July 23, 2026

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Insurance

War insurance and loss payouts: Why engineering expertise matters

Most executives assume that purchasing war insurance means that war-related losses will be compensated. Increasingly, that assumption is proving incorrect. Some of the largest geopolitical losses in recent years have resulted in partial recoveries – or no recovery at all – not because insurance was absent, but because policy wording, exclusions, documentation requirements, or claims-handling

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Investments

GCP Infrastructure Investments: A 9% yield backed by an £850m portfolio and working to narrow its discount valuation

GCP Infrastructure Investments: A 9% yield backed by an £850m portfolio and working to narrow its discount valuation Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Buy a pound of assets for around 79p, then collect a 9% income while you wait for the gap to close. That, in rough terms, is the case for GCP Infrastructure Investments (LSE:GCP). The

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Technology

Shell Triple 10 Challenge EV concept unveiled

Shell has unveiled a new concept car with technology it claims can improve EV capabilities without needing to resort to ever-bigger batteries. The Triple 10 Challenge concept is said to have been designed to meet three goals – a charging time of less than 10 minutes, 10km/kWh efficiency, and a 10-tonne CO2e lifecycle footprint. Shell

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Energy

How you can save money on your energy bill as debts rise

The amount of money owed to energy suppliers by customers has risen again to a new record high of £4.79bn. Regulator Ofgem said that total debt and arrears in England, Wales and Scotland had risen by 15% in a year. The data, external is updated every three months, with the newly-published figures covering the period

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Tax

Pensioners to be caught by Reeves’s Isa tax

Pensioners will pay tax on cash interest held in investment accounts despite an exemption from Rachel Reeves’s “punishing” Isa raid. Starting next April, savers will pay a 22pc tax charge on the interest earned on cash held in stocks and shares Isas, the Treasury announced on Tuesday. The rules are being introduced to police the

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Fund

John Hancock Municipal Opportunities Fund Q1 2026 Commentary

A company of Manulife Investment Management, John Hancock Investment Management serves investors through a unique multimanager approach, complementing our extensive in-house capabilities with an unrivaled network of specialized asset managers, backed by some of the most rigorous investment oversight in the industry. The result is a diverse lineup of time-tested investments from a premier asset

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Wealth Management

The future of family wealth in Africa

Governance, global mobility and digital assets Jersey Finance brought together private wealth professionals in South Africa for a roundtable focussed on the evolving landscape of wealth management for high-net-worth (HNW) families in the region. Hosted by Dr Rufaro Nyakatawa, Director – Africa, at Jersey Finance, the event explored how global mobility, changing family dynamics, regulatory

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Energy

Dahua Technology Showcases “Visible AI in New Energy” at Intersolar Europe 2026

MUNICH, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric AIoT solution and service provider, showcased its latest innovations for the renewable energy industry at Intersolar Europe 2026. Under the theme “Visible AI in New Energy,” Dahua demonstrated how AIoT technologies can help energy operators enhance efficiency, reliability, and security across the entire energy value

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Energy

HiTHIUM Showcases Full-Scenario Product Portfolio at The Smarter E Europe 2026, Accelerating Europe’s Energy Transition with Long-Duration Solutions

MUNICH, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From June 23 to 25, HiTHIUM showcased its energy storage portfolio at The Smarter E Europe 2026, including the world’s first native 8-hour long-duration energy storage (LDES) solution, the ∞Power 6.9MWh BESS, the newly launched ∞Power 1022kWh liquid-cooled C&I energy storage cabinet, and the ARKVOLT residential energy storage solutions series.

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Technology

MIT Technology Review unveils the full agenda for EmTech Future 2026

The flagship event exploring how AI, quantum technologies, and energy systems are converging to shape the future of business, society, and human experience CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MIT Technology Review today announced the release of the full agenda for EmTech Future 2026, its reimagined flagship event exploring the technologies and ideas shaping

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