

HMRC claws back £100m from landlords in tax crackdown

HMRC recovered more than £100m in tax from landlords last year following a data-driven crackdown, figures show. Thousands of landlords came forward in 2025-26 to report undeclared rental income after receiving “nudge letters” from the tax office. Landlords made 11,511 voluntary disclosures, the highest number since 2018-19, with average payments of £9,063. HMRC recovered £104.3m

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Wealth Management

Wealth management continues to attract private equity; Carlyle makes debut investment from new aerospace platform

Good morning dealmakers, it’s Obey Martin Manayiti here with the US edition of the Wire from the New York newsroom. Private equity-backed deals in wealth management have been robust. Over the years, PE Hub has reported on this sector, drawing on expert analysis from dealmakers and advisors on factors shaping the sector. As deals continue

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Insurance

AXA Insurance v HMRC: Supreme Court clarifies when group litigation test case rulings can be overridden

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by two insurance companies seeking to rely on a twenty-year-old test case ruling that has since been shown to be legally incorrect, providing the first detailed guidance on when courts may depart from the normally binding effect of group litigation order decisions. In AXA Insurance UK PLC and

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Fund

Andy Burnham’s £1B Pension Fund Explained: What It Means for UK Savers and Startups

Britain has long been home to innovative science and technology businesses. The government says it now wants more of those companies to secure the funding they need to expand in the UK rather than looking elsewhere for growth capital. That ambition sits behind plans for a proposed UK Scale-up Fund worth more than £1 billion.

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Tax

Everyone hates stamp duty and council tax – but Burnham’s ‘solution’ looks worse

Andy Burnham spent his first week announcing things that were crowd-pleasing. The £2 cap on bus fares. Pausing the early release of prisoners. Reductions in business rates for pubs. A six-month VAT cut on household energy bills. Critics who argue the cash benefit of these measures is limited, or that it’s unclear how they’ll be

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Fund

Jada Fund of Funds backs $200mln fund to support Saudi SMEs

Five hundred Saudi riyal banknotes – Saudi money. Image used for illustrative purpose. Image courtesy: Getty Images/ Mohamed Alhamami Growth Catalyst’s focus on accelerating high-growth Saudi SMEs aligns with the Kingdom’s economic diversification ambitions under Vision 2030 Staff Writer | TradeArabia Jada Fund of Funds, a wholly owned

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Insurance

Can You Have Multiple Health Insurance Policies at the Same Time?

Health insurance is rarely something people sit down and design from scratch. It tends to build up slowly. A policy bought early in life stays active. Employer coverage comes into the picture later. Family needs change, but insurance decisions are not always revisited with the same urgency. Over time, it is not unusual for people

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Fund

Jada Fund of Funds backs Growth Catalyst Fund I to expand growth equity capital for Saudi SMEs

Jada Fund of Funds established to develop Saudi Arabia’s private capital ecosystem across venture capital, private equity, and private debt. Image courtesy: Jada Fund of Funds The commitment supports the development of Saudi Arabia’s private capital ecosystem and reinforces Jada’s mandate to back emerging fund managers.Growth Catalyst Fund I, a Saudi-based

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Energy

DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover | Energy industry

One of the biggest energy businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange has agreed a controversial £5.7bn takeover by private equity, adding to the growing exodus of companies from the UK market. The US private equity groups KKR and Energy Capital Partners are poised to buy DCC Energy after the company’s board recommended the offer

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Technology

The Best Technology Adapts To People, Not The Other Way Around

Omar Hafez is the CEO & Founder of Think Big Technology. ​Throughout history, some of the most successful technologies have shared a common characteristic: They fit naturally into how people already live and work. In my experience, the technologies that transform industries are those that adapt to existing habits, workflows and needs, making adoption feel

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