© Zakharchuk / Shutterstock.com The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ: ETHA) has become the default way for U.S. investors to gain spot Ethereum exposure in a brokerage account. It holds 100% Ethereum, runs $4.75B in assets, and charges 0.25%. For ETHA holders, the appeal is straightforward: BlackRock custody, tight tracking, no wallet, no keys. What ETHA does not
What Is a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)? A Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) is a certification for certified public accountants (CPAs) that allows them to expand their expertise and offerings to include financial planning and wealth management. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) established the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credential, which is reserved for
Each month, we put a senior fund or investment manager to task with our I’m a fund manager series to find out how they manage their own money. We want to know where they’d invest for the next year – and next 10 years – and what pitfalls to avoid. We also quiz them about Nvidia, gold,
Residents in our new housing development are being billed for each other’s energy after the meters were mixed up. I realised British Gas was sending bills for my energy to the developer of the estate instead of to me. I informed British Gas of my details when I moved in seven months ago. When I
Household energy bills are forecast to rise by more than £150 despite Andy Burnham’s pledge to cut VAT on electricity. The temporary tax cut will save households an average of £45 a year, but UK energy suppliers predict this saving will be wiped out by much larger bill increases in October and January when the
Scott Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Jewelers Mutual. Technology is changing how insurers operate, but progress should not be measured by how many tools an organization adopts. It should be measured by whether those tools help employees serve people more effectively. That distinction matters in insurance. Customers often turn to an insurer during stressful or uncertain
Tuesday 21 July 2026 2:00 pm Qumis, the coverage intelligence platform for commercial property & casualty insurance, today announced the launch of its certified AI agents, a team of line-of-business specialists that work together to analyze entire insurance programs and deliver finished, citation-backed coverage analysis in minutes. Built for brokers, carriers, MGAs, TPAs, claims professionals
Cresset Capital Management, a multi-family office based in New York overseeing more than $250 billion in client assets, has hired Chris Tiano and Nick Smith as managing directors and wealth advisors in its Los Angeles and New York offices, the firm announced Tuesday. Tiano and Smith previously served as directors for Lazard Wealth for about
In a Court of Appeal judgment, Sir Launcelot Henderson concluded that Ms Elborne and her advisers had “succeeded in implementing an ingenious scheme”. He said the scheme worked because it predated changes in anti-avoidance legislation. Home loan schemes no longer work. Nick Porter, of Buckles Law, called it a “landmark decision” and a “rare win”
Customers of a specific insurance broker have been urged to check their insurance policies as soon as possible. According to the Financial Conduct Authority, an independent public body that regulates financial services firms and consumer credit, Anthony Jones (UK) Limited (AJL) has agreed to stop carrying out any regulated activity, meaning it cannot provide any