April 4, 2026

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Energy

Simple boiler checks could save UK households £325 a year on energy bills

Essential boiler checks could save hundreds on energy bills this summer, even when your heating is turned off, according to energy experts Isobel Pankhurst Audience Writer 02:34, 02 Apr 2026 This simple check can reduce your energy bills(Image: John Lamb via Getty Images) As the chilly winter period draws to a close and spring and

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Fund

Feud between Two Sigma founders continues to plague fund

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Hedge funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The years-long feud between the founders of quant hedge fund giant Two Sigma deepened after one of its new co-chief executives appointed to quell the turmoil quietly left last month. The departure of former Lazard

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Fund

Lancaster University offers £20,000 to local groups as part of community benefit fund

Applications have opened for community groups in Lancaster and Morecambe to receive part of a £20k fund from the university Lancaster University has opened applications for the 2026 Community Benefit Fund, in which local groups in Lancaster and Morecambe can bid for a share of £20,000. In the 12 years it has been running, the

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Wealth Management

Wealth management’s overlooked client base

As automation reduces operational drag, Pave Finance argues smaller accounts are shifting from burden to growth channel Smaller accounts were never really a question of demand. They were a question of delivery. For most advisory firms, the challenge was not whether younger or less wealthy investors wanted professional portfolio management. It was whether the firm

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Technology

Africa Technology Expo Sets $890 Million Deal Target for 2026 Event

LAGOS, NIGERIA — Africa Technology Expo (ATE) will return to the Wole Soyinka Center for Culture and Creative Arts, on June 26–27, 2026, with organisers targeting up to $890 million in ecosystem deal activity across partnerships, investments, and enterprise contracts. Now in its third edition, the Expo is expected to convene more than 7,000 participants,

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Wealth Management

Wealth management mergers, rival equine banks and pheasant for dinner

Known as the ‘Diva of divorce’, Ayesha Vardag plans to go global with her law firm // Image: Stefan Giftthaler Everything’s Crystal Apart from creating Britain’s biggest domestic player in wealth management with AuM of £120 billion, the £2.7 billion acquisition of Evelyn Partners by NatWest will have other ripple effects. For one thing, the

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Investments

Private Investments in 401(k)s: We Still Have Questions

For years, retirement plan sponsors have operated in a gray zone, with private investments being technically permissible within target-date funds and managed accounts but rarely used in practice. A new proposal from the Department of Labor attempts to reduce that uncertainty in 401(k) plans but, in doing so, raises questions of its own. The proposed

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Tax

Money Box – Money Box Live: Making Tax Digital Guide

Available for over a year Making Tax Digital for income tax is HMRC’s biggest shake-up of self assessment for decades, but are you ready? The new system will involve filing quarterly updates as well as a final return via third party software. This year it’ll affect 860,000 sole traders and landlords with a turnover of

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Wealth Management

South Cumbria adult online mental health support launched

She said: “The availability of access to trusted practitioners and evidence-based resources will help our residents seek help early, reduce the risk of crises, and build resilience across our communities.” The Liberal Democrat-led council said a similar platform for under-18s, called Kooth, had been operating since 2023. Councillor Patricia Bell, who is responsible for public

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Fund

John Hancock U.S. Growth Fund Q4 2025 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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